A clear, strong, and thermally insulated wood for energy efficient windows

Re:A clear, strong, and thermally insulated wood for energy ... by eloff on Sunday October 04, 2020 @12:42PM (#24680322)

Neither is glass, which I'd hazard lasts longer in the environment as well - although glass at least doesn't float so it can't "wander off".

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:A clear, strong, and thermally insulated wood for energy ... by ClumsyPilot on Sunday October 04, 2020 @03:07PM (#24681478)

Firstly, it is a natural material - its basically sand. It does as much damage to the envirobment as any random rock.

Secondly it has been recycled for decades and is actually a relatively simple material that can be molten, purigied abd re-cast, much like metals can be.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:A clear, strong, and thermally insulated wood for energy ... by Faaak on Sunday October 04, 2020 @01:11PM (#24680561)

However glass is inert, whereas plastic is not

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:A clear, strong, and thermally insulated wood for energy ... by melolife on Sunday October 04, 2020 @02:27PM (#24681136)

Apparently if you dump glass into the ocean, within 10 years it looks like those decorative pebbles so it's actually a pretty good way of dealing with it.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:A clear, strong, and thermally insulated wood for energy ... by jiofih on Sunday October 04, 2020 @02:45PM (#24681301)

Now imagine dumping a million tons of it at a time, in a few select spots of the ocean. That’s what we did with plastics.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:A clear, strong, and thermally insulated wood for energy ... by eeZah7Ux on Sunday October 04, 2020 @03:29PM (#24681636)

No.

[ Parent | on HN ]