Researchers have developed a type of transparent wood that they claim could offer a sustainable and environmentally-friendly alternative to plastic. A team from the Institute of Wood Science and ...

Nendo, one of the most talented Japanese design firms working today, has sent us images of a table that’ll debut at the Milan furniture fair in a couple weeks, and it’s a stunner — a triumph of ...

Living in a transparent house made of see-through wood may not be everyone’s idea of a dream home, but it could be a possibility in the not too distant future. As scientists look for sustainable, ...

We’ve talked about transparent wood before. However, the process can be difficult to get just right. [NileRed] recently posted a video with very detailed instructions on how he’s doing it. Aside from ...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Scientists at the University of Maryland say they have come up with a quicker and easier process to turn wood transparent. The standard procedure involves soaking wood in a vat of ...

There’s a reason humans have been building homes from wood for 10,000 years. It’s an excellent building material—durable, renewable, good at insulating. But since it’s opaque, we’re still in the habit ...

Transparent wood is the most recent novel development that could replace conventional glass or plastic windows. While glass and plastics are transparent and can be made to provide structural support, ...

Thirty years ago, a botanist in Germany had a simple wish: to see the inner workings of woody plants without dissecting them. By bleaching away the pigments in plant cells, Siegfried Fink managed to ...