Marina Schwarz + 1,576 April 4, 2019 Windows made of transparent wood could help keep buildings warm One news outlet was quick to headline this with "material that can replace plastics". Said material is made with polyethylene glycol, a substance that has nothing to do with oil or gas, as far as I know. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
footeab@yahoo.com + 2,187 April 4, 2019 That **slight** breezy situation; melts at 30C... 🤔 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Meredith Poor + 894 MP April 4, 2019 4 hours ago, Marina Schwarz said: Said material is made with polyethylene glycol, a substance that has nothing to do with oil or gas, as far as I know. Polyethylene Glycol is antifreeze. The 'Polyethylene' should drop a hint that this is a hydrocarbon-based petrochemical. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marina Schwarz + 1,576 April 4, 2019 Well, I did think the irony here was blatantly obvious, helped by the emoji, but I see I was wrong. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites