Just Some Of The Ground-Breaking Innovations Growing Out Of Mushrooms

A company is growing building materials out of mycelium.

It has just received a $10 million research and development contract from DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, a wing of the US military. DARPA is interested in growing barracks out of mycelium that repair themselves when damaged and decompose when their job is done.

Researchers at NASA have taken an interest in “mycotecture” and its potential role in growing structures on the moon.

The potential of mycelial materials has not gone unnoticed. The designer Stella McCartney is working with fungal leather grown using the company’s methods. It has a close relationship with IKEA, who are developing ways to replace their polystyrene packaging with a mycelial alternative.

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