While sustainably-grown wood can be an economical and eco-friendly building material, its relatively low tensile strength ...

There is already a component of wood that is transparent: cellulose. However, two other components in wood are not, which are ...

Baruah, a woodworking hobbyist, recently wondered if his pastime’s principal material could serve as a viable glass ...

Can you imagine having 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 ...

Transparent wood, made by stripping organic polymers and replacing them with a mixture of egg whites and rice extract, could ...

including sodium sulfite (a delignifying agent), sodium hydroxide (a version of lye) and diluted bleach. Then, the pores were refilled by soaking them in an egg white and rice extract mixture ...

In a world where plastic dominates almost every part of daily life—from phones to windows—finding a sustainable alternative ...