Researchers have used a fungus and bacteria to create rigid, living structures similar to bone and coral, which could one day be used as a self-repairing building material ...

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

Living fungus-based building material repairs itself for over a month Date: April 16, 2025 Source: Cell Press Summary: Engineers have developed a building material that uses the root-like mycelium ...

because the mycelium is really robust, and in nature, sometimes it biomineralizes (itself).” The team experimented with ...

Researchers are developing the biomaterial as a more environmentally friendly alternative to concrete, but any wide-scale use ...

Engineers have developed a building material that uses the root-like mycelium of a fungus and bacteria cells. Their results, publishing April 16 in the Cell Press journal Cell Reports Physical ...

A new fungi-based concrete alternative could finally give the construction industry the game-changing material it has been ...

“It might be five to 10 years down the line.” Fungus is also a potential respiratory hazard, and though killing the mycelium reduces its allergen-producing ability, more research should be ...