Whether you’re wrapping a gift or bandaging a wound, you rely on an adhesive to get the job done. These sticky substances often are made from petroleum-derived materials, but what if there was a more ...

A University of Maryland (UMD) research team developed a technique for creating strong and moldable wood materials via a rapid "water-shock" process. The team, led by Liangbing Hu, materials science ...

In this video, you will see the complete process of building a unique epoxy resin and wood table from start to finish. Every detail is carefully crafted to create a luxurious and artistic masterpiece ...

ORONO, Maine (Reuters) - Efficiency and simplicity have long eluded renewable-fuel researchers, but a Maine scientist has developed a two-step process he says can make oil from the cellulose in wood ...

Making strong materials like steel for construction, motor vehicles, airplanes, and thousands of other uses is an expensive and environmentally fraught process, requiring mining, huge factories, and ...

Forust Is the World’s First Manufacturer to Use Additive Manufacturing to Upcycle Wood Byproducts for the Production of Custom and Luxury Wood Products BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Desktop Metal (NYSE: DM ...

The IWF debut of Accsys Technologies’ Accoya wood, which is warranted to resist decay, took place in Atlanta in August. Making its debut at the International Woodworking Fair in August was Accoya ...

When plants moved from sea to land they faced a problem they hadn't previously encountered. How, when you are now surrounded by air, do you get water up to your leaves? Plants didn't evolve turbine ...

The shampoo you washed your hair with this morning. The balloons for the party. Refrigerators and sunglasses, medicine and mosquito repellent, guitar strings and fishing lures. These — and thousands ...

3D printing "wood" has been with us for quite some time. Back in 2016, I showed how plastic filament infused with wood particles could be used to create objects that had a wood-like texture, could be ...

A team of chemical engineers has developed a more sustainable way of making high-performance adhesives. Their novel new process takes a plant material called lignin -- a substance paper manufacturers ...