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 ...

The new material, created by InventWood, is made by blending regular timber with chemicals and compressing the molecular structure.

The materials may sound like the ... the author of "The Case for Tall Wood Buildings," told the Post. Read next BI Tech Memo An icon in the shape of an angle pointing down.

Trademarked as Nxylon ("niks-uh-lon") the material takes its name from Nyx, the Greek goddess of the night, and xylon, which is the Greek word for wood. It is being developed at the University of ...

Probably not -- unless you've heard of transparent wood. Made by modifying wood's natural structure, this material has been proposed as a sturdy, eco-friendly alternative for plastic. Researchers ...