Japanese carpenters have been building elaborate shrines by hand for more than a millennium. A new exhibit shows the extraordinary tools and joints behind these extraordinary buildings. Since the 7th ...
Hanamaki Mokuiku Playland, the wooden toy exhibit hosted by the Garland County Library in partnership with the Hot Springs ...
Apparently, space wood is a thing. Japanese researchers are preparing to launch the world’s first satellite made from wood following a successful experiment on board the International Space Station ...
KYOTO, Japan — The world’s first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers, was launched into space Tuesday in an early test of using timber in lunar and Mars exploration. LignoSat, developed by ...
The world's first wooden satellite is officially in Earth orbit. LignoSat, a coffee mug-size satellite made from magnolia wood, was successfully deployed from the International Space Station (ISS) in ...
A Japanese company that makes innovative wooden houses is targeting the Russian market. It believes it has found an opening in Kazan, one of the country's fastest growing cities. Young families are ...
Aluminum rockets and steel skyscrapers; slick high-speed shuttles and glassy facades: that’s how “the future” has been imagined for decades. But that’s not what Koji Murata imagines. A researcher at ...
Researchers at Kyoto University in Japan are partnering with the Japanese company Sumitomo Forestry to develop the world's first Earth-orbiting wooden satellite. The demonstration mission is scheduled ...
A Japanese company has announced plans for the world’s tallest wooden building, a 1,148-foot skyscraper in central Tokyo that will leave all previous wooden structures in its shade. Sumitomo Forestry ...
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