It took Zhang about half a month to finish this wood-block, featuring patterns of dancing lions. [Photo/VCG] Zhang Liansheng, a 72-year-old man from the Kaifeng city of Henan province, is a folk ...

"Monument to Industry" by Cory Bonnet, the founder of the “Patterns of Meaning: The Art of Industry” exhibit at MSOE's Grohmann Museum. The Milwaukee School of Engineering's Grohmann Museum ...

Researchers at New York’s Columbia University have unveiled a method of vibrantly replicating the external and internal structure of materials such as wood using a 3D printer and specialist scanning ...

Almost half of Brazil is covered in forest, producing nearly 150 million cubic meters a year. Thanks to the large country’s wide range of tree species, Brazilian designers looking for natural, locally ...

Did you know one of your favourite toys as a child had a history worth hundreds of years? Building blocks have always played an important part in education, childhood development, and creative play ...

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