Forest Products Laboratory
Caring for the land and serving people
Caring for the land and serving people
United States Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Searching for Natural Resistance through Infrared Spectroscopy
110 Years of FPL: Fancy Flooring of the '50s
Adhering to a New Standard of Excellence in Innovative Building Materials
Redwood Trees—Building a Sustainable Future
Detecting Termites from Afar | |
 | Bridges, homes, and other wooden structures in remote areas can require the time-consuming task of professionals physically traveling to and from the structures for periodic termite infestation inspections. Convinced there had to be a better way, researchers from the Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) investigated the use of remote sensing technologies to monitor the structural components of bridges and homes and transmit the findings to the internet cloud for interpretation. Early detection of termite activity could dramatically reduce the costs...view » |
The NewsLine 2015, Volume 14, Issue 2 includes:
These New Computer Chips Are Made From Wood Smithsonian Magazine
June 3rd, 2015
UW Researchers Design Wood-Based Computer Chip Channel 3000
June 2nd, 2015
