Transparent wood now also stores and releases heat

Three years ago, we heard how scientists from Sweden's KTH Royal Institute of Technology had created transparent wood – it could serve as a cheaper alternative to the silica-based glass currently used in windows and solar cells. Now, the material is additionally able to store heat and later release it.

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Category: Materials

Tags:

• American Chemical Society
• KTH Royal Institute of Technology
• Phase change material
• Transparency
• Wood

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