Researchers are developing the biomaterial as a more environmentally friendly alternative to concrete, but any wide-scale use ...

Fungi may not seem like an obvious power source, but researchers have proven they can offer a sustainable and renewable way ...

Researchers have used a fungus and bacteria to create rigid, living structures similar to bone and coral, which could one day ...

A new Fungus and bacteria-based building material demonstrates a healing ability that could lead to self-repairing structures ...

These infections—systemic, lethal infestations of the body’s deep tissues and organs—have little in common with the ...

Among the many things we could do to reduce strain on the environment is find greener ways of constructing buildings. You see ...

A breakthrough study by Montana State University researchers unveils an organic substance that could someday be used as a building material.

Fungi are master engineers capable of building vast networks ... The new material relies on a process called biomineralization. In this process, cells turn calcium in their environment into calcium ...

A team of researchers has created a rigid, living material inspired by biological structures such as bone and coral, using a ...

Engineers have developed a building material that uses the root-like mycelium of a fungus and bacteria cells. Their results show that this material -- which is manufactured with living cells at low ...