Though researchers at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm have developed a way to chemically treat wood so that it not only becomes opaque—even completely transparent at times ...

A few months ago, we looked at the work of material scientists who had managed to make a block of linden wood see-through. Altering the molecular makeup to turn timber transparent is an impressive ...

Researchers at the University of Maryland have turned ordinary sheets of wood into transparent material that is nearly as clear as glass, but stronger and with better insulating properties.

Potential applications, from windows to touchscreens, open up new possibilities. Traditional wood owes its opacity to lignin and hemicellulose. To make it transparent, these components must be ...

Scientists have developed a method for producing a form of transparent wood that could provide an environmentally-friendly alternative to glass windows. The method involves brushing hydrogen ...

Today, scientists report a new kind of transparent wood that not only transmits light, but also absorbs and releases heat, potentially saving on energy costs. Wood may seem more at home in log ...

Engineers demonstrate in a new study that windows made of transparent wood could provide more even and consistent natural lighting and better energy efficiency than glass. Engineers at the A.

An engineered transparent wood that can trap heat and then release it when needed could be the next trendy building material. The new kind of wood not only transmits light, but is also able to ...