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• New process for creating ultra-low density composites with wood

  Ultra-low density composites (ULDC) are made from composite materials that have a very low weight per unit volume. This is a significant advantage in a range of applications, including the the... Read More

• New report: wood’s the healthy choice

  A growing range of scientific and anecdotal evidence is pointing to a range of benefits wooden buildings bring to the occupants. The cause of this effect is thought to be biophilia which can b... Read More

• New satellite data tools to manage natural resources

  The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Google has announced plans to work together to make high-resolution satellite data a common tool in managing the world’s natural ... Read More

• New sensors for rapid evaluation of high-yield pulp attributes

  Most high yield pulp mills produce various grades of pulp and experience frequent grade changes on their production lines. In order to maximise production yields and maintain quality, characte... Read More

• New smartphone app to model log drying and reduce transport costs

  A new smartphone app has been developed to predict the moisture content of log piles undergoing infield drying. Inputs in the preliminary version of the app include log type, tree species, loc... Read More

• New study predicts increases in water demand and price in the southern Murray-Darling Basin

  A new study into the future state of play for irrigated industries in the southern Murray-Darling Basin has found that there is likely to be a substantial increase in water demand and price ov... Read More

• New sugar extracting demo plant

  Canadian based Port Hawkesbury Paper hopes to move ahead with a demonstration sugar extracting operation within a year. The mill has commissioned an engineering study that is nearly complete f... Read More

• New surface treatment to boost hardwood building components’ spanning capability

  A new mystery surface treatment developed by the CSIRO is set to enhance the viability and desirability of hardwood components in construction, by improving bond strength when adhesives and co... Read More

• New symposium to showcase latest Australian plant biosecurity research

  The inaugural Plant Biosecurity Research Symposium (PBRI) will showcase current plant biosecurity research being conducted by a large range of research teams in Australia. This two-day event,... Read More

• New system to propagate pine hybrids able to tolerate water stress

  The Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development, Neiker-Tecnalia, and SCION -- the New Zealand Forest Research Institute-- have developed a system of somatic embryogenesis in th... Read More

• New technology to remotely assess individual trees

  While foresters don’t necessarily have to abandon their diameter tapes and vertex hypsometers, there is no denying that rapidly-evolving remote sensing technologies are revolutionising forest ... Read More

• New teleoperation forest harvesting technology targets safety

  New forest harvesting technology revealed in Nelson, New Zealand, sets its sights on further increasing safety in steep land harvesting operations. The new teleoperation technology provides ou... Read More

• New titan brick is environmentally friendly

  A new exterior building material has emerged from the U.S.A that manufacturers say is stronger than concrete blocks, cheaper than timber in almost every way and is better for the environment t... Read More

• New tool for Prefab building

  In what is potentially a world first, a New Zealand company has developed the UniPod, an open-source prefabricated bathroom and kitchen ‘pod’. The UniPod is like a giant piece of Lego and has ... Read More

• Novel scanning technology to assess wood qualities

  Developed and built in-house, Scion’s new ‘DiscBot’ is a novel scanning technology designed to assess a range of wood properties that affect the quality of sawn timber and other end products. ... Read More

• Nutrient pollution damages streams in ways previously unknown

  An important food resource has been disappearing from streams without anyone noticing until now. In a new study, a team of researchers led by University of Georgia (UGA) ecologists reports th... Read More

• NZ forest research to apply for drone beyond-line-of-sight flying

  Scion, the forestry Crown research institute, will become the first organisation in New Zealand to fly drones beyond line of sight when it seeks approval under new Civil Aviation Authority rul... Read More

• Optimised harvesting for Mallee plantations in Western Australia

  A new study of Mallee plantations in Western Australia has highlighted key factors in optimising harvest for supply of biomass. These types of plantations could be a considerable source of bio... Read More

• Optimising continuous cover management of boreal forest

  Decisions on forest management are made under risk and uncertainty because the stand development cannot be predicted exactly and future timber prices are unknown. Deterministic calculations ma... Read More

• Origami battery made from paper

  Origami, the Japanese art of paper folding, has inspired the creation of an innovative new low cost battery made of paper. Seokheun “Sean” Choi, an engineer at Binghamton University, developed... Read More