Engineers demonstrate in a new study that windows made of transparent wood could provide more even and consistent natural lighting and better energy efficiency than glass. Engineers at the A.

The same scientists are now finding some conclusive answers to this question, using their transparent wood as a window for a model home and finding that not only does it let in a similar amount of ...

Transparent wood could soon find uses in super-strong screens for smartphones; in soft, glowing light fixtures; and even as structural features, such as color-changing windows. “I truly believe ...

Windows and smartphone screens may one day be constructed from transparent wood laced with egg whites and safely composted at the end of their life. Researchers are interested in using wood to ...

Instead of attempting to improve glass itself, researchers are testing how to replace it entirely with alternative transparent ... altered a wooden birdhouse to accommodate a small window made ...

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 could soon find uses in super-strong screens for smartphones; in soft, glowing light fixtures; and even as structural features, such as color-changing windows. “I truly believe ...

Although these were not transparent and could only be made ... To conclude, salvaged wood window frames require no manufacturing leading to zero embodied carbon and embodied energy and hence ...

What’s more, consumers are no longer restricted to standard frames that scream “replacement window.” Some manufacturers offer wood replacement windows with vinyl- or aluminum-clad exteriors.

For instance, our tests show that some budget-friendly vinyl-frame windows perform better in wind and rain resistance than pricier wood-frame windows. Vinyl windows make up the largest segment of ...