Making sturdy, semi-transparent wood with cheap, natural materials
Can you imagine a smartphone with a wooden touchscreen? Or a house with wooden windows? Probably not—unless you've heard of ...
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Transparent wood looks to revolutionize home construction and personal electronics
In a world where plastic dominates almost every part of daily life—from phones to windows—finding a sustainable alternative ...
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Transparent Wood? Scientists Invent Biodegradable Material That Could Replace Plastics
Scientist have invented a new type of transparent wood that could one day replace harmful plastics in several applications.
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Wood made transparent using rice and egg whites could replace windows
Transparent wood, made by stripping organic polymers and replacing them with a mixture of egg whites and rice extract, could ...
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All-Natural, Semi-Transparent, And Electrically Conductive Wood Is Now A Reality
If you think of wood as a material, you might describe it with many different adjectives. Sturdy, warm, flexible, maybe ...
Eggs, sticky rice, and transparent wood create new kind of window
Baruah, a woodworking hobbyist, recently wondered if his pastime’s principal material could serve as a viable glass ...
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Why transparent wood offers 'promising future' for the environment
Can't see the wood for the trees? Scientists are increasingly modifying wood to make it transparent, offering a range of environmental benefits for the planet. These advancements "open the door ...
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Making sturdy, semi-transparent wood with cheap, natural materials
Or a house with wooden windows? Probably not — unless you’ve heard of transparent wood. Made by modifying wood’s natural structure, this material has been proposed as a sturdy, eco-friendly plastic ...