Meet SUPERWOOD: Reengineered Timber That Can Outperform Steel

December 16, 2025

A box made of Superwood

This reported feature explores InventWood’s Superwood, a reengineered material designed to outperform steel while remaining sustainable. The piece translates complex materials science and manufacturing innovation into clear, accessible storytelling for a design- and industry-focused audience.

Selected Excerpt:

It may sound too good to be true, but it’s very real. It’s wood. It’s a composite. It’s SUPERWOOD, a reengineered material that’s four to 20 times stronger than natural timber—and potentially four times lighter in structural applications. In October 2025, InventWood made headlines when it introduced this revolutionary real wood that’s reengineered by altering the material at the molecular level to outperform natural wood and even steel.

The one-of-a-kind material is the result of years of work by material scientist Liangbing Hu, who cofounded InventWood.

Read the full article on The Comm Sheet

 

 

A box made of Superwood

This reported feature explores InventWood’s Superwood, a reengineered material designed to outperform steel while remaining sustainable. The piece translates complex materials science and manufacturing innovation into clear, accessible storytelling for a design- and industry-focused audience.

Selected Excerpt:

It may sound too good to be true, but it’s very real. It’s wood. It’s a composite. It’s SUPERWOOD, a reengineered material that’s four to 20 times stronger than natural timber—and potentially four times lighter in structural applications. In October 2025, InventWood made headlines when it introduced this revolutionary real wood that’s reengineered by altering the material at the molecular level to outperform natural wood and even steel.

The one-of-a-kind material is the result of years of work by material scientist Liangbing Hu, who cofounded InventWood.

Read the full article on The Comm Sheet