Mycotecture: Building with Mushrooms? This Inventor Says Yes
Mycologist Philip Ross is seriously into mushrooms, but not as a food — instead, he uses fungi as a building material. Beneath the surface of the ground, fungi forms a wide network of thin, rootlike fibers called mycelium. That part of the fungus isn’t particularly tasty, but Ross discovered that when dried, it can be used to form a super-strong, water-, mold- and fire-resistant buildingmaterial. The dried mycelium can be grown and formed into just about any shape, and it has a remarkable consistency that makes it stronger, pound for pound, than concrete.
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Sandy survivals
This is I believe will be last mushrooms of the 2012 NJ season - how sad! I could still have some fun with bracket fungi until snow comes.
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science-isinteresting asked: You've given me a new found love for fungi!
Fantastic! I’ll try to update the blog more frequently.
open-yourthirdeye asked: hey love the blog :D love the fungi :D
Thank you! I’m so happy other people share the love of mushrooms!
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