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- Scientists create transparent wood that could brighten up your home Fri, 1 Apr 16, 11:00pmLeave it to a bunch of scientists to take something from nature and find a way to improve it. Researchers at Sweden’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology have developed a new transparent ‘wood’ material that could someday...
- Brown University Identifies Hungry Microbe That Could be Key to Turning Biomass Into Biofuel Sat, 16 Feb 13, 7:00amThe quick rise and depressing downward spiral of the ethanol industry proved that using food to make biofuel is both wasteful and costly. Non food-based biofuels, such as those derived from grasses, trees, or algae, are far...
- Super-Durable Material Made from Wood Waste is Stronger, Cheaper, and Lighter Than Kevlar Wed, 5 Sep 12, 5:50amEver wondered why paper beats rock in a game of roshambo? It turns out that cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) derived from wood pulp extract can be used to create one of the strongest materials known to man. Out-toughing even...
- Scientists Developing Wood-Powered Batteries Made From Paper Waste! Wed, 15 Aug 12, 5:00amResearchers from the Poznan University of Technology in Poland and the Linkoping University in Sweden have been whittling away at the possibilities of creating energy from wood waste...
- New Wooden RFID Tags Could Reduce Illegal Logging Sat, 14 Aug 10, 3:15amTrees, like animals, get tagged with radio chips: the chips help timber companies keep track of their product and fight illegal logging. Unfortunately, metal RFID chips damage the goods — a problem the European research...