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Research finds destabilisation renders wood more stable

14/11/2019
Research finds destabilisation renders wood more stable

The wood material developed by Marion Frey, Tobias Keplinger and Ingo Burgert at the Swiss Federal Institute of Zurich (ETH) and research institute Empa is claimed to be three times stronger than natural wood, can be deformed as required and has the potential to become a high-tech material.  Wood – which is lightweight, has mechanical properties, ...

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