Imagine a glow-in-the-dark designer desk, or wooden fence posts that guide you home with their eerie light. Scientists in ...

The scientists from Empa’s Cellulose & Wood Materials lab in Switzerland were inspired by bioluminescent plants, enclosing ...

Scientists have developed a method for creating glowing wood using bioluminescent fungi. This sustainable approach involves ...

Your next home could have glow-in-the-dark wood pieces to help guide you to bed instead of lights. Here's how.

Credit: Empa/Cover Images Swiss researchers have developed a new kind of wood that glows in the dark. Scientists at Empa's ...

The team hopes that the biohybrid wood could be used to create building materials that double as sustainable light sources.

A woman exercising on a Philly high school track was killed when strong winds blew a wood light pole over, hitting her.

A team from Empa is creating luminous wood by using honey fungus, which glows thanks to a natural bioluminescence process.

This sustainable approach involves injecting wood with nutrients to support fungal growth, resulting in a soft, green glow. This innovation offers potential applications in eco-friendly lighting ...