Kevin McCready 83 Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Scientists develop transparent wood that is stronger and lighter than glass. So what is the epoxy? https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/scientists-develop-transparent-wood-that-is-stronger-and-lighter-than-glass-1.5902739?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MartinRF 52 Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 This is science click-bait. Nature (the publication) does this all the time but this time it is Science. Looking up the paper in Science I find the H2O2-treated balsa is not as strong as glass. Far from it actually. The numbers reported are lower than those of the pure epoxy resin! Glass fibres reinforce resin. In this case it is the other way around. The epoxy is AeroMarine 300/21. https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/5/eabd7342 https://www.aeromarineproducts.com/product/300-21-laminate-epoxy-resin-1-5-gal-kit/ /Martin 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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