InventWood Launches 'Superwood' Material with 10x Steel's Strength-to-Weight Ratio
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· 2 sourcesInventWood, a US start-up, has launched 'Superwood,' a new engineered wood material with up to 10 times the strength-to-weight ratio of steel while being up to six times lighter, according to Hacker News. Dezeen reported that the patented process chemically restructures wood molecules, making the material a sustainable and lightweight alternative to concrete and steel for architecture. Material scientist Liangbing Hu created Superwood through over a decade of research at the University of Maryland's Center for Materials Innovation, Hacker News added.
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Summary
A US company called InventWood has developed 'Superwood,' a new engineered wood material that has up to 10 times the strength-to-weight ratio of steel while being up to six times lighter. The material was created by material scientist Liangbing Hu through over a decade of research at the University of Maryland's Center for Materials Innovation. Superwood represents a breakthrough in sustainable building materials and has now launched as a commercial product.
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· 3 pulled"Superwood" has just launched as a commercial product, manufactured by InventWood, a company co-founded by material scientist Liangbing Hu.
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.
Over a decade ago, Hu set out on a quest to reinvent one of the oldest building materials known to humankind.
