By infusing red oak with ferrihydrite using a simple, low-cost process, researchers strengthened the wood at the cellular ...

Researchers in the US have developed a new technique that allows wood to be shaped into complex 3D structures. Shaoliang Xiao, Bing Hu and colleagues at the University of Maryland, have shown how ...

In all tree species, there are long tube-like fibers found in the secondary cell wall called macrofibrils which hold wood cells.

The team used a chemical process. First they soaked oak in ferric nitrate, then added potassium hydroxide to create tiny iron mineral particles within the wood’s cell walls.

Researchers wanted to determine if adding extremely hard minerals at the nanoscale could make the walls of wood cells stronger – without making the wood heavy, expensive or bad for the environment.

Researchers undertaking an evolutionary survey of the microscopic structure of wood from some of the world's most iconic trees and shrubs have discovered an entirely new type of wood.

A transparent wood material claimed to be suitable for mass production could replace windows and solar panels in the future, say researchers at Stockholm's KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Previous efforts to capture and use this electricity have been hindered by low power density, but the authors believe they’ve solved this by re-engineering the wood cell walls.