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Researchers created a wood-based transparent window that passively adjusts visible light with temperature, blocks nearly all UVA rays without electricity, and offers insulation far better than glass, enabling energy-efficient buildings and new uses like smart greenhouses and health-monitoring skins.
Researchers have made significant progress in developing transparent wood, which could have various applications such as super-strong screens for smartphones, soft glowing light fixtures, and color-changing windows. By removing the glue that holds wood cells together and filling the resulting air pockets with a substance that bends light similarly to the cell walls, the wood becomes transparent. Transparent wood is stronger than carbon fibers and outperforms plastic and glass in terms of strength and toughness. The material's potential has garnered interest from scientists worldwide, who believe it has a promising future.
Scientists have developed transparent wood by removing the pigments and modifying the glue that holds the cell bundles together in wood. By filling the resulting hollow cells with a substance that bends light, such as epoxy resin, the wood becomes transparent. Transparent wood is stronger than carbon fibers and outperforms plastic and glass in terms of strength and toughness. It has potential applications in smartphone screens, light fixtures, and architectural features like color-changing windows. It is also a better insulator than glass, making it useful for heat retention in buildings.