A company called Inventwood is starting to mass-produce a new wood that is light, tough, and locks away carbon.

InventWood aims to launch its strong and environmentally friendly product this summer. It’s called Superwood. Maryland-based ...

The new material, created by InventWood, is made by blending regular timber with chemicals and compressing the molecular ...

Liangbing Hu, a materials scientist at the University of Maryland, devised a way to turn ordinary wood into a material ...

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According to the firm, its Superwood has up to 50 percent more tensile strength compared to steel, has "minimal expansion and contraction," and a Class A fire rating — all crucial details for ...

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