In trees, mass damping exists in branch structure and arrangement. On a windy day, look closely at the way branches move. In all but the most violent wind, the branches move chaotically, not all in ...

Wood anatomy and growth patterns serve as critical indicators in ecological studies, offering deep insights into the history ...

Fall in New York is my favorite season for one reason—it means it’s time once again for Architectural Record’s Innovation Conference (Oct. 6-7), where we get to hear reports from the outer—and ...

One way of organizing information is to put it into trees. When we organize information in a computer, we typically sort it into piles called nodes, with a name (pointer) for each pile. Some of the ...