More than ten years ago, researchers at Rice University led by materials scientist Boris Yakobson predicted that boron atoms ...

Maryland-based startup InventWood is set to mass-produce the first batches of 'Superwood,' a new material made of modified ...

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This new publication, designed as a supplement to SFPA’s widely used Southern Pine Headers & Beams guide, reflects the growing production and use of machine-graded southern pine lumber. Developed ...

A truck driver narrowly escaped a Final Destination-style death after the steel beams he was hauling pierced the back of his cab. The driver was driving down East Dixit Drive in Asheboro ...

Although lumber does show promise as a renewable alternative to structural materials such as steel and concrete, it still tends to be a bit weaker than those substances. Scientists have now set ...

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi’an 710055, China ...