The timber satellite has been built by researchers at Kyoto University and the logging company Sumitomo Forestry in order to test the idea of using biodegradable materials such as wood to see if they can act as environmentally friendly alternatives to the metals from which all satellites are currently constructed.

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[–] gaael@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm getting a strong Outer Wilds vibe from this title :)

[–] livus@kbin.social 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

@gaael hey cool, hadn't seen that game!

OPs article reminds me of the original draft for Alien 3 which was apparently set on a monastery planet made out of wood.

[–] gaael@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It was my favorite game of 2023 :)

If you intend to pick it up, don't read/watch anything about it, the best part of the game is discovering the mechanisms and universe as you go ;)

Didn't know that about Alien 3, TIL :)

[–] livus@kbin.social 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

@gaael okay, will go in cold if I get it! Thanks for the rec!

Just found the original concept art for the wooden planet in Alien 3, interestingly it's called Ligna as well.

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