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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Can you imagine a smartphone with a wooden touchscreen? Or a house with wooden windows? Probably not—unless you've heard of transparent wood. Made by modifying wood's natural structure, this material ...

The experimental setup involved a birdhouse converted into a tiny home with a single window made out of either the semi-transparent wood or regular glass. When placed under a heat lamp ...

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 ...

Related Stories ・Transparent wood promises to become the window to the future? The result is a flexible, durable, semi-transparent wood with a subtle brownish tint. Baruah notes, "It's not 100 ...