Transparent wood, made by stripping organic polymers and replacing them with a mixture of egg whites and rice extract, could ...

Researchers have found a way to make transparent wood that doesn't rely on plastics, and it could be scaled up to work in ...

Baruah, a woodworking hobbyist, recently wondered if his pastime’s principal material could serve as a viable glass ...

Bharat Baruah never expected his woodworking hobby to collide with his day job in the chemistry lab. But one question kept nagging him: What if the future of windows wasn’t glass—or plastic—but wood?

Scientist have invented a new type of transparent wood that could one day replace harmful plastics in several applications.

Or a house with wooden windows? Probably not—unless you've heard of transparent wood. Made by modifying wood's natural structure, this material has been proposed as a sturdy, eco-friendly ...