Wood is already a pretty fantastic material, and it’s hard to imagine mankind getting to the point we are today without it, but it has some pretty serious drawbacks depending on the application. Its ...

Titanium alloys are some of the strongest materials we can build with, but they can be expensive. Now, researchers at the University of Maryland (UMD) have come up with a way to make an alternative ...

Maryland-based InventWood has created a high-strength “Superwood.” - Courtesy InventWood A US company has engineered a new type of wood that it says has up to 10 times the strength-to-weight ratio of ...

Scientists are always working on making new and stronger materials that can be used in the construction of all sorts of products and structures. Recently scientists have created something termed ...

It’s a twig, it’s a branch, it’s… Super Wood! Researchers at the University of Maryland have created a so-called “super wood” that is stronger than many titanium alloys. The research team used a ...

A US company has engineered a new type of wood that it says has up to 10 times the strength-to-weight ratio of steel, while also being up to six times lighter. “Superwood” has just launched as a ...