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Joseph Shavit

The remarkable reason for a Stradivarius violin's beautiful sound

The primary reason for the pristine sound, beyond the fine craftsmanship, was the chemicals Stradivari used to treat their instruments.

Joseph Shavit

The mystery of the Stradivarius violin's unique sound finally solved

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

Joseph Shavit

First-of-its-kind 3D-printed home blends concrete, wood

Our hybrid construction approach creates a building system that is structurally efficient, easily replicable and materially responsive.

Joseph Shavit

The secret of the Stradivarius violin's unique sound discovered

Science has confirmed that renowned violin maker Stradivari and others treated their instruments with chemicals to produced their sound.

Joshua Shavit

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.

Joseph Shavit

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.

Joseph Shavit

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.

Joseph Shavit

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.

Joseph Shavit

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.

Joseph Shavit

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.

Joseph Shavit

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