Striking just the right balance between softness and sturdiness, balsa wood is a choice material for crafting anything from model airplanes to full-size wind turbine blades. Scientists have opened up a new realm of possibilities for balsa by hijacking its natural structure with chemical and physical treatments to transform it into a ‘wood carbon sponge’ capable of enduring repeated compression and other extreme mechanical conditions.
from Engineering and Construction News – ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180301125108.htm
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