Wood already has plenty to offer conventional construction methods, but it may soon have a new trick up its sleeve. Scientists have come up with a way to turn a block of linden wood transparent ...

The researchers constructed a rectangular model home, measuring 13.5 by 7.5 cm (5.3 x 2.95 in) and 25 cm tall (9.84 in). The ceiling consisted of the transparent wooden panel to serve as a window.

The team removed lignin from samples the wood, which is a structural polymer that blocks 80 to 95 percent of light. After adding acrylic (aka Plexiglass), the wood becomes a great deal more ...

Researchers use orange peel extract to create renewable transparent WOOD that could soon be used in smart windows To make see-through wood, scientists strip out the lignin, a polymer in the cell ...

It’s not transparent aluminum, exactly, but it might be even better: transparent wood. Scientists at the University of Maryland have devised a way to remove all of its coloring, leaving behin… ...

Researchers at the University of Maryland were able pull away color and chemicals from a block of wood to leave it impressively see-through. The result is a material that is both stronger and more ...

The block of wood is then covered with epoxy, making it four to five times stronger and transparent. However, the technique makes the wood less environmentally-friendly.

Making wood transparent is essentially a really simple process. The first step involves immersing blocks of wood in a boiling bath filled with water, sodium hydroxide and other chemicals for about ...

Transparent wood could soon be used in "super-strong screens for smartphones", said Knowable Magazine, as well as "in soft, glowing light fixtures" and even "color-changing windows".

Researchers at the University of Maryland have turned ordinary sheets of wood into transparent material that is nearly as clear as glass, but stronger and with better insulating properties. It ...