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Scientists create ‘Superwood’ that’s 10 times stronger than steel
from https://edition.cnn.com/science/superwood-10-times-stronger-than-steel-spc
"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. "
" “From a chemical and a practical standpoint, it’s wood,” explained InventWood CEO Alex Lau, who joined the business in 2021. In buildings, that would allow for structures potentially up to four times lighter than today, Lau said, meaning they would be more earthquake resistant, as well as easier on foundations, making construction faster and easier.
“It looks just like wood, and when you test it, it behaves like wood,” Lau added, “except it’s much stronger and better than wood in pretty much every aspect that we’ve tested.” "
Not wanting to start a sharpening thread but I imagine this would need very different ways of working than traditional tools.
from https://edition.cnn.com/science/superwood-10-times-stronger-than-steel-spc
"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. "
" “From a chemical and a practical standpoint, it’s wood,” explained InventWood CEO Alex Lau, who joined the business in 2021. In buildings, that would allow for structures potentially up to four times lighter than today, Lau said, meaning they would be more earthquake resistant, as well as easier on foundations, making construction faster and easier.
“It looks just like wood, and when you test it, it behaves like wood,” Lau added, “except it’s much stronger and better than wood in pretty much every aspect that we’ve tested.” "
Not wanting to start a sharpening thread but I imagine this would need very different ways of working than traditional tools.
