Transparent Wood Developed by US Researchers for More Efficient “Windows of the Future”

December 9, 2020 Shane Hedmond

Wood, a notoriously opaque substance, has apparently been resting on its laurels for far too long and not reaching its full potential, a team of researchers from Forest Products Laboratory (FPL), the University of Maryland, and the University of Colorado believes.

Researchers Create Transparent Wood, Want it to Replace Glass Windows

April 7, 2016 Shane Hedmond

Photo courtesy of KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

“You make a better door than a window!” I’m sure your parents hollered that at you all throughout your childhood as you were unaware that you were obstructing their view of their favorite TV show. That phrase may surprisingly not make sense to future generations with the recent discovery of a process that can make wood transparent. Seems crazy, I know.

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