Most glasses ... of interesting frame geometries, tolerances can be easily controlled for fitting optical elements, and they’re robust materials that can withstand daily use. Wood falls short ...

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.

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.

Well, scientists have already proven it can be done. And now they’ve developed a new kind of transparent wood that acts like glass but with surprising advantages. Not only is it strong and ...

The idea is to employ the material in buildings. With a window made from transparent wood instead of glass, for example, a building would take less energy to heat and cool. Because of the ...

And with the resin added, transparent wood outperforms plastic and glass: In tests measuring how easily materials fracture or break under pressure, transparent wood came out around three times ...

The team, led by Liangbing Hu, has managed to turn ordinary sheets of wood into transparent material which they say is nearly as clear as glass. The 'invisible wood' as Dr. Hu describes it ...

The temperature inside the house was between 9 to 11 degrees Fahrenheit (5 to 6 degrees Celsius) cooler when transparent wood was used than when glass was, suggesting that this new material could ...

Wood made transparent by epoxy resin transmits about 90% of visible light, so it boasts high transparency like glass. At the same time, transparent wood has the strength and flexibility derived ...

The transparent wood lets through just a little bit less light than glass, but a lot less heat, said Tian Li, the lead author of the new study. "It is very transparent, but still allows for a ...