Wood has always carried more than just physical structure — it holds memory. The rings reveal storms, droughts, and years of ...

COLLEGE PARK, Md., May 19 (UPI) --Materials scientists are giving wood a makeover. Last month, they made it transparent. Most recently, researchers made wood stronger than glass by adding epoxy. In ...

Researchers at the University of Maryland have turned ordinary sheets of wood into transparent material that is nearly as clear as glass, but stronger and with better insulating properties. It could ...