Baruah, a woodworking hobbyist, recently wondered if his pastime’s principal material could serve as a viable glass replacement. Of course, there’s likely a glaring issue when you try envisioning a ...

Image source: Qinqin Xia et al via Science Advances So, they used their transparent wood to replace a glass window in a birdhouse. Under a heat lamp, the interior stayed nine to 11 degrees cooler ...

Transparent wood, made by stripping organic polymers and replacing them with a mixture of egg whites and rice extract, could ...

That fragile framework was then infused with a blend of egg whites and rice extract. The filled wood was gently dried in an ...