To hell with AI, more innovation like this please.#solarpunk

@markmetz the mycelium network is pleased to be of service

@markmetz IIRC this is patented and others cannot even sufficiently make mushroomy alternatives without calling in for a license

@markmetz By complete coincidence, I listened to this yesterday which included that (or something similar)

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-curious-cases-of-rutherford-fry/id1084340508?i=1000705535638

@markmetz You can use it as a coffin and as it is biodegradable you can be buried in nature. https://loop-biotech.com/product/living-cocoon/

@markmetz but can i also mix it with gasoline, fill it in bottles to throw at nazis and make them burn for a long time?

@markmetz i would really appreciate mycelial bicycle helmets (instead of styrofoam based). I hope will be available soon!

@NatureMC @markmetz thanks, I’ll tell him. All I know is that he swells up and he has to take antihistamines in the autumn to counteract the spores… perhaps his fears are unfounded and he’ll be fine #hopeSo

@markmetz Can't help to think... They didn't invent this LIKE LONG AGO, ALREADY??

@markmetz Here's a few links I found with the search engine KAGI.
This dates research back to the 1990s:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycelium-based_materials

New news, Feb 20, 2026:
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1117254

Food grade (edible) food packaging that is NOT petroleum based, biodegrades quickly, May 6, 2025:

#Pollution #Environment #Science #EnvironmentalScience

@markmetz

What if we could grow packaging ?

You mean like cardboard, wooden crates, paper envelopes ?

@markmetz Oh fuck, this is

@chrisp
Absolutely! I hope that it’s not a proprietary process and that it’s open source.

@markmetz Assuming the murshrooms won't potentially grow onto anything they might flake off onto, this is already very promising

@thibaultmol @Morpurgo
I would hope that this is Open source and not proprietary, or that it could be engineered in a way that it could be open source.

@Helenisenough
Thanks! I hope this is replicated in open source around the world

@NatureMC @c_salem@mastodon.social
Good to know! It would be great to see some regulations mandating this.

@desea @markmetz this is freakin tiiiight

@markmetz @sjar Check this https://loop-biotech.com/

@markmetz I don't know if it was made by these guys, but I received a gift of a bottle of hot sauce made by the brothers Sheldrake which was packaged in this type of material. It really does work very well.

@markmetz dunno though if the name magical mushroom is the best though

Still cool innovation