Just as good as metal The Japanese space agency (JAXA) and NASA plan to launch a satellite made of wood in 2024.  The high durability of wood in space was recently tested and confirmed at the ...

For the satellite, Murata tested three wood types: Erman’s birch — which is commonly found in East Asia — Japanese cherry and magnolia obovata — a species native to Japan.

The ancient Japanese art of wood joinery is a dying tradition, but one man is trying to thrust it into the future – and now he's bringing it to Twitter.

Discover the incredible woodworking skills of Japanese carpenters as they use traditional joinery techniques for house construction. These advanced wood joints provide strength and precision ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — An Alabama man accused of attacking a woman with a Japanese wooden sword has been arrested. AL.com reports 47-year-old Michael Craig Brittain was arrested Saturday and charged ...

The world's first wooden satellite has been built by Japanese researchers who said their tiny cuboid craft is scheduled to be carried into space on a SpaceX rocket in September.

A Roseto man snapped a wooden rake in half and used the three-foot pieces of wood as weapons during a fight with his juvenile son, according to court records. Charles E. Kitts Jr., 45, of the ...

The Ancient Japanese city, Nara; Japanese Rake Garden and Lien Yeomans. ... Also, radio maker Tony Barrell takes us inside Nara's most famous wooden building, ...

Japanese company aims to put wooden satellite in orbit – and it’s working on a wooden skyscraper, too Sumitomo Forestry has teamed up with Kyoto University for the space project, with hopes to ...