Bob π¨π¦π²π½πΊπ¦Engineered wood converts sunlight into heat, supplies solar power even in darkness
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/wood-converts-sunlight-into-heat
DB SchweinRemoving the lignin from balsa is also how the team made windows out of wood... I feel like these two designs might work together, and how cool would that be?
https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/blog/transparent-wood-could-be-window-future
Thee Mighty Peculia π@deirdrebeth @bielsubob This is wild!
SeaI guess you could still call it wood.
groxx@bielsubob aaah, filling it with stearic acid is a neat idea. phase-change temperature control is stunningly powerful.
@bielsubob Interesting exercise, even though they don't mention the energy produced. I imagine the devices are in the mW down to ΞΌW scale, feasible for energy harvesting and very low power utilities.
@bielsubob coining new term now: "Functional Wood"