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Stronger than plastic and tougher than glass, see-through wood has a number of interesting properties that researchers hope to exploit. A variety of tree species have been explored for engineering transparent wood including balsa, rubberwood, birch, pine and poplar. 🔗: https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/technology/2023/why-scientists-are-making-transparent-wood?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=originals