After 7,000 years of "drinking tubes" across many civilizations, two men reinvented the straw in the last 150 years. The first made it modern. The second made it bend. sketch bendy straw.jpg Image ...

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Despite their use as vehicles for conveying frozen drinks to one’s mouth (or busking opportunities), straws are becoming plastic non grata within Canadian restaurants. Although some smaller ...

Materials scientists at the University of Massachusetts have taken a deep look into the properties of a humble object that might be sticking out of your drink right now: the bendable straw. The ...