In Brazil, furf design studio has created mycelium deities to highlight the sustainability potential of the material and “emblemize the plurality of Brazilian syncretism.” The collection—appropriately called Faith—is made using 3D printed molds and includes Mary, Buddha, and Brazilian queen of the sea, Iemanjá. “With a negative carbon footprint, it cleans the environment with its […]
In South Korea, mushroom-based material startup Mycel has raised $10 million in a pre-Series A funding round. A spin-off from Hyundai Motor’s in-house startup program, Mycel uses mycelium, the root-like structure of mushroom, to make leather substitutes for products like car seats, shoes, cosmetics, and clothes. Company cofounder and CEO Sungjin Sah tells TechCrunch the […]
Using astronaut blood to build infrastructure on Mars sounds like part of a sci-fi movie but researchers are working on doing just that thanks to a protein in human blood and an acid in human urine that can bind to Mars dust to create a material strong enough to build infrastructure. In today’s Digest, there’s […]
As many students around the world are in or preparing for school, a new children’s book, “Where Do Hot Dogs Come From,” is tackling the topic of cellular agriculture in the hopes that future generations will eschew resource-intensive animal farming in favor of sustainable, slaughter free alternatives like lab-grown meat. Other innovations this week include […]
In a crazy week with gas shortages in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern U.S. because of panic buying after a cyber-attack on the Colonial Pipeline, it’s enough to make us want to escape to the International Space Station – and maybe enjoy some hummus while we are up there as ISS astronauts are evaluating the […]
In Pennsylvania, Ag-Grid Energy has selected the Anaerobic Digestion Lab Test Network to perform a set of four lab tests on Solid Mushroom Substrates including Biomethane Potential (BMP) testing. Ag-Grid Energy hopes to convert agricultural and organic waste into renewable energy, compost and support local area practices that support a sustainable environment. They intend to […]
In the Netherlands, mushroom-grower Gemert (CKG) has opened a plant that turns its organic waste, derived from growing mushrooms, into compost and heat. The name of the plant is Upcycling Gemert. CKG produces five million kilo mushrooms each year, and this creates a lot of organic waste that consists for 60-70% out of water. This […]
