By adding tiny particles of iron called ferrihydrite to red oak, they were able to reinforce the wood at a microscopic level.

The MIT-GE Vernova Energy and Climate Alliance will collaborate on research, education, and developing career opportunities ...

Although lumber does show promise as a renewable alternative to structural materials such as steel and concrete, it still ...

Researchers have figured out how to make wood much stronger by injecting it with iron minerals found in soil. This discovery, while still experimental, might eventually transform how we build ...

Researchers across US institutions set out to enhance the properties of wood to create a "high-performance, eco-friendly ...

SAN ANTONIO -- There's a tiny room with one black leather chair in the bowels of the Alamodome where Cooper Flagg sits for the next six minutes until Duke's locker room is closed to the media for ...

Residents of an informal Port Moresby settlement that was razed following the gang rape and murder of a woman by 20 men say they are being unfairly punished by Papua New Guinea authorities ... "They ...

Metals and mining company Rio Tinto has announced the start of production of its first iron ore rail cars built in Western Australia ... Gemco Rail and CRRC Qiqihar Rolling Stock for building locally ...

(Bloomberg) — Chinese steel prices are languishing, despite signs of resilience in the wider economy and the approach of peak demand season in the building industry. The disconnect between better ...

Goods such as toys, lumber, syrup, cars, and home-building supplies are all at the ... sports equipment and cast iron products. The latest duties imposed by Canada are on top of the 25 percent ...