Research

Wood microfluidics carve out a niche

2019-08-23T09:52:00Z

Teflon-coated wood devices perform as well as plastic equivalents but face some challenges before they can realise their clinical and sustainable potential

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Super-wood offers way to create air con that doesn’t need power

2019-05-29T09:57:00Z

Buildings covered in densified wood ‘super-material’ could cut cooling’s carbon footprint

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Inventors of bullet-proof wood create fire-proof wood

2019-03-06T09:30:00Z

Chemical and mechanical treatment produces denser wood that maintains its strength and resists burning

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Suspicions of bacteria’s role in rotting wood finally proven

2018-11-30T09:30:00Z

Bacteria have been thought to be involved in breaking down lignin for 40 years but evidence has been hard to come by

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‘Bullet-proof’ wood developed

2018-02-08T11:11:00Z

Chemical treatment makes ‘densified’ wood 10 times tougher than its natural counterpart