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    This is 'nanowood,' an invention that could reduce humanity's carbon footprint

    by Amina Khan, Los Angeles Times Mar 10, 2018 2 minutes

    Scientists have designed a heat-insulating material made from wood that is both light and strong and made entirely from tiny, stripped-down wood fibers.

    The so-called nanowood, described in the journal Science Advances, could one day be used to make more energy-efficient buildings. It's cheap and biodegradable, too.

    "Nature is producing this kind of material," said senior author Liangbing Hu,

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