Wildfires always have been a part of our environment. For a variety of reasons, in recent years wildfires have been growing in both frequency and intensity, dramatically increasing the level of ...

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 ...

ST. GALLEN, Switzerland — A team led by fungal researcher Francis Schwarze from Empa's Cellulose & Wood Materials lab in St. Gallen is currently pursuing another idea for a new type of composite ...

A revolutionary wood-based material that outperforms steel in strength-to-weight ratio is about to transform the construction industry as we know it. InventWood, a University of Maryland spinout, ...

A Standard Test Method is a conclusive procedure that yields a test result. So as to achieve accurate and relevant test results, a standard test method is definite, unambiguous, and experimentally ...

Forests cover roughly 70% of Sweden, and the sparsely populated country is one of the world’s leading exporters of forestry products. Engineering, meanwhile, is the country’s largest industry. And in ...

Tucked beside a northern Virginia suburb, an experiment is underway to see if one of the oldest building materials on the planet can help Microsoft meet its ambitious climate goals. Microsoft is ...