This intricate, lightweight "Greenaxe" electric guitar by Olaf Diegel shows off a new 3D printing technique that turns waste products like sawdust into high-strength, production-grade wood parts that ...

Often brightly colored and meticulously detailed, woodblock prints gained initial prominence in Japan as an accessible artform during the Edo Period (1603-1868). Prints made during this period are ...

sdmart.org/art/ exhibit/dreams-diversions. As recently as 1970, the San Diego Museum of Art didn’t have a very high opinion of its collection of Japanese woodblock ...

Q: I inherited this picture from my grandmother who got it in the 1930s or 1940s. It measures 14¾ by 9¾ inches. As far as I know, it has always been in this frame. On the back is a note that reads ...

As we barrel into the future, what used to happen only in nature is taking place in labs. In the new world of cellular agriculture, scientists are making meat without killing animals. And now it’s the ...

Printing your images onto wood is definitely a unique way to display your photos or art, but it can become a costly endeavor depending on the printing company and specific options you choose. If ...

Wood is one of humanity’s oldest and most versatile building materials—but turning tree trunks into today’s plywood and two-by-fours generates huge amounts of waste. Each year the U.S. alone produces ...

Wormholes aren't just for time travel or teleportation anymore. Some very real and ancient wormholes are now helping to trace the distribution of insect species and artwork. A biologist found himself ...

3D printing has lost its novelty value a bit, but new printing materials that MakerBot plans to release will soon make it a lot more interesting again. MakerBot is one of the best-known makers of ...