in

Goosedown Out, Bulrush In: The Plant Refashioning Puffer Jackets

Y5GAGFTHTVBRHABFVO2WNYCPHE Goosedown Out, Bulrush In: The Plant Refashioning Puffer Jackets

The humble bulrush does not look like the next big thing in fashion. Growing in marshes and peatland, its brown sausage-shaped heads and fluffy seeds are a common sight across the UK. Yet a project near Salford in north-west England is aiming to help transform the plant into an environmentally friendly alternative to the goosedown and synthetic fibres that line jackets, boosting the climate and the productivity of rewetted peatland in the…

Read the full post

Written by Editor

Saudis host peace summit on Ukraine, with Kremlin not on the invite list

Saudis host peace summit on Ukraine, with Kremlin not on the invite list

Roundup: IIIT Delhi's health informatics data leaked and more briefs

Roundup: IIIT Delhi’s health informatics data leaked and more briefs