Rowers at Oxford Brookes University Boat Club were placed into columns on a so-called 'toughness sheet' and given names ...

Thanks to indoor rowing machines, you don’t need to live near a body of water to reap the fitness benefits of paddling your ...

Nov. 6 (UPI) --The first wood-panel satellite is on a SpaceX flight to the International Space Station, where it will test the durability of wood in space. Japanese researchers built a small ...

Unique among the myriad of items the mission carried is the first satellite made from wood, a palm-sized cube called the LignoStat. Developed by Kyoto University researchers and the Japanese ...

Scientists at Kyoto University expect the wooden material to burn up when the device re-enters the atmosphere -- potentially providing a way to avoid generating metal particles when a retired ...

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The world's first wooden satellite has been launched into space. The satellite, designed by Japanese researchers, was launched on Tuesday. Experts hope to test how timber can be used in the ...

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The overhaul of Germany’s biggest oil refinery is set to start in the first quarter of next year, potentially reducing the amount of crude oil the Shell Plc facility handles. The conversion ...

The world’s first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers, was launched into space on Tuesday, in an early test of using timber in lunar and Mars exploration. LignoSat, developed by ...