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Re:Scientists develop transparent wood that is stronger and ... by GizmoSwan on Monday February 08, 2021 @02:34PM (#26069037)
Hair thin anything can look transparent though. I seems to be paper thin.

As building products go, I believe rot resistant glass infused wood as a substitute for pressure treated wood is a more useful product specially in humid regions.

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Re:Scientists develop transparent wood that is stronger and ... by joemi on Monday February 08, 2021 @03:39PM (#26069791)
From the article, the process involves 1mm thick pieces of wood. But it's reasonable to assume that a thicker plywood could then be made out of those 1mm thick pieces and would maintain a lot of the translucency.
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Re:Scientists develop transparent wood that is stronger and ... by wjko21 on Monday February 08, 2021 @03:01PM (#26069364)
even if it's not completely transparent and can not be used in a window, it could still be useful as a wall material to let some of the daylight into the house.
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Re:Scientists develop transparent wood that is stronger and ... by andylynch on Monday February 08, 2021 @03:20PM (#26069582)
Looks like they worked with 1-1.5 mm balsa. sheets. You could make this into plywood. Would be interesting to test this with denser timber.
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Re:Scientists develop transparent wood that is stronger and ... by Pfhreak on Monday February 08, 2021 @03:19PM (#26069569)
Especially since it appears to diffuse the light, which is actually desirable in some cases.
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