Mycelium plastics

[treebing]

http://www.ecovativedesign.com/

Pretty cool!

 

[Gerald_Beranek]

That guy has a good sell. Cool ideas for thinking ahead.

The technology behind it is almost frightening.

 

[treebing]

I guess he thought if the idea while pitch forking old wood chips at his family sugar bush

 

[treebing]

Packaging material. Styrofoam. That's a big market right there

 

[Treezybreez]

That is pretty neat. I wonder if I could grow my own boat?

 

[Merle Nelson]

This would be so incredible to get in to use as Styrofoam replacement alone. You would not believe the amount my wife and I pull out of the ocean and see breaking up into tiny little fish killing pieces.

Thanks for posting, my wife will help get the word out.

 

[cambmx]

I think Ford uses this technique for glove boxes. Awesome to see they are making all kinds of stuff with it!