The material is designed to provide both water and oil resistance, offering an alternative to conventional plastic packaging.

University of Maine scientists unveil plastic-free mycelium packaging that resists water and oil, offering a scalable alternative to plastic for food producers.

Plastic has been the go-to material for almost everything for decades, but we’ve all seen the mess it leaves behind. […] ...

Talk about sustainability in Pro AV. Now, there is research being done on how mushrooms can meet specific requirements for speaker construction. Well, mushroom mycelium to be precise. The renewable ...

Among the many things we could do to reduce strain on the environment is find greener ways of constructing buildings. You see, cement production accounts for 8% of CO2 emissions worldwide – and a lot ...

Oyster mushrooms and repurposed bamboo furniture scraps may be an unlikely combination for a tough building material, but engineers have used this curious mix to create a new biomimicry-inspired tile, ...

The thin mycelial film is almost transparent and has good tensile strength. It could be used as a living bioplastic. Sustainably produced, biodegradable materials are an important focus of modern ...

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Fungi are considered a promising source of biodegradable materials. Researchers have developed a new material based on a fungal mycelium and its own extracellular matrix. This gives the biomaterial ...