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Mycelium May Be The Next Big Technology Thing

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If you watch Star Trek Discovery, then you will have become familiar with the spore drive, a technology that can instantly transport the starship Enterprise from point to point across the Galaxy. The spores being referred to in the technology’s name are fungal. Mycelium is interesting stuff. Mycelium is versatile.

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Could Mycocrete Become A Building Material For Homes On Earth, The Moon, And Mars?

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The Myco-Architecture Off Planet Project is experimenting with mycelium which forms the root network of fungi as an off-world building material. What we don’t see is what lurks beneath, the mycelium network of hyphae, long tubular filaments extending for hundreds of metres from what is visible atop.

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Advancements in Material Science – A DNA Metamaterial, Desiccant Sucking HVAC, and Fungi-based Concrete

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He is a big fan of the movies. The technology isn’t well suited to removing humidity which often makes the air feel much warmer. One is Transaera , a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) spinout. The mycelium is harvested before it can turn into mushrooms. grid today.