From afar, the white table looks like translucent glass; only up close does the wood grain lurch into view. The black table, on the other hand, could almost pass for wood at first glace.

Standard glass windows like these could one day be replaced by wood Transparent wood just got even better, moving us a step closer to windows that are far better insulators than traditional glass ...

Transparent wood that is ‘lighter and stronger than glass’ could create energy-saving windows ‘It can be potentially used to make a see-through house,’ researchers say Anthony Cuthbertson ...