Modern-day wind turbines are constructed using mostly concrete and steel, topped by the fiberglass composite blades mounted to the nacelle that houses the gearbox and generator, along with much of the ...

Wood siding can give a home a timeless, natural appearance, but keeping it in good condition for decades requires the right ...

Devastating residential blazes and wildfires take a terrible toll in terms of deaths and injuries, as well as property loss. Today, researchers will report on a new type of coating that could limit ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Xylo Bats is a company in Texas crafting custom wooden baseball bats. Owner Leland Wetzel made his first bat in 2012, and now the company produces over 1,000 bats a ...

Safety concerns following the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 led to building safety codes that limited the use of wood in construction. While it was one of the first and most common materials used to make ...

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Today we tried a wooden car challenge with one rule: teams could only use materials found in the woods to build a drivable car (engines provided). Four teams of two spent days cutting, carving, ...