More specifically, LignoSat is made with honoki, a magnolia tree native to Japan whose wood was historically used to craft samurai sword sheaths. The origins of LignoSat (named after the Latin word ...

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Mr. Doi and a group of scientists at Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry, one of Japan’s oldest timber companies, set out to determine the best wood to send to space. They tested three types: birch ...

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Rather than using the traditional materials of steel and concrete for the entire build, Microsoft is using cross-laminated timber (CLT) for a new data center in ...

One of the wonders of the ancient world, the Temple of Artemis stood for millennia, wearing natural and manmade disasters. A ...

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With a background in music and a passion for precision, woodworker Eric Blackwell creates intricate marquetry, clocks and ...