The use of confocal fluorescence microscopy to image defects in crystalline, porous solids known as metal–organic frameworks enables the relationship between the number of defects and the materials' ...

Planing defects such as snipe, ripples and raised, chipped or fuzzy grain can ruin a project. Here are simple solutions. Have you ever planed a piece of wood and then found that the first 6 inches or ...

Think your porous wooden spoon is harboring dangerous bacteria? A leading microbiologist explains why wood might actually be ...

No tree is perfect. It’s subject to defects from the time it emerges as a seedling to the last stages of seasoning. A defect is simply an abnormality or irregularity found in wood. There are many ...

With the rapid development of material science and manufacturing science, a large number of complex structures have been designed, manufactured and applied in the industrial field. Most of the current ...