InventWood - MEIA 2021 Pitch Competition

This is taken from the 2021 MEIA Pitch Competition on June 16, 2021. The MEIA Pitch Competition is the culmination of work by teams participating in the Maryland Energy Innovation Accelerator’s latest cohort. The winner of this pitch competition will receive $1,000 sponsored by the Maryland Department of Commerce.
We were be joined by guest speakers Maryland Commerce Secretary Kelly Schulz and clean energy economic development champion Delegate Lily Qi (Rockville-15), as well as Maryland Clean Energy Center Board Chair Geoff Oxnam.
This event featured four startups:
• Aqualith (www.aqualith.net) is commercializing the work of UMD Professor Chunsheng Wang to develop a ultra-high energy cathode, a novel silicon anode, and an aqueous electrolyte. The cathode was recently awarded the 2021 UMD Invention of the Year.
• HighT-Tech (www.hight-tech.com) has developed an ultra-high temperature catalyst manufacturing technology to create high entropy alloys.
• InventWood (www.inventwood.com) is an innovator of advanced wood materials that offer better performance, lower costs, and greater environmental sustainability over commonly-used alternatives.
• Manta Biofuel (www.mantabiofuel.com) has developed a cost-effective, distributed model for algae farming and transformation into crude oil that will provide renewable fuels.
The esteemed judges included:
Theresa Christian - Exelon Corporation
Michael Kearney - The Engine
Cyril Yee - Third Derivative
The Maryland Energy Innovation Accelerator (MEIA), a program of the Maryland Clean Energy Center (MCEC), is a venture development and advancement program focused on commercializing advanced energy and climate technologies developed at Maryland-based businesses, universities, and federal laboratories. MEIA uniquely blends the “pull” of an early-stage venture development program with the “push” of accelerating existing pre-revenue businesses to create investible companies that will become the foundation of Maryland’s newest economic cluster.
MEIA wants to thank our sponsors Exelon, Maryland Energy Innovation Institute, Banner Witcoff, Clark Hill, Paley Rothman, Points North Studio, SnyderCohn, and Whiteford Taylor Preston.

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So if this is so hard, will contractors be able to cut and screw it similar to regular lumber? Will diamond saw blades and cobalt drill bits be necessary to create pilot holes? What kind of costs are involved to treat lumber into Super Hard lumber? Are there Cancerous or Teratogenic chemicals used or released in this process,?