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The 21st International Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation of Wood Symposium will take place Sept. 24-27, 2019, in Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The event will be hosted by the Forest Research Institute Baden-Württemberg and co-sponsored by the USDA Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory, Forest Products Society and the International Union of Forestry Research Organizations D5.01.09 unit "Non-Destructive Evaluation of Wood and Wood-Based Materials."
Registration opens Monday, April 15. Click here for additional information.
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Registration is ongoing for the 2019 Bio Fiber-Polymer Composites Symposium, which will take place Sept. 4 and 5, 2019, in Madison, Wisconsin. Abstract submission deadline is Friday, April 19.
The symposium provides a forum for experts from scientific, technical, and industrial communication to exchange and disseminate information on the latest advances and future opportunities for fiber-polymer composites. Presentations covering wood fibers, natural fibers and nanocellulose composites will be featured.
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The 12th International Conference on Wood Adhesives will be held Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2020 at the Portland Hilton Downtown hotel in Portland, Oregon. This is one year earlier than originally planned, based on the strong interest and activity in bio-based adhesives. The International Conference on Wood Adhesives is the premier technical conference on advances in adhesion of wood and biomass. Industry representatives were the majority of the 241 attendees in 2017, evenly split between the US and the rest of the world.
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Korean Society of Wood Science and Technology
The Korean Society of Wood Science and Technology will hold BIOCOMP2020: The 15th Pacific Rim Bio-Based Composite Symposium from Oct. 14-17, 2020, in Korea.
A video of the BIOCOMP2018: The 14th Pacific Rim Bio-Based Composite Symposium can be viewed here.
Architectural Digest
Worldwide, buildings produce about 40 percent of all carbon dioxide emissions. While net-zero energy buildings and retrofits can improve those numbers, the construction industry — and, specifically, the materials it uses — has an intrinsic role to play. In Norway, a new high-rise edifice built almost entirely of wood — call it a "plyscraper" — has finally opened its doors. The Mjøstårnet building, which includes a hotel, restaurants, offices, and apartments, stands at 280 feet (18 stories), making it the tallest timber-frame structure in the world.
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Biomass Magazine
On March 27, the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service released updated export data that indicates the U.S. exported 386,778.7 metric tons of wood pellets in January, up from the 374,531.2 tons exported in January 2018.
According to the UDSA data, the total value of the 386,778.7 tons of wood pellets exported in January was approximately $53.92 million.
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University of Maryland via Phys.org
A University of Maryland-led team of researchers has created a heat-to-electricity device that runs on ions and which could someday harness the body's heat to provide energy. A research team transformed a piece of wood into a flexible membrane that generates energy from the same type of electric current (ions) that the human body runs on.
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Woodworking Network
New developments have been made in the study of transparent wood, which first made waves in March 2016 when Swedish researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology discovered that they were able to remove the lignin in wood, the molecule that makes it rigid and dark in color, and replace it with epoxy.
Engineers at the University of Maryland demonstrated later that year that windows made of transparent wood could provide more even and consistent natural lighting and better energy efficiency than glass.
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The Columbian
Lumber prices have plummeted over the past 10 months, casting an uncertain pall on a sector that's been a harbinger of economic downturn in the past. While many worry the falling price of lumber may signal an economic slowdown, industry watchdogs see years of growth on the horizon.
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The Daily Evergreen
Researchers from Washington State University's Composite Materials and Engineering Center (CMEC) partnered with a nonprofit recycling center in Port Angeles, Washington, to combine recycled carbon fiber from airplanes with thermally-modified timber to construct better housing materials.
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The Northern Logger via YouTube
Here is a video featuring a chilly afternoon visit with Chris Brooks of Vermont Wood Pellet, a community-scale pellet mill that provides heat homes and businesses all over New England.
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Castlegar News
Kalesnikoff Lumber announced plans Thursday for a multi species mass timber manufacturing facility in South Slocan, British Columbia, Canada.
The company says it will be North America's most advanced, fully integrated, multispecies mass timber manufacturing facility and create 50 full-time, technology-centered local jobs.
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Puget Sound Business Journal
While 20th century architecture was arguably defined by the innovative use of concrete, steel and other modern materials, it looks more and more like 21st century design will be defined by one of the most traditional building materials of all — timber.
To be clear, it's not log cabins we're talking about here. Thanks to major technological advances in the past few decades in the realm of engineered wood products, 3-D computer modeling and digital fabrication, today's timber products are sturdy, reliable and, perhaps most importantly, more sustainable than comparable materials.
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