A few years ago I tried making transparent wood and it kind of worked. The pieces that I made were somewhat okay, but I was never really happy with the result. I finally decided to try it again though ...

The transparent wood is not only promising for indoor illumination and a healthy lifestyle, but also protects privacy at night. (Nanowerk News) Environmentally friendly buildings are highly attractive ...

One company has been handed the single largest fine imposed by a court in NSW over the horror death of a man in a woodchipper. A1 Arbor Tree Services has been ordered to pay a $2.025m fine, the ...

Ankush Nandi explains how thermoplastic composites for aviation and automotive applications can be enabled with atmospheric-pressure low-temperature plasma. Researchers introduce the ...

Hardwoods, known as broadleafs, are trees classed as angiosperms with ovules enclosed for fruit protection. When appropriately watered on good fertile sites or fed in the landscape with a unique tree ...

You can have your Christmas tree taken away and recycled for just £15 in Sheffield - and all in aid of a much-loved local charity. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Star, you can get ...

Biopolymers are polymers synthesized by living organisms. Biopolymers can be polynucleotides (such as the nucleic acids DNA and RNA), polypeptides (that is, proteins) or polysaccharides (that is, ...

Environmentally friendly buildings are highly attractive for sustainable development and efficient energy consumption. Recently, scientists have made significant strides toward the development of ...