The European Space Agency (ESA) is taking an unusual approach to its new satellites: replacing sturdy carbon fibers with a more natural version made from the flax plant. If that sounds like it might ...

EcoFibre's (from left) Oliver McGregor, Shaun Tan and Carl Jones. Photo / Chris Gorman Skateboarders and snowboarders will be hitting the streets and slopes on boards made of flax if a local start-up ...

In the heart of the city there’s a workshop with a difference. Vincents Art Workshop in the Victoria Arcade (opposite the public library) is a dynamic art space where anyone get creative. On Tuesdays ...

A one-day flax weaving workshop, to raise funds for Petone Kindergarten, will take place on Sunday 2 December 2012 – in time for participants to create unique Christmas presents. Twenty places are ...

Police approached Hāpai Te Hauora looking for an indigenous and culturally appropriate way to support whānau who have or may experience SUDI. Photo / Eva Wilson Counties Manukau police will weave ...

Flax is a very useful crop, being used in everything from e-racers to campers. With concrete being such a major contributor of carbon emissions, a team led by the Eindhoven University of Technology ...

In the Z13 Gen 2, we can't help but be reminded of HP's parallel experiments with alternative eco-materials (coffee grounds and cooking oil!) in a few machines it exhibited for CES 2023. In addition ...