Tag: Bamboo

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  Clever Bamboo Table is Also a Cupboard

  When you push here, it pulls there.

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  iZen's Bamboo Keyboard for iPad Takes the Plastic Out of Electronics

  Colorado startup iZen's bamboo keyboard works for the iPad and other Bluetooth enabled devices.

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  Powerful DIY Solar Power Pack Is Made from Bamboo

  The Chi-qoo Solar Power Pack from Bootstrap Solar can charge just about anything, and comes as a kit, great for DIY-ers.

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  Spiraling Bamboo Science Tower To Observe Amazon Rainforest

  A British charity and conservation group hopes to build a science center and tower out of locally-grown bamboo in the remote Amazon jungle.

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  Could Cities Benefit from Small-Scale, Local "Urban Acupuncture" Projects Like This? (Photos)

  Woven from bamboo, this inviting structure transforms an empty lot in busy Taipei into a haven where neighborhood residents can relax and gather over a fire.

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  Tetris-Like Bamboo Shelving Stacks Up, Just Like The Game

  Eco-friendly materials and methods meet the eighties gaming sensation of Tetris in this sustainable and stackable set of modular shelving units.

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  CES 2012: Yep, There Are Still Gadgets Made of Bamboo Sneaking In to CES

  We thought the trend was over, but turns out bamboo-covered gadgets is not quite out of style.

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  Is Bamboo Flooring Really Green? We Still Don't Know.

  Six years ago we wondered about bamboo, and it seems that not much has changed in the meantime

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  The Week in Pictures: Cherry Tree Sculptures, Catapulting LED Stars, and More (Slideshow)

  We've featured a lot of treehouses on TreeHugger, but the plans for this one are a little different: Ten cherry trees will be planted in a circle, and pruned and bent over time to form a unique, two story sculpture.

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  The Week in Pictures: Cherry Tree Sculptures, Catapulting LED Stars, and More

  This week's photo roundup includes a sculpture made from living cherry trees, an artist catapulting LEDs into the sky to make stars, and more.

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  Sleek Bamboo Concept Car Is Woven, Not Factory-Made

  This bamboo concept car "attempts to unveil the future of green vehicles using woven skins from organic fibers mated to composite materials and powered by green technology"

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  6 Prototypes With Interesting Uses For Bamboo and Silk From Buenos Aires

  Cool chaise longe, rocking chair, lamp, massage accessory and jewelry from bamboo and artisan silk by Argentine designers.

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  The Week in Pictures: Solar London Bridge, Translucent 'Chicken Chapel,' and More (Slideshow)

  London has announced grand plans to build the world's largest solar bridge, which will generate 900,000 kilowatts of electricity every year and provide nearly 50 percent of the energy needed to power the central London railway

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  Streamlined Bamboo Scooter Bike Zips Around With Hidden Electric Motor

  From high-end models to do-it-yourself workshops, to affordable and local bike-making projects in Africa, bamboo bikes are popping up all over. Bamboo's sturdiness and pliability means that more and more manufacturers are

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  Roots Architecture at WOMAD 2011 - A Game of Structural Consequences (Video)

  What can you do at a music festival in four days with 75 volunteers and lots of salvaged materials? Build some amazing performance stages, that's what. Last year we reported on the Roots Architecture project at the WOMAD

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  Ajiro Bamboo Velobike: A "Grown Vehicle" That's Farmed, Not Factory-Made

  Bamboo may seem like a questionable material for making bikes, but we've seen our share of great bamboo bikes -- and hey, there's even DIY bamboo bike-building classes out there. Taking advantage

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  80,000 Bamboo Skewers Protect a Hedgehog-Like Cabinet

  A while back, we lamented the often boring, linear look of bamboo furniture. Now we can count one more design that goes against that trend: the "Magistral Cabinet," an imposing piece of furniture covered by

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  Beautiful Bamboo Case for Macbook Laptops Are Sustainably Stylish

  Bamboo covers for computers are still getting a lot of mileage. As one of the most sustainable materials for woodworking, bamboo is also just plain pretty -- especially when it comes to a stylish way to protect your laptop.