Waste wood scraps, changed at the molecular level, could become heavy-duty building materials—and even replace plastic, aluminum and carbon fiber in our vehicles and gadget
Samples of Superwood, which is made from tree species that are otherwise unusable for construction, such as poplar, at InventWood’s facility in
FREDERICK, Md.—Inside a cavernous warehouse, in the midst of a half-finished industrial park not far from a Civil War battleground, robot arms the size of Cadillac Escalades are rehearsing their moves for a tightly choreographed dance that will commence later this summer.
A strange new substance will begin rolling off the assembly line: soft wood transformed at the molecular level into something stronger than steel yet one-sixth the weight.
