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Burning woody biomass in coal power plants could reduce carbon emissions

According to a new study by researchers at the University of Georgia, replacing coal in power plants with biomass reduces carbon emissions.

The secret of the Stradivarius violin finally revealed by researchers

Renowned violin maker Antonio Stradivari and others treated their instruments with chemicals that produced their unique sound

Transparent wood promises to become the window to the future?

Many different types of wood, from balsa to oak, can be made transparent, and it doesn’t matter if it is cut along the grain or against it.

Could transparent wood be the window to the future?

Could looking through trees be the view to a greener future? Trees replacing the clear pane glass in your windows is not science fiction.

This Cape Town ‘jack of all trades’ creates trendy sunglasses from old skateboards

Necessity being the mother of all invention saw ‘jack of all trades’ Dave de Witt create sunglasses from old skateboards.

Power lights in a room simply by walking on energy generating wooden floors

Researchers from Switzerland are tapping into an unexpected energy source right under our feet: wooden floorings.

Windows made from transparent wood are just around the corner

Scientists have produced a completely renewable version of see-through wood thanks to the addition of a fruit peel extract called limonene.

This start-up is recycling abandoned wooden homes in Baltimore

The pilot project salvages wood from abandoned buildings and urban trees before repurposing it and reselling it locally