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Why scientists are making transparent wood / The results are amazing, that a piece of wood can be as strong as glass (arstechnica.com)

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Why scientists are making transparent wood / The results are amazing, that a piece of wood can be as strong as glass::The material is being exploited for smartphone screens, insulated windows, and more.

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[-] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

So... Same deal as transparent aluminum.

[-] brianorca@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

You mean artificial sapphire, like the iPhone uses?

[-] mriguy@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

That project ultimately failed. They use it in the watch, but still use whatever the newest flavor of gorilla glass is on the phone.

[-] Tangent5280@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Any idea why? Usually it's a cost thing, right?

[-] mriguy@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Yeah. I think they just couldn’t make large enough pieces for any reasonable cost. In addition to watches, they also use it over the camera lenses though. So there’s that… https://www.cultofmac.com/507141/today-in-apple-history-apples-sapphire-dreams-shatter/

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