It sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but it actually comes from a lab in Maryland. In 2018, Liangbing Hu, a materials scientist at the University of Maryland, devised a way to turn ordinary ...

Maryland-based startup InventWood is set to mass-produce the first batches of 'Superwood,' a new material made of modified timber that's stronger than regular barky stems, and even stronger than steel ...

Maryland has long been known for its forests and research institutions, but a Frederick County startup is turning that legacy ...

FREDERICK, Md. — InventWood's SUPERWOOD has been named to Fast Company's prestigious 2025 World Changing Ideas list for its breakthrough molecular transformation of wood that fundamentally reimagines ...

Steel has long anchored modern construction, but its environmental toll is staggering: producing a single ton emits nearly two tons of CO 2. Steel is also complex to manage in construction processes, ...

FREDERICK, Md., April 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- InventWood, creator of revolutionary SUPERWOOD, today announced it has secured $15 million in the first close of its Series A funding round. This ...

FREDERICK, Md. — InventWood, creator of SuperWood material, has secured $15 million in the first close of its Series A funding round. The company said this investment marks a significant milestone as ...

American start-up InventWood claims to have "reinvented wood from the inside out" with a patented process that restructures the material's molecules to make it ten times stronger than regular wood.

FREDERICK, Md., April 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- InventWood, creator of revolutionary SUPERWOOD, today announced the appointment of seasoned entrepreneur Jonathan Strimling as its new president.