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A month can be a very long time, as the latest housing approvals data demonstrates. Dwelling approvals in March 2020 were 15,386 total units, up 2.0% on March 2.0% on March 2019 and around 2.0% l…
A month can be a very long time, as the latest housing approvals data demonstrates. Dwelling approvals in March 2020 were 15,386 total units, up 2.0% on March 2.0% on March 2019 and around 2.0% l…
Right now it seems like the calm before the storm. For those old enough to remember the TV show one could say we have entered “the twilight zone”. The good news is as a community we have been able to…
New technology to predict wood quality in standing trees Launch of WoodChat Episode 15 Our latest episode of the WoodChat podcast, focuses on the development of new technology, allowing g…
Increasing the value of under-utilised forest resources through the development of advanced engineered wood products The aim of this project was to deliver and validate technologies to tr…
A Swedish X-ray analysis has revealed for the first time how the internal molecular structure of different lignin products relates to the macroscopic properties of the materials they are ul…
Researchers in Germany have developed a novel way of recovering and processing the large amounts of balsa wood found in the rotor blades of wind turbines, to create a myriad of environmentall…
In a world first, scientists have mapped how plants dispel excess sunlight as heat. Future understanding of this process could have the potential to protect and improve crop yields. It is wel…
New findings from Southern Cross University’s Forest Research Centre will help growers improve plantations by controlling branch size and quality. At an experimental Eucalyptus pilul…