Wood Scraps Turned into Bulletproof, Fire-Resistant Superwood That's ‘Stronger Than Steel’

Wood Scraps Turned into Bulletproof, Fire-Resistant Superwood That's ‘Stronger Than Steel’

New ways to molecularly tamper with wood has led to a bulletproof, fire resistant, lightweight material that could replace steel, concrete, and carbon fiber. Appropriately dubbed “Superwood,” the applications seem to be limited only to imagination, and may hold up a high-rise just as sure as it might make better tennis rackets. In 2018, the […] The post Wood Scraps Turned into Bulletproof, Fire-Resistant Superwood That’s ‘Stronger Than Steel’ ap…

Waste Wood Just Became Stronger Than Steel: The $500M Factory That Changes Everything

Soft poplar scraps that couldn't build a garden shed are becoming bulletproof doors. Welcome to the molecular revolution changing everything.InventWood's 90,000-square-foot factory goes online this summer, transforming waste wood into material that weighs nothing, stops bullets, and resists fire. CEO Alex Lau demonstrates boards that defy physics; impossibly light, unnaturally strong. An eighth-inch piece won't snap. A half-inch board refuses to…