A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS), together with their collaborators from the Northeast Forest University, have created a wooden robotic gripper that could be used in a very hot environment and yet maintain a tender touch.

Biorefinery can convert residual biomass from forest operations to produce four initial products: biochar, bio-oil, wood vinegar and pyrolysis gas.

An entire city made of wood? That is the plan for a city in Sweden to be known as Stockholm Wood City.

A Canadian standard that regulates formaldehyde emissions from wood composite panels that went into effect in January 2023, is undergoing an amendment process to address oversights in the standard.

The ChemQuest Group, a global consulting firm focused on tailored business strategy and optimization, technology acceleration, market intelligence, and M&A advisory services for the specialty materials industry, is thrilled to announce that George Pilcher, vice president, and David Cocuzzi, vice president, will be honored next week by ASTM D01 committee on Paint and Related Coatings, Materials, and Applications.

BALTIMORE — Blueprint Robotics, a Baltimore-based company that produces wood-frame construction products is planning to build a 450,000-square-foot production facility in Windsor, Connecticut, that is said to be the largest North American industrial building erected entirely of mass timber.

What may be considered lower grade West Virginia hardwood lumber can serve as an affordable, sustainable alternative to traditional building materials like softwood, steel and concrete, according to West Virginia University professor Joseph McNeel.

Open sharing of information about forests is of great importance to protect the climate and preserve biodiversity, according to a group of Lithuanian researchers who have embarked on a research project expected to last until 2029. Linnaeus University is running the Forest 4.0 initiative, an excellence center for the application of artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) in the forestry sector in Lithuania. The goal is to develop innovative solutions that encompass the entire process of modern forestry.

No machine can replace that unique, imaginative, and artistic spark inside all of us.

Will Sampson joins the CNC automation world with an Inventables X-Carve Pro.