More sustainable than glass? Are we running out of sand?
Neither scratch resistance nor UV resistance are mentioned.
Sounds like a niche product unless those properties are addressed.
Is this another description of glass.
Is there anything you can’t do with Bamboo?
>> [Glass is] not particularly sustainable
So what. Integrated circuits aren’t “sustainable” as the environazis use the term, but I’ve never heard them whine about that.
Production costs for large scale production are as yet unknown, so it is still a maybe and not a “done deal”.
Hey folks, the screens on your cell phones and the panels on stealth aircraft are made of cotton fiber Cellulose. Much of it in the way of process technology is classified. That slave picked cotton is extremely advanced in technology.
Bamboo in general is a wonderful material. I recall buildings under construction in Taiwan and Hong Kong covered in a lace work of bamboo. Doesn’t rust in humid climates and by weight much stronger than steel. Of course, the average Chinese laborer probably weighs about 130 lbs., so there is that to consider when you’re relying on it hanging off the side at the 35th story.
I know people who used to swear that Bamboo made the best bongs...
Transparent wood has actually been muscling in on glass’s turf for a few years now. Scientists chemically remove the lignin from the wood fibers, then treat the remaining material with plexiglass or epoxy. The end result is a material that’s transparent, renewable, and as strong as or stronger than glass, while being lighter and a better thermal insulator.
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Uh... Glass is already waterproof and fireproof. And unless the government is in charge, there is no shortage of sand.
Read later.
Why does it remind me of Scotty’s transparent aluminum?