Present-day lithium batteries are efficient but involve a range of resource and environmental problems. Using materials from alfalfa (lucerne seed), pine resin and a clever recycling str…

Vancouver startup Nanozen is a creating real-time, wearable particle sensor for use in mines, sawmills and other industrial locations where dust and other particles can lead to dangerous e…

For the most part, our wood and carbon fibre objects are solid, inert and boring lumps. They don’t bend or curl — or at least, they aren’t supposed to.  But Massachusetts Institute of Technolog…

Slope is a major factor affecting forest harvesting machine productivity. As ground-based harvesting methods are generally cheaper than the alternatives, forest managers need to know wh…

The animal kingdom contains many examples of efficient forms of locomotion, so it’s no wonder that we’ve been seeing a lot of animal-inspired robots. Plants, however, just sit…

A panel-based structural building system developed in South Australia promises to transform the building industry by dramatically reducing the time and cost required to produce a finishe…

Bamboo is an appealing green building option but there are limitations to the product. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers are looking for ways to engineer the grass to…

A recent pilot plant trial has demonstrated the possibility of using market pulps for the manufacture of different types of nonwoven products.  In research by Canadian based FPInnovations…