Tuesday, April 12, 2005

Not Just Concrete

In Today's NY Times, in an article about novel uses of fabrics, I discovered:

"In fact, textiles have long been used for more than clothes and rugs, said Dr. Peter Schwartz, head of the textile engineering department at Auburn University. "The Romans used jute fabrics for road stabilization," he said."

Imagine driving (a horse?) over a rug-like road surface!

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