With more than 181.5 billion tons of wood produced globally each year, a new method could revolutionize how we build sustainably. By infusing red oak with ferrihydrite using a simple, low-cost process ...

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

By infusing red oak with ferrihydrite using a simple, low-cost process, researchers strengthened the wood at the cellular ...

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

One of those once-mysterious materials that have come to dominate the market in relatively short order, engineered wood is an ...

With more than 181.5 billion tons of wood produced globally each year, a new method could revolutionize how we build ...

A team of engineers has discovered a simple, affordable way to make ordinary wood much stronger—without adding extra weight ...

Ever wondered what happens to those items you toss in the recycling bin? The city's EQAB members and writer Carolyn Krause ...

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 ...

For the study, researchers used red oak, a common hardwood in North ... weakened the connections between individual wood cells, affecting how the material holds together on a larger scale.