A San Francisco art exhibition titled “By-Product Becomes Product” is the latest installment in a series of projects stemming from an unlikely partnership between art and science. California-based artist and designer Christine Lee and Forest Products Laboratory engineer John Hunt … Continue reading
It’s often said that good things are worth waiting for. Like wine aged in oak barrels or a revolutionary idea. Or perhaps a unique partnership that creatively combines the two, bringing one entrepreneur’s dream to reality. Joe Triglia, owner of … Continue reading
With its more than 100 years of research on record, people often look to the FPL for answers when new questions about wood products arise. So FPL researchers were up to the challenge when Eastman Chemical Company approached them during … Continue reading
The University of Maine’s Forest Bioproducts Research Institute recently announced that it is building a pilot-scale plant to manufacture cellulose nanofibrils, a wood-based material of interest for its reinforcing properties and potential use in replicating synthetic plastics. This innovative project, … Continue reading
Christine Lee, a California-based artist and designer, first met FPL engineer John Hunt when she was an artist-in-residence in the University of Wisconsin Art Department’s wood program. Since then, their partnership has proven that great things can happen when art … Continue reading
