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Podcast: Learning With Lowell
Episode: 39: Wood Nanotechnology, Transparent Wood, Super Thermally Insulating Nanowood, and Transparent Boats Discussed with Advanced Energy Materials Expert Dr Tian Li
Description: Wood Nanotechnology for Energy, Transparent Wood, Super Thermally Insulating Nanowood, Transparent Boats, Advanced Energy Materials Expert, Advanced Functional Materials Expert, and High Performance Thermoelectrics
"Tian Li, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering, has been named to Forbes' prestigious "30 Under 30 2018: Energy" list in recognition for her contributions to what the magazine describes as the "remarkable scientific breakthrough" of transparent wood.
Li and a research team led by Clark School Associate Professor Liangbing Hu removed the molecule in wood that makes it rigid and dark in color (lignin...