The complex structure of wood, one of the most abundant biomaterials on Earth, has been
optimized over 270 million years of tree evolution. This optimization has led to the highly …

Natural wood has been used for construction, fuel, and furniture for thousands of years
because of its versatility, renewability, and aesthetic appeal. However, new opportunities for …

The building sector, including building operations and materials, was responsible for the
emission of∼ 11.9 gigatons of global energy-related CO2 in 2020, accounting for 37% of the …

Wood, as one of the most abundant bioresources on the planet, holds great promise for
providing green energy and materials for a sustainable future. The inherent mesoporous …

Biological systems, adapted through millions of years of evolution with various functional
trade-offs, have emerged as a crucial source of inspiration for the design of advanced …

DOI: 10.1002/adma. 202006207 those building blocks into various macroscopic structures.
Recently, the top-down approach, involving the structural and/or compositional engineering …

Wood materials are being reinvented to carry superior properties for a variety of new
applications. Cutting‐edge nanomanufacturing transforms traditional bulky and low‐value …

Wood as an ecofriendly and renewable natural material has been extensively modified
through various delignification protocols to preserve its natural structure and fiber direction …

With over 30% global land coverage, the forest is one of nature's most generous gifts to
human beings, providing shelters and materials for all living beings. Apart from being …

Despite the thousands of years of wood utilization, the mechanisms of wood
hygromechanics remain barely elucidated, owing to the nanoscopic system size and highly …