From shipping and construction to outer space, origami could put a folded twist on structural engineering. Researchers from the University of Illinois, the Georgia Institute of Technolog…

A laser-based instrument for mapping the 3D structure of Earth’s forests has passed a major milestone toward deployment on the International Space Station in 2018. The Global Ecosys…

A West Australian company has a robot they say can lay 1,000 bricks per hour and build the frame of an average house in under two days. The robot is still in prototype stage, but Fastbrick Robotic…

An investment in 3D printing technologies enables Scion to develop a range of new bioplastics for use in these technologies, such as filaments (thin strands of material), powders and fibre r…

Ultra-low density composites (ULDC) are made from composite materials that have a very low weight per unit volume. This is a significant advantage in a range of applications, including the t…

The forestry industry in New Zealand has unveiled a robotic tree logger to improve operational safety, reduce injuries and boost production. Future Forests Research (FFR) chief executive…

Harvester heads now enable detailed roundwood data to be collected during harvesting operations. This data can be used to improve the efficiency of wood procurement and also replace a numbe…