fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science@mander.xyzEnglish · 10 months agoWhy scientists are making transparent woodarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down12cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.footechnology@lemmy.world
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minus-squareEmoBean@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·edit-210 months agoNo, it’s literally filled with plastic, regular ass ball cancer plastic. They’re using the same method Nile red does. Just using the processed cellulose as a scaffold for epoxy. DNSE and MMA for optical wood, PEG and MMA for thermal wood. https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/annurev-matsci-010622-105440
minus-squareKilling_Spark@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 months agoIgnore my dumbass that ignored the fact that the epoxy is, of course, just another plastic. You’re completely right!
No, it’s literally filled with plastic, regular ass ball cancer plastic. They’re using the same method Nile red does. Just using the processed cellulose as a scaffold for epoxy. DNSE and MMA for optical wood, PEG and MMA for thermal wood.
https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/annurev-matsci-010622-105440
Ignore my dumbass that ignored the fact that the epoxy is, of course, just another plastic. You’re completely right!