Transparent wood-based composites, realised by removing lignin from wood, have emerged as an innovative material in the last 15 years (Mariani & Malucelli, 2022). While the scientific community has proved this material's potential, its acceptance by stakeholders is still under analysis. Typically,…

Transparent Wood (TW) is a promising composite characterized by lightweight and transparency to visible light, along with its sustainability. By using successive treatments (i.e., delignification, infiltration with suitable resins and, eventually, functionalization) TW becomes a good candidate to…

Transparent wood (TW) is a sustainable composite material with high optical transmittance and excellent mechanical properties. Nanoparticles, dyes and quantum dots can be added in a controlled manner for new functionalities relying on the light scattering properties of the composite. The scattering…

Electrospinning is a technology largely employed to obtain polymer fibers with different functionalities. The electrospinning of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) in the presence of silica nanoparticles, and the subsequent thermal treatment of these electrospun PVP-silica fibers, allows for the…

Finite element model updating (FEMU) is an advanced inverse parameter identification method capable of identifying multiple parameters in a material model through one or a few well-designed material tests. The method has become more mature thanks to the widespread use of full-field measurement…

Welcome on board! This is the first newsletter of AI-TranspWood project, specifically devoted to a periodical update of the project outcomes, aiming to disseminate them to a wider public. Each newsletter develops a particular topic that will be developed and implemented in the upcoming three-years, providing the readers with fresh and smart information and using a multidisciplinary approach.