Stronger than plastic and tougher than glass, the resin-filled material is being exploited for smartphone screens, insulated windows and more. By Jude Coleman / Knowable Magazine Published Dec 14, ...

See-through solar cells offer the exciting prospect of turning gleaming skyscrapers into photovoltaic powerhouses. But it has been difficult to make solar cells that are both transparent and efficient ...

Making a living brain transparent and watching its neurons fire without disturbing their function—sounds like science fiction ...

From product photography to web design, sometimes an image is just better without the background. But attempting to tackle the task without the right tools can make even the most skilled photographers ...

A transparent cell phone would seem to have a few limitations. It could be hard to find, and others could easily see exactly what you are working on. The real power of a transparent phone, that which ...

This story was originally published by Knowable Magazine. Thirty years ago, a botanist in Germany had a simple wish: to see the inner workings of woody plants without dissecting them. By bleaching ...

Thirty years ago, a botanist in Germany had a simple wish: to see the inner workings of woody plants without dissecting them. By bleaching away the pigments in plant cells, Siegfried Fink managed to ...