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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by jeffhykin@lemm.ee to c/solarpunk@slrpnk.net

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I don't think I've seen any solarpunk art (much less real world construction) with transparent wood, so I wanted to share

Not only is transparent wood real but apparently it has been around in labs for a bit. Take a look! (And let me know if this is old news for you)

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[–] emrikol@lemmy.sdf.org 23 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Filling the air pockets with a substance like epoxy resin that bends light to a similar degree to the cell walls renders the wood transparent.

Unfortunately we still need to add plastic to make it strong.

NileRed has some videos about it:

[–] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago

I'm surprised I watched the whole video. Haha. Mildly interesting. Maybe slightly more than mild. 😁