To hell with AI, more innovation like this please.#solarpunk
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@markmetz i would really appreciate mycelial bicycle helmets (instead of styrofoam based). I hope will be available soon!
@xChaos
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@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_materialsNew news, Feb 20, 2026:
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1117254Food grade (edible) food packaging that is NOT petroleum based, biodegrades quickly, May 6, 2025:
@outer
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@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.
@alyn
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@markmetz yes!! I love stuff like this. I try to cut down on my waste but ya know I like to buy things and I hate when they use excess plastic!! An SD card can ship to me loose in an envelope I do not care. I try buying used but that's not always possible.
@bridgeenjoyer
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@markmetz I want to insulate my house with this. Maybe in a few years, we can just inoculate walls and feed the insulation.
A friend told me there's already a paint based on this principle that just grows back when damaged 🤩
@iwein
Oh, that sounds cool, I’d like to know more about that paint! -
@iwein
Oh, that sounds cool, I’d like to know more about that paint!@markmetz they didn't send me the link yet, but if I get it I'll post about it. Researching this stuff is so cool, I am scared to do it, lest I get dragged into a hyper-focus rabbit hole and forget to take care of myself
https://futureofmaterials.com/en/materials/mycelium-ink/
I need to focus on my boring chores now!
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@outer
Good stuff, thanks for sharing!@markmetz Sure. I see more factories are coming online, and larger shippers are buying their materials. Ggod news.
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@markmetz they didn't send me the link yet, but if I get it I'll post about it. Researching this stuff is so cool, I am scared to do it, lest I get dragged into a hyper-focus rabbit hole and forget to take care of myself
https://futureofmaterials.com/en/materials/mycelium-ink/
I need to focus on my boring chores now!
@iwein
Wow, that’s super cool! -
To hell with AI, more innovation like this please.
#solarpunk@markmetz and I found the eatable corn-based packaging cool as a child... But now that is even better and cooler...
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To hell with AI, more innovation like this please.
#solarpunk@markmetz What if we reduced our demand for packaging in the meantime?
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To hell with AI, more innovation like this please.
#solarpunk@markmetz I ain't gonna say "I told you so", which is a really sneaky and backhanded way to say "I told you so". Fungi are a solution to almost everything, and we work for so little pay. For some Aspergillus, it's literally peanuts.
Y'all also need to be working harder on fungus-based substrate preparation for roll-to-roll printed solar cells.
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@markmetz I ain't gonna say "I told you so", which is a really sneaky and backhanded way to say "I told you so". Fungi are a solution to almost everything, and we work for so little pay. For some Aspergillus, it's literally peanuts.
Y'all also need to be working harder on fungus-based substrate preparation for roll-to-roll printed solar cells.
@markmetz For those who doubt your fungal over-mutualists: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325272401_Fungi-Derived_Pigments_for_Sustainable_Organic_OptoElectronics
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@markmetz
Mushroom
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@markmetz How is this better than pulped cellulose or cornstarch, which is already in use?
As with the other plant based polystyrene substitutes, there are likely applications it doesn’t work due to permeability.
@Extra_Special_Carbon @markmetz Fungii are not plants.
Mycelium contains chitin, lipids, and proteins that are all less hydrophilic than simple cellulose or cornstarch. One class of proteins in some mycelium are called “hydrophobins” which can form a hydrophobic coating.
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