Sustainably produced, biodegradable materials are an important focus of modern materials science. However, when working with natural materials such as cellulose, lignin or chitin, researchers face a ...

Instead of treating the mycelium, they use it as a whole. As it grows, the fungus not only forms hyphae, but also a so-called extracellular matrix: a network of various fiber-like macromolecules ...

Mushroom mycelium can be turned into high-quality insulation and other building materials. To learn more, Technology Networks ...

Fungi are considered a promising source of biodegradable materials. Empa researchers have developed a new material based on a fungal mycelium and its ...

Research reveals a fungal mycelium scaffold for engineered living materials, enabling self-mineralization and offering a ...

The love of growing fungi all started for them in a wardrobe ... drilling holes into logs and filling them with mycelium plugs that hold the promise of a mushroom bounty further down the line.