FungalForm: mycelium air conditioning that also grows mushrooms
The innovative device awarded at the 2023 James Dyson Award uses mycelium to purify the air and cool environments.
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A "super mushroom" contains several layers with which to make all kinds of materials: towards sustainable mass products and ...
Read moreMushrooms have their own language, and it is as complex as that of humans
Scientists listened to the mushroom "conversations". And they found that the signals they exchange have a structure ...
Read moreNail drives out nail: will hallucinogenic mushrooms cure addictions?
Against alcohol addictions, the remedy you do not expect: hallucinogenic mushrooms. Sounds like a joke, but a study ...
Read moreShrooly, a mushroom 'printer' for growing at home
A kind of 'printer-aquarium' to grow mushrooms at home and see them grow in real time: I like it.
Read moreHouse insulation with mushrooms? Resistant, affordable, zero emissions
A carbon-negative, compostable, more durable and cost-effective insulation material? We already have it. Let's mass produce it. On the contrary: let's cultivate it.
Read moreTransdermal patches, the future of psilocybin: healing "magic mushrooms"
Psilocybin, a substance contained in the famous "hallucinogenic mushrooms", is increasingly being explored as a therapeutic substance. The most popular approach seems to be ...
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Do mushrooms have intelligence and conscience? A suggestive thesis, but free from “esoteric” considerations, and increasingly explored by scholars.
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Researchers have discovered a group of soil bacteria that could produce alternatives to fertilizer to feed the soil ...
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A living organism that can reduce temperature and radiation, become construction material, dress us, feed us and "open up horizons": the ...
Read moreChernobyl reactor mold tested as a shield on the ISS
The fungi found on the Chernobyl nuclear reactor continue to amaze: they are also able to absorb space radiation ...
Read moreChernobyl, mushrooms "eat" radiation: towards medical applications
In Chernobyl (and other contaminated areas) there are a multitude of fungi capable of growing in spite of radiation. ...
Read moreA team of scientists thinks we should live in mushroom houses
A speculative and provocative paper by a team of European academics explores the possibility of living in homes ...
Read moreCandida auris, the lethal mushroom has become resistant to all drugs
Candida Auris is becoming resistant to all drugs. Its spread must be absolutely averted by any means possible.
Read moreModern Meadow, a journey to the origins of vegan leather jackets
Interest is growing in this challenge that crosses biology, design, fashion and respect for animals and nature.
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Concrete guide for those approaching this artificial intelligence tool, also designed for the school world: many examples of applications, usage indications and ready-to-use instructions for training and interrogating Chat GPT.
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