Wood can easily be turned transparent to make energy-saving windows

University of Maryland researchers came up with a method that modifies the contained lignin instead of removing it completely

Transparent wood just got even better, moving us a step closer to windows that are far better insulators than traditional…

Full text: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2265874-wood-can-easily-be-turned-transparent-to-make-energy-saving-windows/amp/

Author

Leah Crane

Source

NewScientist, 2021-01-27.

Supplier

University of Maryland

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