We mentioned a few years ago that Japan planned to...  ...years ago that Japan planned to build and deploy wooden satellites. The first of these, dubbed LingoSat,...  ...n in space exploration because that it is made of wood .*Most satellites are made of aluminum, which caus...  ...University and a Japanese logg...

Brett Foxwell is an animator who uses stop-motion,...  ...ways looking for a new method to experiment with. WoodSwimmer was made by photographing cut trees as layers wer...  ...ing cut trees as layers were milled away from the wood . The effect is that of traveling through the wood...

In Michigan, 500 sugar maple trees are harvested for a special project. Ten miles of boards are cuts from the trees, dried, and made into floor panels that fit together. They are assembled, sanded, stained, painted, meas...

(Photo: Michael Appleton/New York Times)In the dec...  ...t only 3% of the original remains. That makes the wood left inside old buildings very valuable. So recov...  ...strongest material around.“Everybody in the wood business says the longleaf pine tree was the best...  ...business says the longleaf pine...

Even if you live for Halloween, you still probably...  ...e right angle, it looks like just another vintage wooden dining chair. The styling is perfect as creator Y...

Few city apartments give you any connection to nature, but this amazing apartment in Ukraine brings the vegetation inside by installing living gardens along the wall. Designers were inspired by the river view outside and...

A few logs, some bags of sand, a little sealant an...  ...ue is all you need to put together your own great wooden pathway like this one. Just slice up the logs int...  ...ust slice up the logs into small pieces, seal the wood , clear out your pathway, fill the pathway with sa...

[http://vimeo.com/76973207] (vimeo link)The &ldquo...  ...nk)The “grain” in the title refers to wood grain. The waves are how the grain moves as you p...  ...aves are how the grain moves as you penetrate the wood . To get this strata-cut animation, filmmaker Keit...  ...mmaker Keith Skretch planed of...

This house looks like it's floating over the beach, but it's not. It's actually on a high cliff above the water -even across the street from the ocean. With a little clever engineering on behalf of F2 Architects though,...

This 700 square foot house might just be the most beautiful beach shack ever created. Its open floor plan and sliding walls allow residents to set up their privacy as they see fit and the glass walls make the guests feel...