Researchers Present Biodegradable Transparent Wood as Sustainable Glass Alternative
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Making sturdy, semi-transparent wood with cheap, natural materials
Can you imagine a smartphone with a wooden touchscreen? 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 plastic alternative. But wood's biodegradability is often sacrificed in the process. Researchers are hoping to change that by creating transparent woods from almost entirely natural materials and making th…


Wood made transparent using rice and egg whites could replace windows
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
Rice and egg whites transform wood into a translucent window alternative
A nest box with windows made of transparent wood arranged with heat lamps to test the thermal properties of the material Bharat Baruah et al. (2025) The windows and smartphone screens can one day be built from clear wood mixed with egg whites and may be safely composted at the end of life. Researchers are [...] Source The post Rice and egg whites transform wood into a translucent window alternative appeared first on Mondo News.
Are there soon windows or displays made of transparent wood?
Transparent wooden windows or displays? Researchers develop environmentally friendly alternatives to glass and plastic with exciting properties. The post Are there soon windows or displays made of transparent wood? appeared first on ingenieur.de - Jobbörse und Nachrichtenportal für Ingenieure.
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