Off-Grid Electricity and Hot Water from Scrap Wood

Cooking with charcoal is a fairly common human activity, as much as others have come to prefer fuels like propane and propane accessories for their outdoor, summertime grilling. Although it’s …read more Continue reading Off-Grid Electricity and Hot Water from Scrap Wood

Carbon-locking wood vault concept advanced by discovery of ancient log

A 3,775-year-old log discovery has lent credence to the idea of burying wood to sequester the carbon it contains. Known as a wood vault, the concept helps keep CO2 out of the atmosphere while allowing the soil to be used for crops and other purposes.Co… Continue reading Carbon-locking wood vault concept advanced by discovery of ancient log

Carbon-locking wood vault concept advanced by discovery of ancient log

A 3,775-year-old log discovery has lent credence to the idea of burying wood to sequester the carbon it contains. Known as a wood vault, the concept helps keep CO2 out of the atmosphere while allowing the soil to be used for crops and other purposes.Co… Continue reading Carbon-locking wood vault concept advanced by discovery of ancient log

Valuable “super-black” material derived from plasma-treated wood

Vantablack, which is the world’s darkest material, could be in for some competition. Canadian scientists have created a super-black substance that has the potential to be cheaper, hardier and easier to manufacture … and it’s made out of wood.Continue R… Continue reading Valuable “super-black” material derived from plasma-treated wood