To create this new material, researchers begin with sheets of lightweight balsa wood. They place these sheets ... such as wearable health sensors or eco-friendly solar cells.

Balsa wood has long been revered for its strength and lightweight composition, two properties that make it ideal for building model structures and airplanes. Researchers from the US and China have ...

Learn how this wood was discovered, how it may be used someday as an eco-friendly home product ... of bioluminescent mushroom ...