The material has 50% more tensile strength than steel with a strength-to-weight ratio that’s ten-times better.

Maryland-based InventWood is doing just what its name implies: inventing a new type of wood. The new building material consists of wood and a high-tech process involving heat, pressure, and food ...

In 2018, Liangbing Hu, a materials scientist at the University of Maryland, devised a way to turn ordinary wood into a material stronger than steel. It seemed like yet another headline-grabbing ...

is preparing to launch a new material known as Superwood – a wood-based product engineered to have a strength-to-weight ratio nearly ten times greater than steel, yet lighter and more sustainable.

Kennywood fans, the wait has finally come to an end. On Thursday morning, the park announced that the Steel Curtain will be open for riders on May 24 at 11 a.m. Blue dummies are riding on repeat ...

The reinforcement of timber beams using composite materials has emerged as a transformative strategy in modern structural engineering. Researchers have developed innovative methods for enhancing ...

Maryland-based biotech startup InventWood is preparing to launch a new biocomposite that has properties and texture close to wood, but is 10 times stronger than steel. The developers note that their ...

The Washoe County School District held a construction ceremony Friday, May 9, at Vaughn Middle School, with a signing of a steel beam to mark a milestone in building the school. Dozens of students, ...