carturo222 to [email protected] • 1 year agoWhy scientists are making transparent woodarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]technology
arrow-up15arrow-down1external-linkWhy scientists are making transparent woodarstechnica.comcarturo222 to [email protected] • 1 year agomessage-square2fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]technology
minus-squaresouthsamurailinkfedilink4•1 year agoAs always, the title of the article is misleading. It isn’t transparent. They aren’t using it to make anything yet, those are all potential uses. It isn’t wood, it’s fancy epoxy resin mixed in with cellulose (over simplification). In other words, it’s plastic with parts of wood mixed in. This isn’t to say it sucks or anything, it should be great for a wide range of uses eventually. But it ain’t there yet.
As always, the title of the article is misleading.
It isn’t transparent.
They aren’t using it to make anything yet, those are all potential uses.
It isn’t wood, it’s fancy epoxy resin mixed in with cellulose (over simplification). In other words, it’s plastic with parts of wood mixed in.
This isn’t to say it sucks or anything, it should be great for a wide range of uses eventually. But it ain’t there yet.