12 questions · 6 almanac · 2 findings

Agriculture and Food Production

Farming, food production systems, and agricultural science.

Almanac What the Silence Was Carrying
  • Why did Maeterlinck, a playwright known for wordless dread, also write a well-regarded book about beekeeping?
Finding Development of Hemp Fiber Reinforced PLA Composites for Sustainable 3D Printing
  • How does adding 2.5% hemp fiber by weight change the tensile strength and Young's modulus of PLA compared to pure PLA?
  • Why does increasing hemp fiber content to 5% produce diminishing mechanical improvements rather than continued gains?
  • What fiber treatment and processing steps are needed to make hemp-PLA filament compatible with standard FDM extrusion?
  • What makes hemp fiber an attractive reinforcement material for sustainable, biodegradable 3D printing filaments?