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Photos: MythBusters test sharks and ninjas

News MythBuster Tory Belleci creates a custom dart for an experiment that will test whether ninjas could really lie under water for hours waiting for targets by breathing through bamboo reeds and then shooting poison darts through those reeds at those...

Tags: shoot, weight, water, air

3 March 2008, 9:31

Photos: Competition shines at Solar Decathalon

News For the interior, the team used a sustainable material in a new way: the beams in the living room are made of bamboo. Bamboo is often used in green homes for flooring because it grows quickly, is hard and can be stained a wide variety of colours.

15 October 2007, 10:54

Photos: Sizing up Chicago's green high rises

News Bamboo floors are standard for each condominium, and the building offers owners green cleaning options. America's tallest building as green. The city announced during last week's Greenbuild conference that both the Sears Tower and the

Tags: retail, story, views, conference

14 November 2007, 10:06