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Scientists Have Developed a Way to Make Wood as Strong as Steel - Drashner1 - 05-02-2019
Scientists Have Developed a Way to Make Wood as Strong as Steel - LINK
RE: Scientists Have Developed a Way to Make Wood as Strong as Steel - Vaktus - 05-02-2019
Very interesting. A competitor to steel that is cheaper, easier and less dangerous to mold and shape, renewable, biodegradable, and lighter.
RE: Scientists Have Developed a Way to Make Wood as Strong as Steel - Drashner1 - 05-02-2019
And it literally grows on trees
More seriously - it is a renewable resource, unlike steel.
Todd
RE: Scientists Have Developed a Way to Make Wood as Strong as Steel - stevebowers - 05-03-2019
Using wood, or any reduced carbon compound, as a structural material removes CO2 from the atmosphere - maybe not much, but every little helps. A few hundred years from now we might be extracting carbon from the air so quickly that there could be a shortage of CO2.
RE: Scientists Have Developed a Way to Make Wood as Strong as Steel - Noclevername - 05-19-2019
First baby step towards Dyson Trees?