The discovery will allow scientists to create wooden skyscrapers Bashny.Net

The two most common in the world of large molecules, or polymers are cellulose and xylan. They are both in the cells of materials such as wood and straw, and determine their strength.

Scientists have long wondered how "glued" these two molecules to each other — but for them it remained a mystery as long and curved molecule of xylan is connected with a dense and rod-shaped molecule of cellulose.





At the universities of Warwick and Cambridge have discovered that cellulose stimulates to unwind and straighten up a molecule of xylan, then they are connected, and the xylan acts as a glue, binding the molecules together.

According to scientists studying these molecules which are more than 10 thousand times less than the thickness of a human hair, they saw as cellulose and xylan are combined, and why this creates such a strong bond.

Understanding this phenomenon can have a significant impact on the development of biofuels, paper production and agriculture. In addition, the plans of scientists to create wooden skyscrapers from modified wood.





At that time, as some scientists seek to learn how to print building 3D printers, others want to build them, using the power of nature and natural materials — not just wood. The Flora Robotica project is working to create hybrids of robots and plants that will be able to become one with the elements of buildings: walls, roofs or benches, and DARPA plan to grow homes from living materials. published

P. S. And remember, only by changing their consumption — together we change the world! ©

Source: hightech.fm/2016/12/22/wooden-skyscrapers