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A startup is claiming that its new product will be stronger than steel, but it'll be a long time until we known for sure.

Science & Energy

Startup Claims Its “Superwood” Is Stronger Than Steel

Japan has successfully launched the world's first satellite that's made out of wood on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Japan Launches Wooden Satellite

By Victor Tangermann

A team of researchers at Kyoto University has constructed a satellite made out of wood — and it's almost ready to fly into space.

NASA Getting Ready to Launch Wooden Satellite

By Victor Tangermann

A team of researchers claim to have created a biodegradable and renewable alternative to both glass and plastic in the form of "transparent wood."

Science & Energy

Scientists Say New “Transparent Wood” Could Replace Plastic

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers at MIT have come up with a new way to grow "wood-like plant material" in a lab, without ever having to resort to chopping down a tree.

Science & Energy

MIT Says We Could Build a House With Lab-Grown Wood

By Victor Tangermann

A Japanese startup called Sumitomo Forestry is teaming up with Kyoto University to develop the world's first satellites — that are made out of wood.

A Japanese Startup Is Building Wooden Satellites

By Victor Tangermann

A team of researchers have developed "transparent wood," a glass-like material that is more cost efficient, stronger, and safer than glass.

Science & Energy

Scientists Create Clear, Glasslike Material Out of Wood

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers have given transparent wood the ability to store and release heat, making it a promising building material of the future.

Science & Energy

This “Transparent Wood” Could Cut the Cost of Heating Your Home

By Kristin Houser

Wooden Skyscrapers Are Set to Transform Our Cities

Science & Energy

Wooden Skyscrapers Are Set to Transform Our Cities

Scientists Just Engineered Transparent Wood

Future Materials

Scientists Just Engineered Transparent Wood

By Jelor Gallego

How Much Wood Could A Woodchuck Chuck?

Science & Energy

How Much Wood Could A Woodchuck Chuck?

By Jolene Creighton