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,

Too long to read? Go for the highlights below. Finnish biotechnology firm Kääpä Biotech  has closed a €9 million strategic investment led by PeakBridge and Zintinus to expand production capacity and strengthen its position in the global nutraceutical market The funding will enable vertical integration expansion and scale operations to meet surging international demand from over 180 companies across 20+ markets This marks PeakBridge's second investment in Kääpä following a €90

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

Too long to read? Go for the highlights below. Copenhagen-based Matr Foods has raised €40M in total funding t(he largest amount secured by a Danish food tech startup) to build a commercial factory capable of producing 4,000 tonnes of mycelium protein annually by 2027. The company's clean-label products, made through solid-state fermentation of upcycled vegetables and legumes with fungi, have sold out every month in 2024 and 2025, bucking the downturn seen in plant-based meat

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

Article in partnership with Reshape Biotech , a Danish company that develops advanced lab automation robots and a cloud-based AI platform to accelerate biological research and development. Most readers here will know mycelium as a capable, adaptable builder of structures. In forest soils it colonises particulate matter, threads itself into gaps, and stabilises the whole. Visibuilt ’s work takes that familiar behaviour and applies it to a long‑standing industrial material: mi

Too long to read? Go for the highlights below. University of British Columbia  launched the  world's first mushroom-powered waterless toilet , using fungal networks to convert human waste into nutrient-rich compost Laboratory tests indicate mycelium liners remove over 90% of odour-causing compounds  whilst supporting microbial decomposition without water, electricity, or chemicals The system requires only four maintenance visits annually  and is expected to produce 600 litres

Too long to read? Go for the highlights below. Nutropy secured €7M ($8.1M) in oversubscribed funding led by Big Pi Ventures and Zero Carbon Capital to scale production of precision-fermented  casein proteins The company programmes microorganisms to produce casein identical to cow's milk proteins, targeting commercial launch of "cheeseable milk" powder in 2027 Global milk shortages projected to reach 30 million tonnes by 2030  as farmer numbers decline, creating market opportu