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The Thünen Centre of Competence on the Origin of Timber in Hamburg has been investigating for years whether wood and wood products are being declared correctly. A new report in the magazine "National Geographic" presents the work of the ‘timber detectives‘ on the front lines of illegal wood trade

Studies on climate-growth responses of different tree species

Sebastian Hagel works in the project "AgroForce" on the development of an environmentally friendly straw-based high yield pulping process for reinforcing fibers, which can be used to improve the strength properties of recycled paper-based packaging materials.

Since the beginning of October Tim Lewandrowski supports our team as a scientist in the research area “Quality of Wood and Wood Products” at the Institute of Wood Research.

The Thünen Institute of Wood Science mourns the death of Professor Dr. Dieter Eckstein, who passed away on November 10, 2021 at the age of 82.

Since November 2021, Lauritz Schrader has been working as a doctoral student at the Thünen Institute and is primarily researching the biocoenoses of wood-destroying fungi and bacteria on built-up wood, but also on dead wood lying in the forest.

Elaboration of the fundamentals for the development of an opto-sensory measuring system for the production-related determination of volatile terpenes from wood products

Building constructions have to be inspected for their safety. This also applies to structural parts that are below the water surface. To date, however, no suitable measuring instruments exist for wooden components in this environment. This is to change with this project.

Metin Hakverdi, member of the German Bundestag visited the campus in Hamburg-Bergedorf to get informed about the work of our institutes as well as about our building needs.

Die Sunday newspaper "Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung" in conversation with Dr. Sebastian Rüter.

Is it possible to identify wood species with machine learning?

The ZDF programme "WISO" explored the question together with Thünen scientists.

Thünen report on emissions of volatile organic compounds from wood and wood-based products published

Geopolymer replaces concrete, wood makes it lighter and binds carbon - an international team has investigated in more detail how the two can work together in combination

Modern wood-based materials such as laminated veneer lumber made from native beech ("BauBuche"), pose new challenges to users that can only be met through a precise knowledge of the mechanical and physical properties.

Biomimetic plasma polymers for the functionalization of paper – BioPlas4Paper

Can wood emissions promote asthma?

Scientific investigation of the innovative fastening technique with wooden nails contributes to a better understanding of the wood welding effect during nail driving.

Three-dimensional imaging of xylem at cell wall level through near field nano holotomography

The CITESwoodID App for Smartphones and Tablets is now available for free download in the App stores. A valuable tool for authorities controlling the trade in protected timber.