To clarify, Kim’s 1.3 chair is made of compressed, molded balsa that is then covered in a hardwood veneer, which lends durability and structural integrity while adding little weight. The South ...

Balsa wood has long been revered for its strength and lightweight composition, two properties that make it ideal for building model structures and airplanes. Researchers from the US and China have ...

(Phys.org)—How much weight can a bridge made of balsa wood carry? When encased in a layer of fiber-reinforced resin, much more than you would expect, say engineers from EPFL. On October 12th, a ...

Two Peninsula teams set world records in their divisions at the 15th annual Odyssey of the Mind World Finals at Iowa State University. The teams from Christopher Newport University and Poquoson ...