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Materials Science
Structural Materials
Tomáš Štefko
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Thin and Flexible Transparent Wood
Consumer devices of today are created from hazardous and non-renewable materials. Additionally, they are rigid, heavy, and produced in an energy-inefficient manner using CO2-producing processes. Also, synthetic t...
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Multilayered and Densified Transparent Wood
The emergence of the concept of transparent wood has created a new frontier in wood modification, attracting academics to investigate it further and examine more functionality and production methods. In cuttin...
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Solar Cells
Traditional energy production methods, such as burning fossil fuels, are harmful to the earth's environment, resulting in major, planet-scale issues, and climate change. As a result, renewable and green energy...
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Smart Buildings
To tackle energy and climate change challenges, renewable energy production and reduction of building energy consumption are required. To save energy, a novel material called optically transparent wood is bein...
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Fully Bio-based Transparent Wood
Due to its high optical transparency, excellent thermal insulation, and great durability, transparent wood is a desirable structural material for energy-efficient buildings, electronics, packaging, and nanotec...
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Transparent Bamboo
The objective of this chapter is to acquaint the reader with information about recent progress made in the field of manufacturing biocomposite material—transparent bamboo. In the past few years, there has been...
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Properties of Transparent Wood
Due to the distinctive structures that result from its natural growth, wood is a commonly utilized structural material with exceptional mechanical qualities. Different woods exhibit an incredible range of meso...
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Smart Windows
Wood is an available and sustainable substrate which has the potential for large-scale nanotechnology functionalization. Most materials used in optical lighting applications must create a homogeneous illuminat...
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Fire Properties of Transparent Wood and Its Components
Since transparent wood has the potential to become a suitable building material, its fire characteristics also become more important. During its preparation, several components are combined. One of them is woo...
