Project PN308-1213 For building professionals in the non-residential sector, constructing multi-storey buildings in timber has been an opportunity seldom taken advantage of. As a conse…

3D printing promises to be the gateway to a world where a person’s ideas are literally made manifest. However, 3D printing isn’t suitable for everything and, with materials iss…

A team of University of Rhode Island engineers led by Professor Mohammad Faghri has created a new paper-based platform for conducting a wide range of complex medical diagnostics.  The key de…

Canadian manufacturer, Corruven, recently launched a new patented technology of a corrugated wooden core for the manufacture of lightweight panels, marketed by numerous industrial part…

Aerial imagery, near infrared detection and aerial robotics sound like they belong in a military operation, however these advanced technologies are set to change the dynamics of forest man…

Analysis of 20 years of satellite data has revealed the total amount of vegetation globally has increased by almost the equivalent of 4 billion tonnes of carbon since 2003. This is despite ong…

Cellulose nanocrystals derived from industrial byproducts have been shown to increase the strength of concrete, representing a potential renewable additive to improve the construction…

Finland based VTT has developed a new packaging film that is fully bio-based and transparent. This product won the “New Tree award”, a competition launched to find the best solutions for expl…