Why scientists are making transparent wood / The results are amazing, that a piece of wood can be as strong as glass
Why scientists are making transparent wood / The results are amazing, that a piece of wood can be as strong as glass
The material is being exploited for smartphone screens, insulated windows, and more.
Why scientists are making transparent wood / The results are amazing, that a piece of wood can be as strong as glass::The material is being exploited for smartphone screens, insulated windows, and more.
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Have they tested this lignin+resin against a control of just resin? Does the lignin reinforcement add much in the way of advantages?
At the end of the day it's more resin than wood, so I think "transparent wood" is misleading. It's wood-reinforced resin.
So... Same deal as transparent aluminum.
You mean artificial sapphire, like the iPhone uses?
That project ultimately failed. They use it in the watch, but still use whatever the newest flavor of gorilla glass is on the phone.
Any idea why? Usually it's a cost thing, right?
Yeah. I think they just couldn’t make large enough pieces for any reasonable cost. In addition to watches, they also use it over the camera lenses though. So there’s that… https://www.cultofmac.com/507141/today-in-apple-history-apples-sapphire-dreams-shatter/