Too long to read? Go for the highlights below. Researchers at Purdue University engineered textiles combining Ganoderma sessile mycelium with cellulose fibres, achieving water contact angles up to 139° and tensile strength increases of 6× in nonwoven materials and 56% in woven cotton The semi-interpenetrating network leverages hydrophobins on aerial mycelium for water resistance whilst maintaining breathability. Life cycle assessment demonstrates 54% lower ecosystem impact,

Want to know the secret to growing great mushrooms? Learn to cook first. Not for yourself, but for your mycelium. That's how the team at Mycelia Academy describes substrate production: less like following a lab protocol, more like preparing a carefully planned and nutritious meal. Sure, there are formulas, temperatures, and recipes involved. But ask the instructors, and they'll tell you it's really about understanding what your mycelium needs to thrive, a diet that blends pr

Too long to read? Go for the highlights below. Female stinkbugs of the species Megymenum gracilicorne cultivate symbiotic fungi on specialised glands in their hind legs, then deliberately coat their eggs with the organisms to create a protective barrier approximately 2 millimetres thick. Laboratory experiments demonstrated that parasitic wasps attacked 62 per cent of unprotected eggs but only 10 per cent of fungi-covered eggs, suggesting the fungi provide physical rather than

Life-cycle comparison highlighting reduced environmental persistence of mycelium-based coatings relative to conventional plastic barriers used in food and textile industries.

Too long to read? Go for the highlights below. Researchers at Ohio State University built working memristors, circuit elements that remember past electrical states—using shiitake mushroom mycelium instead of conventional silicon or titanium dioxide The fungal memristor achieved 5,850 Hertz performance with 90% accuracy, switching signals approximately every 170 microseconds, approaching commercially available memristor speeds The technology offers potential for low-cost, scal