WoodMusiCK
Announcement of the next conference WoodMusICK2019 at Edinburgh University, Edinburgh (UK), 17th-18th October 2019 The next WoodMusICK conference will take place on the 17th – […]
wood science
InnoRenew conference – healthy future
InnoRenew CoE are holding a 1-day conference on 7 March 2019 in Koper, Slovenia. The conference title is, “Timber – A healthy future for sustainable […]
Superwood: How forestry and timber can drive a low carbon economy
How can the north of England capitalise on significant economic and environmental opportunities by planting far more trees and building creatively with timber? Despite the […]
How lovely are thy branches?
The modern timber industry is very dependent on a small number of commercial species, yet according to the GlobalTreeSearch there are more than 60,000 different […]
UK Biochar Research Centre open day
2018 Open Day – Friday 16th November Make Carbon Green Again – King’s Buildings. University of Edinburgh – from 2 pm. Under the banner of […]
Wood in fireworks
About this time of year (for some reason) we tend to see some articles about the science of fireworks. These cover the chemistry and physics […]
Forestry, wood processing & “green Brexit”
Confor has launched a writing competition designed to stimulate debate on the potential for forestry and wood processing to deliver the a more sustainable society. […]
Wood is not what you think it is
This is the transcript of what I said in the initial statements, prior to audience discussion, at the Confor organised seminar “Forestry and The Bioeconomy”, […]
Timber 2018 (WTS of IOM3)
Organised by the Wood Technology Society, this event aims to bring together wood scientists, technologists, and businesses from all areas of the timber industry. The primary […]
Wood in pianos
A while ago we were contacted by the Pianodrome project, asking for some help identifying wood species. They plan to build a 100-seat amphitheatre entirely from […]