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• New approach to assessment of carbon cycle in native forest

  Australian climate change policy to date has largely overlooked the potential role of forestry in mitigating climate change. When determining the climate impacts of any industry sector, it is ... Read More

• New sampling design to improve cost efficiency for forest management planning

  To enable better forest management decisions it is important that the sample data used in calculations is as accurate as possible. A new Swedish study combines the local pivotal method (LPM) w... Read More

• Paper tubes make stiff origami structures

  From shipping and construction to outer space, origami could put a folded twist on structural engineering. Researchers from the University of Illinois, the Georgia Institute of Technology and... Read More

• 'Sustainable' alternative to plastic

  A British paper and technical fibres company and a Swedish forestry giant have unveiled a sustainable alternative to plastic which they claim is strong enough to carry the weight of an adult a... Read More

• ‘Hidden in plain sight’ : new tree genus discovered in South America

  Named Incadendron esseri (literally "Esser's tree of the Inca"), the tree is a newly-identified genus and species commonly found along an ancient Inca path in Peru, the Trocha Unión. It belon... Read More

• “Magic” mushrooms could hold the key to boosting the sapling survival

  A new project is experimenting with a special mix of mushroom spores to help saplings better survive in hostile conditions. A UK group is planting 20,000 saplings in Scotland with special roo... Read More

• 3D printer uses paper to create furniture

  Eco Concrete Ideas, an architectural concrete manufacturer, has used paper 3D printing technology to develop Morpheus, a two-meter concrete bench cast in a mold made from 4,000 layers of recyc... Read More

• 3D-printed composite is lighter than wood and stiffer than concrete

  Researchers at Harvard University have developed a way to 3D-print a cellular composite with record lightness and stiffness using an epoxy resin. This marks the first time that epoxy is used f... Read More

• 3D-printed objects created entirely from wood cellulose

  Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have managed to print and dry three-dimensional objects made entirely by cellulose for the first time with the help of a 3D-bioprinter. They al... Read More

• A new generation of lightweight composite panels

  Canadian manufacturer, Corruven, recently launched a new patented technology of a corrugated wooden core for the manufacture of lightweight panels, marketed by numerous industrial partners. Th... Read More

• A new kind of wood chip: biodegradable computer chips

  Portable electronics — typically made of non-renewable, non-biodegradable and potentially toxic materials — are discarded at an alarming rate in consumers' pursuit of the next best electronic ... Read More

• A novel approach to predicting the impact of wildfires

  When wildfires blaze, the smoke matters. It threatens everyone, from the firefighters and helicopters battling the flames, to the public at large. The U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific Wildland F... Read More

• Adhesives and insulating foams from softwood bark tannins

  In collaboration with its European partners, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland developed tannin extraction from softwood bark. This process creates at least 130kg of crude tannin powder... Read More

• Advanced technologies expand knowledge of spray deposition

  The widely used AGDISP™ spray drift model uses broad assumptions when calculating spray drift and deposition of pesticides aerially released for forest protection and pest eradication purposes... Read More

• Aerial robotics add new dynamic to forestry

  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 managem... Read More

• Alcohol made from wood looks set to become a reality

  Alcoholic beverages with flavours reminiscent of whisky aged in wooden barrels have been produced by fermenting cedar, white birch and cherry trees. Four kilograms of wood yielded 3.8 litres ... Read More

• All trees break at a fixed speed

  During storms, there is a critical wind speed, of around 42 m/s (90 mph), at which almost all tree trunks break – irrespective of their size or species – according to a new study done by resea... Read More

• Application of an UAV for 3D modelling

  Skid trails constructed for timber extraction in steep terrain can constitute an environmental concern if not well planned and executed. Carrying out post-harvest surveys in monitoring constru... Read More

• Artificial photosynthesis breakthrough turns CO2 emissions into plastics and biofuel

  Scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California, Berkeley have created a hybrid system of bacteria and semiconducting nanowires that mimics photosynthe... Read More

• Assessing the impact of climate change on wildfire regimes in forests

  Fire is an intrinsic element of many forest ecosystems; it shapes their ecological processes, determines species composition and influences landscape structure. However wildfires also release ... Read More