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Natural Material Innovation

Sustainable Living
 
  • 01Jul

    Explore the science and engineering of supertall timber from cells to skyscrapers at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2019.

    Did you know it takes just 4 hours to grow a 300 metre tall timber tower in the sustainable forests of Europe?

  • 17Mar

    Come to the Centre for Natural Material Innovation’s hand-built wooden exhibit, and learn how we combine science and architecture to design 300-meter tall skyscrapers from timber! Find out why ‘wood is good’, what makes wood strong, and how to stop wood from burning. We will have on-hand a microscope, images, videos and explanations of the tests, a small experiment showing building ventilation, and renderings of timber skyscrapers we have designed.

  • 18Mar

    Come to the Centre for Natural Material Innovation’s hand-built wooden exhibit, and learn how we combine science and architecture to design 300-meter tall skyscrapers from timber! Find out why ‘wood is good’, what makes wood strong, and how to stop wood from burning. We will have on-hand a microscope, images, videos and explanations of the tests, a small experiment showing building ventilation, and renderings of timber skyscrapers we have designed.

  • 14May

    The group will participate in the “Festival of Plants” event at the University Botanic Garden, displaying information about our research as well as presenting fascinating experiments

  • 14May
  • 03May

    Tim Hall Lecture Poster

     

    The talk will cover work and research set within the rapidly urbanising and developing city of Kigali.

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Royal Society Summer Exhibition 2019

27 June 2019

Come visit us at our 'Timber Towers of Tomorrow' exhibit at The Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2019, London from the 1st to 7th July 2019 (10am to 6pm)