Thursday, March 17, 2011

Nature Lab Visit

bagasse detail 1

bagasse detail 2

rice hull detail 1

rice hull detail 2

sugar cane waste detail

These are the images I captured under the microscope. Seeing the material in such detail was a very helpful experience. I was surprised to see some features of the rice hull and the bagasse.
The rice hull looked like a piece of woven textile which was odd because when you look at it in your hand you don't expect it to have a pattern/texture like the one seen in the detail picture above. It seems  more linear and not as soft.
Also the bagasse showed a crystallized ingredient holding the little pieces together to form the intricate compositions. This ingredient is probably the remaining sugar which potentially can be used as a natural adhesive.

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