Science & Innovation
The ramie leaves left in the field
Ramie is grown for fibre. Its leaves, far greater in mass, mostly never leave the field.
By PHI Team · 18 August 2026 · 6 min read
Knowledge
Herbal knowledge, science, and research stories
Writing on Indonesian natural materials, the processes behind them, and the road from research to product.
Science & Innovation
Stopping fermentation at the same point
Starting a fermentation is easy. Stopping it in the same place every time is not.
29 July 2026 · 5 min read
Research Stories
From research to product: the part rarely told
The distance between a promising research result and a sellable product is far longer than it looks from outside.
8 July 2026 · 7 min read
Sustainability Stories
Reading waste as raw material
Process residue is only called waste while nobody knows what to do with it.
21 June 2026 · 5 min read
Herbal Knowledge
What "science-based" means on a label
The phrase is used so often it has nearly lost meaning. There is a simple way to test it.
30 May 2026 · 4 min read