After a unanimous local vote in 1996, the Swedish town of Växjö became the first in the world to commit to becoming fossil fuel free
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The world’s first wooden satellite was launched into space, will begin testing in December
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Wooden fence building recommendations
My wooden privacy fence was blown over in a storm (Houston, TX), any recommendations for the best way to rebuild? Currently thinking of Shadowbox, fence hanger brackets, three rails, with a...
My wooden privacy fence was blown over in a storm (Houston, TX), any recommendations for the best way to rebuild?
Currently thinking of Shadowbox, fence hanger brackets, three rails, with a rot/kick board.
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New analysis of wooden finds at Schöningen show wood was crucial raw material 300,000 years ago
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Making an animatronic shark chasing a seal sculpture out of wood burl
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Transparent wood is stronger than plastic and tougher than glass
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Sweden's Modvion inaugurates world's tallest wooden wind turbine – 105m tower's strength comes from 144 layers of laminated veneer lumber that make its thick walls
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Why scientists are making transparent wood
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Making bulletproof wood
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CNC machining a wooden Game Boy
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I carved a swan out of epoxy and a buckeye burl to create this unique piece of artwork
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Archaeologists discover world’s oldest wooden structure: dating back half a million years and predating the evolution of our own species, Homo sapiens
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100 days ago I built a terrarium. Watch as it transforms from a barren wasteland into a thriving ecosystem with scorpions, jumping spiders, millipedes and so much more.
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Japan will put a wooden satellite into orbit next year
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Why some roadways are made of styrofoam
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IKEA is using more wood from Sweden and the Baltics to make up for not sourcing it from Russia and Belarus, which the company has shunned due to Moscow's war in Ukraine
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Is Helsinki city centre's new neighbourhood, Wood City, the future of building? Developers are increasingly swapping out concrete and steel in favour of wood
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Driftwood floats thousands of kilometers from Siberia to Iceland, but it may drift no longer by 2060 due to climate change
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I went on TV and gave away presents made from junk wood
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Energy crisis fuels rush for firewood sending prices skyrocketing
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Racing an excavator to save this house’s wood from landfill
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Why championship chess sets are so expensive | So Expensive
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Skellefteå has wooden schools, bridges, even car parks – we visit Sweden to see what a climate-conscious future looks like
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Wood construction and the risk of fire
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World's first wooden satellite set to launch – European Space Agency materials experts are contributing a suite of experimental sensors to the mission
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The hobby with hidden health risks - Even the most basic DIY activities can lead to potentially fatal health conditions without proper protective equipment and training
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Making transparent wood
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Lumber prices soar, but logs are still dirt cheap
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The price of lumber is up 193% at an all time high — and about to spike even higher
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The thirteen metre long table built from single planks of 5000 year old oak
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TreeToTextile set to build demonstration plant in Sweden – several Nordic pulp makers are part of projects developing new clean ways to turn trees into textile fibre
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Is it possible to make a laser out of wood?
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I made a laptop table
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Colonial life and the burning of wood
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Wood joint strength testing
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Stronger than aluminum, a heavily altered wood cools passively
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From skyscraper to 'plyscraper': The towering potential of timber
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