Researchers in a laboratory in Montana have been growing a new kind of building material. It’s not forged in a furnace or cast in molds, but carefully cultivated like a living organism. The ...

A future where sustainable and self-repairing homes are built with engineered living materials (ELMs) got a little closer to being realized thanks to a promising new study. CNN reported that ...

Cornell researchers have developed a pair of small robots powered by mycelium designed for use in agriculture and space exploration. The researchers, led by Anand Mishra, a professor at Cornell ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Synthetic plastics derive their exceptional properties from complex molecular structures—structures that make them both highly useful and environmentally problematic. Creating ...

When you think of improving the soil, you may imagine planting cover crops or utilizing minimal tillage systems that allow microorganisms to thrive. And while these practices can help make the soil a ...

Mushroom mycelium can clean up the soil. Can it also help Indigenous people reconnect to the land? CU Boulder researcher Natalie Avalos aims to find out Fungi are powerful and versatile organisms.