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
Big Grant Funding Awarded to Tiniest, Mightiest Building Material of the Future
The Journal Nature Features FPL Researcher
The Next in Forest Products Laboratory’s Women in STEM Legacy
More From Forest Products Laboratory’s Legacy of Women Researchers
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
