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A study across three European countries

New publication in "Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology"

In February 2025, the Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment Journal published a paper on the use of CITES-protected species and the preservation of traditions in musical instrument making.

Preventing wooden playground structures from fungal decay

Follow-up project starts to develop wood species recognition systems with machine learning

Challenges for experiments and standardization

Less wood from the forest - greater demand: the special features of the forestry and timber industry in transition

Use of remote sensing data from the ERA5-Land repository

A blind test at the end of the project reveals the sight of AI and scientists

The Thünen Institute of Wood Research was strongly represented at the Charter for Wood 2.0 in Dialogue event on 12.11.2024 in Berlin.

The study analyzed terpene emissions from Pinus sylvestris using NIR and compared them with the EN 16516 method. Prediction models for α-pinene and 3-carene showed good results.

On board the German sail training ship "Gorch Fock", not only sailors are being trained. For some years now, alternatives to natural forest teak have also been tested on the upper deck during operation. An interim assessment was made in Hamburg-Bergedorf.

The effect of changing climates on wood exposed in-ground

The publication in Environment International of 24.09.2024 describes dose-dependent positive effects of pine emissions on disease parameters of atopic dermatitis and dysbiosis.

New review on the potential of nitrogen-enriched lignins and wood fibres as peat substitutes in horticultural substrates

Green City – Favourite Places in Hamburg. Under this motto, the NDR reported in its well-known series "Rund um den Michael" about the arboretum of the Thünen Institute in Bergedorf, a green oasis in the middle of the city.

The Thünen Institute of Wood Research and the University of Hamburg present their current research results at the most important European wood chemistry congress.

Forensic biologists from eleven countries learn wood species identification at the Thünen Institute of Wood Research in Hamburg

A publication entitled "Charcoal in Anaerobic Digestion: Part 1-Characterization of Charcoal" was published in the C - Journal of Carbon Research on 26.08.2024.

Continuation of monitoring the test areas on the upper deck of Gorch Fock