Fungi have more to offer than meets the eye. Their thread-like cells, which grow extensively and out of sight underground like a network of roots, offer huge potential for producing sustainable, ...

Often hidden from view, fungi are a critical part of our ecosystems. Some can be eaten as mushrooms; others help trees and forests thrive. But that’s not all: they’re also helping us create low-cost, ...

Mycelium leather is produced by growing the fungus as a biological tissue or mat on top of a liquid or solid substrate, or as fungal biomass in submerged liquid fermentation. Solid-state fermentation ...

In a new study, scientists have developed a living building material using fungal mycelium that can mineralize itself or be mineralized by bacteria, offering a potentially self-healing, sustainable ...

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 Science ...

Is Fungus the Plastic of the Future? Explore mycelium technology as a potential replacement for plastic, highlighting its numerous applications and the opportunities it presents for products, ...

In a breakthrough that could revolutionize the face mask industry, researchers at the University of British Columbia have developed a method to create sustainable face masks using mycelium, the root ...

The Phenomenal Fungi collection includes lighting fixtures made from mycelium and bits of charcoal that texturize the surfaces. There’s a fungus among us—and it could invade our homes. But that’s ...

Worldwide, discarded electronic toys, computers and smartphones are becoming an increasingly significant source of electronic ...

It was just this week that we heard how a fungus-based material could be used as fireproof insulation. Well, scientists have now created a similar material, known as mycocrete, that could one day be ...

What is a mushroom, exactly? Ask the average consumer and they’ll likely reply that mushrooms are short stems with lid-like caps on the top, found in the produce section as well as growing in the wild ...

Mycelium has a long history in food, but its potential for today’s consumer packaged foods (CPG) industry highlights the need for increased R&D in resourceful and responsible food production that ...