Transparent wood could soon find uses in super-strong screens for smartphones; in soft, glowing light fixtures; and even as structural features, such as color-changing windows. “I truly believe ...

Transparent wood could soon find uses in super-strong screens for smartphones; in soft, glowing light fixtures; and even as structural features, such as color-changing windows. If you're enjoying ...

Researchers from Sweden and the US have successfully developed transparent wood. The treated material, which looks like clear plastic ... while Berglund's sheets are generally paper-thin.

Researchers are working on creating transparent wood ... to the slim profile of wood sheets, the material is seen as a potentially great alternative to glass and plastic for display screens.

Colorants can be pigments (organic or inorganic) or dyes. Dyes are soluble in plastic, making them easily mixable. They are commonly used to color transparent plastics, typically amorphous polyesters.

For decades, Sprite has come in green bottles, but the company says clear plastic is more easily recycled. Environmentalists say the issue is not the color but the single-use plastic. For decades ...