Insulating a building with chicken feathers

Aeropowder is an environmentally friendly insulation material made using old chicken feathers. In the age of bio-design, it's important to rethink the way we use waste. In particular, the poultry industry generates a large amount of feather waste that would otherwise go unused. Students at the Royal College of Art in the United Kingdom (UK) have discovered an interesting way to use this waste by-product.