Manion Truss of Superior is moving production to its Minnesota location. Manion's Wholesale Building Supplies will remain in ...

After years of development, an ultra-strong, wood-based material is commercially available for the first time. The creators of the chemically treated and compacted wood product claim it can be up to ...

The word “super,” much like the word “luxury,” has become such a commonly used description that its meaning has lost much of its marketing clout. “Superwood,” though, might be more than just a ...

What just happened? A US company has launched a new type of wood that it says has up to 10 times the strength-to-weight ratio of steel and is six times lighter. The aptly named Superwood has the ...

Engineered wood has strength-to-weight ratio up to 10x greater than steel, 6x lighter In 2017, US university hit a breakthrough: by chemically treating ordinary wood and reinforcing its cellulose ...

A university spinoff company has commercialized exceptionally tough wood. Our buildings and airplanes might one day be built from it. Reading time 3 minutes It looks like wood, but it’s as strong as ...

InventWood has launched Superwood, a revolutionary new material up to 10 times stronger than steel by weight and six times lighter. Developed by material scientist Liangbing Hu, this re-engineered ...

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. “Superwood” has just launched as a ...

Steel truss bridges have been the backbone of transport networks since the late 19th century. They are built from interconnected steel bars and they can span long distances and carry heavy loads, ...

A team from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) and the University of Vigo (UVigo) has just published in Nature the results of a study in which they have uncovered why bridges—specifically ...

China’s steel consumption is projected to decline steadily over the next decade, marking a structural shift in global steel demand dynamics, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie. The ...