Innovative Transparent Wood Offers Sustainable Plastic Substitute

Innovative Transparent Wood Offers Sustainable Plastic Substitute

One of the most important renewable and sustainable resources is wood. It is present all around us and possesses amazing qualities. This durable and versatile material is a natural insulator that is non-polluting and sustainable. Wood has a wide array of uses, from firewood, paper, and construction to furniture, fuel, flavorings, and fragrances. It has been crucial to human civilization and economic development for centuries.  Now, we are all fa…

Bio-Glass? Chemists have developed a semi-transparent material that is almost exclusively made of wood and other natural substances. The transparent wood is robust and, thanks to a wiring, also conducts electricity and could therefore be used in future for example for heat-insulating window panes or touchscreens. With some optimizations, it could also be biodegradable in the future and then an environmentally friendly alternative to the plastic …

Creating Durable, Semi-Transparent Wood From Affordable, Natural Materials

Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – Transparent wood can be obtained by researchers when they modify wood’s natural structure. This material has been proposed as a sturdy, eco-friendly plastic alternative. This slice of semi-transparent wood is made with natural materials and could be used in applications from wearable sensors to energy-efficient windows. Credit: Bharat Baruah But […]

A new recipe for transparent wood uses natural ingredients such as rice and protein instead of plastic. However, the use of chemistry remains inevitable.