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Banana fiber provides ’a-peeling’ fodder for undergraduate research - EurekAlert


Participants in the SM2ART Research Experience for Undergraduates program got the chance to see what life is like in a research setting. REU participant Brianna Greer studied banana fibers as a reinforcing material in making lightweight parts for cars and bicycles.

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