Yeasir Mohammad Akib's team at Texas A&M pioneered binder jetting 3D printing with biomass-fungi composites, enabling fungal growth in printed structures to combat plastic waste. Using Trametes versicolor and hemp hurd, this method offers higher resolution and speed over extrusion. Biodegradable in 8 weeks, it promises sustainable packaging and construction applications, with optimization ongoing.

If you’ve ever thought about turning fungi into fashion or furniture, you're not alone. But turning this innovative concept into a viable...

Chitosan, a biopolymer known for its film-forming, antimicrobial, and biodegradable properties, has long been sourced from shellfish...

The construction industry is one of the world’s largest consumers of raw materials, heavily reliant on energy-intensive and extractive...

Each November, millions of krathongs—delicate lotus-shaped offerings—are floated down rivers across Thailand as part of the Loy Krathong...