These researchers think so
Would you want to wake up every morning inside a fungus? Instead of a regular apartment made of wood, concrete, glass and metal, every aspect of the space would be composed of a living fungus that's constantly regenerating itself.
In a thought-provoking paper, a group of European academics put together what they say is the first-ever exploration of living fungus' potential as raw material for eco-friendly, futuristic "monolithic structures" that could revolutionize the world's built environment and economy.
"We propose to develop a structural substrate by using live fungal mycelium," says the paper's abstract. "Fungal buildings will self-grow, build and repair themselves."
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Would you want to wake up every morning inside a fungus? Instead of a regular apartment made of wood, concrete, glass and metal, every aspect of the space would be composed of a living fungus that's constantly regenerating itself.
In a thought-provoking paper, a group of European academics put together what they say is the first-ever exploration of living fungus' potential as raw material for eco-friendly, futuristic "monolithic structures" that could revolutionize the world's built environment and economy.
"We propose to develop a structural substrate by using live fungal mycelium," says the paper's abstract. "Fungal buildings will self-grow, build and repair themselves."
Could you live in a giant fungus megastructure? These researchers think so
Instead of a regular apartment made of wood, concrete, glass and metal, every aspect of the space would be composed of a living fungus.
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