Transparent wood uses orange peel extract to go entirely sustainable

For tens of thousands of years, humans have been drawn to wood as a construction material due to its strength, low cost and abundance, and lately we’re seeing how transparency could be added to this list of desirable attributes. Scientists at Sweden’s … Continue reading Transparent wood uses orange peel extract to go entirely sustainable

Bioplastic made from wood powder entirely degrades in three months

Motivated by our growing problem with plastics, which are environmentally damaging both to produce and after they’re disposed of, scientists are tinkering away with more eco-friendly forms of the material. Researchers at Yale University have put forwar… Continue reading Bioplastic made from wood powder entirely degrades in three months