Learn how to make wood bookmarks using stamps! This easy craft is perfect for all ages and makes a thoughtful handmade gift ...

The balsa wood samples absorbed eight times their weight in moisture during this time. ... emitting green light with a wavelength of 560 nanometers, ...

Fungal researchers from Empa’s Cellulose & Wood Materials lab in St. Gallen fused living and nonliving substances white rot fungus D. tabescens and balsa wood to make a bioluminescent material ...

3A Composites Banova Ply, is a lightweight plywood made of balsa veneers. This light yet strong material is aimed at recreational vehicles, boat and yacht interiors.

Balsa wood has long been revered for its strength and lightweight composition, two properties that make it ideal for building model structures and airplanes. Researchers from the US and China have … ...

Balsa wood is therefore used in applications where light but strong structures are critical, from the blades in wind turbines to the chassis of model airplanes and helicopters.

Balsa wood airplane enthusiast John Robison flies his handmade Farman Stratoplane, designed from a 1930s airplane, on a sunny Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020 at the South Hill Sports Complex in Spokane, Wash.

To clarify, Kim’s 1.3 chair is made of compressed, molded balsa that is then covered in a hardwood veneer, which lends durability and structural integrity while adding little weight.

The 2006 Corvette Z06, the fastest 'Vette ever built, gets its speed from balsa wood. OK, maybe that understates the value of its V-8 and light body, but when building a car that goes from 0 to 60 ...

Researchers have demonstrated the potential of luminescent wood by using it to light up the interior of a toy house Adapted from ACS Nano 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c06110 View 1 Image ...