Natural forms and materials are popular interior design elements, but you may not have considered this uncommon material. It can beautify any room.

Sustainably produced, biodegradable materials are an important focus of modern materials science. However, when working with natural materials such as cellulose, lignin or chitin, researchers face a ...

Interest in building with earthen and other natural materials — such as adobe — spiked in the wake of Eaton and Palisades fires. Architects and engineers say that L.A. County’s approval process for ...

You don’t need to bulldoze your living room or drop a small fortune to make your place feel like a cozy retreat your socks never want to leave. The feel of your space is influenced a lot by the ...

SAN DIEGO, March 26, 2025 — Can you imagine a smartphone with a wooden touchscreen? Or a house with wooden windows? Probably not — unless you’ve heard of transparent wood. Made by modifying wood’s ...