Science. It is 34 meters long and was born about 500 years ago: the impressive underwater creature hidden in plain sight Science. NASA confirms China's Three Gorges Dam will continue to alter Earth's ...

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 ...

A research team led by the University of the Basque Country (EHU), together with Wuhan University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (China), was inspired by naturally occurring processes that give ...

A bathroom remodel requires making many decisions. One decision is the type of baseboard you want to use in the room. The main options include wood baseboards and tile. When comparing tile versus wood ...

- InventWood, a University of Maryland spinout, is preparing for mass production of MettleWood, a revolutionary wood product 12 times stronger than natural wood, lightweight, and biodegradable.

A new kind of wood, stronger than steel and created from ordinary timber, is approaching full-scale production. The material, named "Super Wood," by creators InventWood, could provide an alternative ...

Fungi are considered a promising source of biodegradable materials. Researchers have developed a new material based on a fungal mycelium and its own extracellular matrix. This gives the biomaterial ...

It sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but it actually comes from a lab in Maryland. In 2018, Liangbing Hu, a materials scientist at the University of Maryland, devised a way to turn ordinary ...

Real Antique Wood takes materials from otherwise unwanted structures and repurposes them. The business offers everything from reclaimed hardwood flooring, antique barn siding, custom fireplace mantels ...