Is Bamboo the Next Carbon Fibre? 198
An anonymous reader writes with this excerpt from the BBC about one very cool building material: "Real carbon fibre, mind, is still just as wondrous as it was in the last century, even if a bit more commonplace in road cars. But it's still very expensive to make in large pieces and quantities, it requires copious energy to manufacture, can be very brittle if made poorly, is not recyclable and can impose a detrimental impact of the environment when being produced. In other words, it is ripe for disruption. Technology stands still for no one. But could nature provide carbon fibre's replacement? So argues Gary Young, a renowned manufacturer of surfboards who has spent his life pioneering alternative materials use for that industry. 'With the right approach, bamboo can be used in many applications in the automotive world where its performance qualities can better carbon fibre's,' Young says. 'Plus, it does not have a negative effect on the environment.''"
Ob (Score:0, Funny)
NO.
Oh...I dunno... (Score:5, Funny)
Hey guys, guys?! Someone tell me, are cats the next thing in vermin control?
Nobody uses CF anymore (Score:2, Funny)
It's all about SD and microSD these days.
Re:bamboo car (Score:5, Funny)
The Indian truck manufactuer Tata has been using wood as a construction material for quite some time now.
Other materials used include chewing gum, rubber bands, old newspapers, and spit.