Transparent wood:

Transparent wood:

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Fast and Curious

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03 Oct 20

https://futurism.com/the-byte/scientists-create-clear-transparent-wood-glass

I wonder where this will lead, like how much would it cost to make in commercial numbers? It is said this 'glass' is a better insulator than real glass.

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05 Oct 20

@sonhouse
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adfm.201907511

original Paper. The unanswered Question for me is how the "transparent wodd" relates to the PMMA, which gives a lot of ist properties. You can buy PMMA (Plexiglas (R) ) Sheets now and without needing to process Wood using bleach, which in itself is not a real green process (the should use H2o2, preferably from direct Synthesis)