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Transparent Wood? Scientists Invent Biodegradable Material That Could Replace Plastics (thedebrief.org)

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[–] PennyRoyal 19 points 6 days ago (1 children)

How much transparent plastic do you have as a building material in your house? Because we already have a non-plastic alternative - it’s called glass. And that’s what ALL the clear surfaces are in my house envelope.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I think that may be a statistically generated image. And/or someone was really lazy in thinking up what the post image should be.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

Because the actual product picture is quite underwhelming. Scroll down the article for a look.