While enhanced wood is unlikely to replace steel or concrete, it may bring added durability to items currently built from wood, says Vivian Merk, an assistant professor of ocean and mechanical ...

Discover Superwood, a revolutionary timber material by InventWood, stronger than steel and set to transform construction and manufacturing.

- InventWood, a University of Maryland spinout, is preparing for mass production of MettleWood, a revolutionary wood product 12 times stronger than natural wood, lightweight, and biodegradable.

Science Tech Culture research sustainability Superwood aims to replace steel and concrete with a sustainable alternative First shipments are expected later this year as demand for green materials ...

A new kind of wood, stronger than steel and created from ordinary timber, is approaching full-scale production. The material, named "Super Wood," by creators InventWood, could provide an ...

This Startup Invented Wood That’s Stronger Than Steel. Here’s How InventWood aims to launch its strong and environmentally friendly product this summer. It’s called Superwood.

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

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. The round was led by the Grantham Foundation ...

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