With a little effort, you can eliminate gaps, glaze panes and use caulk to make old wood windows more energy efficient and to help minimize the toll that time has ...

A sheet of transparent new material at a University of Maryland lab looks like it might be plastic. But it’s actually wood—and it could eventually be used to make energy-efficient windows or even ...

Whether you’re running to the corner Starbucks for a pumpkin spice latte, or watching golden sunsets and rich, red leaves hit the ground from your living room window, autumn is one of the coziest ...

A few months ago, we looked at the work of material scientists who had managed to make a block of linden wood see-through. Altering the molecular makeup to turn timber transparent is an impressive bit ...

Many UK homeowners adore their original timber sash windows but are tired of cold rooms, traffic noise and high energy bills. At the same time, the idea of ripping those windows out and replacing them ...

COLLEGE PARK, Md., Aug. 16 (UPI) --A new study highlights the potential benefits of wood windows in home construction. Transparent wood is nearly as transparent as glass, and tests show it's a better ...

Old windows have both historic character and durability that can't be matched in modern, factory-made models. (ELIOT KAMENITZ / THE TIMES PICAYUNE ARCHIVE) Questions about old wood-framed windows are ...

Carminati Serramenti manufactures wooden frames, wood aluminum, and wood glass. Windows and doors from Carminati Serramenti were used in Villa Ostuni, a modern-looking house in Ostuni, Italy. Villa ...

Wood-colored may soon lose its meaning if scientists from the University of Maryland, College Park, manage to apply a new technique to the key byproduct of the trees of our world. In a nifty new ...