Scientists have come up with a way to turn a block of linden wood transparent, winding up with a material that could find use in everything from cars to advanced light-based electronics systems.

The team then infused the delignified wood with a solution containing quantum dots—semiconductor nanoparticles that glow in a particular color when struck by ultraviolet (UV) light. After ...

faceted fronts that play with light and shadow, and materials ranging from earthy mango wood to coastal cane. Vintage picks like the striking teak sideboard seen above from Anne McDonald’s ...

A structure of warm and soft light enclosed within dual-toned wood, Light Form allows the user to create a desired lighting pattern by manipulating folding tiles embedded in each modular panel.

This version, available for sale now on Nanoleaf's site and at other retailers later this year, is decidedly muted in tone with a "wood-look" finish and an adjustable white light color temperature.

The “blackest” black is a material developed by MIT in 2019 that captures at least 99.995 percent of any incoming light. The structure of the super-black wood, named Nxylon, inherently ...

Thanks to an accidental discovery, researchers have created a new super-black material that absorbs almost all light, opening potential ... energy plasma to make wood more water-repellent.