Transparent Wood Beats Glass in Energy Efficiency. Beyond biodegradability, transparent wood also performs better than glass in several ways.To demonstrate this, Baruah and his student Ridham ...

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.

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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". Subscribe to ...

Consumer Reports' experts break down how to use clear or semi-transparent wood stains for your decking projects. Achieve the look you want for your deck with our advice.

Kennesaw State University researcher Bharat Baruah believes transparent wood could serve as a viable alternative to the plastics that are discarded. Plastics are among the leading contributors to ...

Transparent wood, made by stripping organic polymers and replacing them with a mixture of egg whites and rice extract, could be used as windows and smartphone screens. Close. Advertisement.

But transparent wood offers an alternative to these plastics. It’s renewable, biodegradable, and tough enough to still be useful.Until now, though, there’s been a trade-off.

As detailed in a new study to be published in the journal Science of The Total Environment, the material could also allow us to significantly cut down the use of plastics. "Transparent wood as a ...

Transparent wood can replace plastic, study claims. Material could find applications in windshields, see-through packaging and biomedical devices, researchers say. Anthony Cuthbertson.