While the original researchers only made two pieces of transparent wood – end grain and cross grain basswood, inexplicably referred to as R-wood and L-wood – [blorggg] is taking this much further.

So leave it to Swedish researchers to figure out a whole new use for all that wood: they’ve made it transparent ... Institute of Technology. With a background in creating strong, light-weight ...

Today, scientists report a new kind of transparent wood that not only transmits light, but also absorbs and releases heat, potentially saving on energy costs. Wood may seem more at home in log ...

What if wood became a high-tech material? Researchers have developed a semi-transparent version, combining strength and biodegradability. This innovation could well compete with glass and plastic.

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 ...

Windows could be made from transparent, renewable 'wood', according to Swedish researchers. A team from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm have created what they describe as ...

An engineered transparent wood that can trap heat and then release it when needed could be the next trendy building material. The new kind of wood not only transmits light, but is also able to ...

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 ...

Researchers have developed a quick and easy way to turn the wood-based bioproduct lignin into nanoparticles that can create a transparent coating with anti-fog properties or a colorful ...

Researchers from Sweden and the US have successfully developed transparent wood. The treated material, which looks like clear plastic, has the same insulating and environmentally friendly ...