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- Mimicking wood’s cellular structure with 3D printingResearcher at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden succeeded in 3D printing with a wood-based ink in a way that mimics the cellular architecture…
- The future of wood- and cellulose-based materialsStudents from Chemarts, a collaboration between School of Chemical Engineering (CHEM) and The School of Arts, Design and Architecture (ARTS) of Aalto University in…
- Clear woodClear wood is the facade material of today. Its use, however, asks much more of the architect’s knowledge of materials. Modern preservation and production…
- Glow-in-the-Dark Wood Offers Sustainable Lighting SolutionsImagine a wooden deck, fence, or even an interior feature that lights up automatically at dusk, without relying on traditional energy sources. Thanks to…
- This new ‘super wood’ material is stronger than steelWood is a wonderful material, one that has been used for a long time and will be used long into the future, especially since…
- Building faster, higher and greener with modular wood elementsFinnish wood product manufacturer Metsä Wood awarded Estonian start-up Team 99 for the design of the most innovative 2D element that can be used…
- Optically transparent wood to replace glazingResearchers at the University of Maryland (USA) developed a way to transform wood into a transparent material with less chemicals and the power of…
- Finnish Pulp Fibres Enable Stronger and More Sustainable Wood BondingResearchers at Aalto University in Finland have developed a new method for bonding wood using pulp fibres from Finnish forests. The resulting bond is…
- Reinforcing Wood with Nano-Iron for Sustainable DesignWood has long been celebrated as one of the most versatile and renewable natural resources in construction and design. Now, researchers at Florida Atlantic…
- The warmth of woodWho doesn’t love a good bit of wood? All but the exceptionally dogmatically modernist architects love its warmth and ease of use. It’s naturally…
- Wood-metal hybrid foam can be used for lightweight constructionResearchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research, Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut developed a hybrid foam material made of wood and metal. Earlier, the researchers started developing…
- New York, New York: Manhattan Trades Steel For Wood BuildingMahattan may be known as building jungle of steel and concrete. But a new 10-story building built almost completely out of wood might begin to break…
- Signed By Fungi: Controlled Spalted Wood Elevates Local HardwoodSpalted wood, known for its fine black veining, was once a rare and unpredictable forest find. Today, Swiss company Koster AG Holzwelten and research…
- Semi-Transparent, Strong Wood Developed from Natural, Low-Cost MaterialsA team of researchers at Kennesaw State University, USA, has developed a new type of semi-transparent, durable wood using inexpensive, largely natural materials. Presented…
- Sewing with woodThis is some great stuff. A design studio has come up with a way to stitch onto wood, meaning they can sew thin pieces…
- Design spotlight: wood-textile combinationDuring the recent visit to Parqueteam in Tel Aviv, we had a chance to explore some recent innovative work by some top-level Israeli design studios.…
- A tower made of self-shaping woodThe Institute for Computational Design and Construction and the Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design at the University of Stuttgart worked together to…
- LignoLoc: the first collated nails made of woodIn the Netherlands, today it's the Day of Sustainability, and one of the most sustainable materials is wood (provided that it is sustainably sourced).…
- Spring wood designsOne of the hottest items at Material Xperience last week was a series of flexible wooden designs. Carved out of solid wood, the springy…
- Alpine Woodcraft Inspires Future-Ready Wood PanelsResearchers from Empa and ETH Zurich are taking inspiration from age-old Alpine shingle-making techniques to develop innovative, sustainable wood-based materials that could shape the…
- A 3D print filament made out of wood components onlyResearchers from Rice University in the US developed a 3D print filament made up of only wood’s natural components, allowing to print ‘truly’ wooden…
- 100% renewable transparent woodResearchers at the Swedish KTH Royal Institute of Technology developed the first transparent wood without the need for fossil-based materials that is 100% renewable.…
- Passively cool your house with woodResearchers at the University of Maryland and the University of Colorado in de US harnessed nature’s nanotechnology to create a type of engineered wood…
- Transparent wood could lead to more energy efficient homesResearchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden developed a sturdy transparent wood material that is able to store and release heat. The…
