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Why scientists are making transparent wood (arstechnica.com)
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The material is being exploited for smartphone screens, insulated windows, and more.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

While interesting, the article keeps mentioning display screens on phones as a potential application area. I feel like tensile strength is not a key issue in display materials, so much as resistance to scratching, whick is why we use glass lined composites today.

The thermal insulation on a translucent, load bearing material is certainly interesting as well as the developments in making the material environmentally friendly to produce.