Wondering what IKEA furniture is made of before you buy? We have all the answers on the Swedish company's most-used materials ...

A research team led by the University of the Basque Country (EHU), together with Wuhan University and the Chinese Academy of ...

New ways to molecularly tamper with wood has led to a bulletproof, fire resistant, lightweight material that could replace ...

A new study finds that adopting cross-laminated timber as a primary construction material could have significant environmental benefits, from carbon storage to global reforestation and increased ...

However, the toughness of the new material is also boosted – it is 8.3 times higher than natural wood, making it tougher than most metal alloys. Overall, Hu’s team have created a material that offers ...

This retro material is back—and perhaps better than ever. Here's why designers can't get enough of burl wood right now.

Seven months after a massive fire swept through Camp Small, the remnants have been cleared. However, the site still has ways ...

When you consider the results of this research —wood-based building materials require less energy to produce, emit less pollution to the air and water, contribute lower amounts of CO2 to the ...

Origin Materials has achieved the successful conversion of wood residue feedstock into sustainable intermediates at Origin 1, its first commercial-scale plant.

This material is not completely free from its downfalls, as our experts will explain, so we can't say it's the very best wood for outdoor furniture but with some careful tricks and switches, it's ...

Material Choices. Some utilities believe switching from wood structures to other materials such as composite fiberglass or steel will protect those structures from wildfire damage. On its face, that ...