It’s a lucrative concept that has drawn the attention of researchers across the globe in recent years.
But thanks to a new generation of futuristic building materials, those materials could be poised for a significant upgrade. A team of researchers at the USDA and several research institutions say they’ve developed “transparent wood,” a glass-like material made almost entirely out of trees that they claim is stronger, safer, more cost efficient and more thermally efficient than glass.
Kicking Glass
It’s a lucrative concept that has drawn the attention of multiple research teams across the globe, all working on similar concepts.
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