Wood has complex composition and structure, which make it difficult to achieve consistent and controllable treatment. A self-flowing process presented for the chemical treatment of wood is inspired by ...

Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is commonly used in the conservation of wooden artifacts, but its presence adversely affects the accuracy of radiocarbon dating. It is therefore critical to have robust ...

There is a brand new sliding microtome at the Department of Forest Sciences. Microtomes are used for making thin wood sample slices (typically 20-40 microns thick) that can be then analysed under the ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Brazilian researchers have opened a new front in the search for a reliable timber tracking system by using chemical analysis to determine where a ...