Multimedia Gallery
July 22, 2014
Images credited to the National Science Foundation, a federal agency, are in the public domain. The images were created by employees of the United States Government as part of their official duties or prepared by contractors as "works for hire" for NSF. You may freely use NSF-credited images and, at your discretion, credit NSF with a "Courtesy: National Science Foundation" notation.
Additional information about general usage can be found in Conditions.
About 50 billion coconuts fall from trees annually; the husks and shells are typically discarded.
A pile of discarded coconut husks. Approximately 50 billion coconuts fall from trees annually worldwide. The husk and shell, which are byproducts of the coconut oil and water industries, are typically discarded or burned.
Credit: Photo Courtesy of Essentium Materials, LLC
Images credited to the National Science Foundation, a federal agency, are in the public domain. The images were created by employees of the United States Government as part of their official duties or prepared by contractors as "works for hire" for NSF. You may freely use NSF-credited images and, at your discretion, credit NSF with a "Courtesy: National Science Foundation" notation.
Additional information about general usage can be found in Conditions.
Also Available:
Download the high-resolution JPG version of the image. (2.7 MB)
Use your mouse to right-click (Mac users may need to Ctrl-click) the link above and choose the option that will save the file or target to your computer.
Related story: Transforming waste in order to transform people's lives