If the research pans out, it would allow future astronauts to construct off-world settlements without needing to carry expensive, heavy building materials with them all the way from Earth — a game-changer in the plan to colonize space.
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This New Machine Recycles Construction Waste into Reusable Materials – GineersNow
Source: Biocycler, Kickstarter
The process involves, “embedding mycelium (the vegetative part of fungi, with masses of branching, thread-like hyphae) in agricultural waste to make robust building material.”
Source: This New Machine Recycles Construction Waste into Reusable Materials – GineersNow
Mushroom Materials: DIY Kit Grows Custom Compostable Products | Urbanist
Turning agricultural waste and fungal mycelium into construction materials, this do-it-yourself kit lets you grow your own compostable bio-plastic objects, from packaging furniture to surf boards and architectural building blocks.
via Mushroom Materials: DIY Kit Grows Custom Compostable Products | Urbanist.