Builders pour concrete into temporary wooden molds. MIT researchers invented a way to make them out of on-site soil instead.

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Scientists led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have created what they call "fungi tiles," designed to passively cool buildings and withstand environmental forces ...

These “fungi tiles” could provide an energy-free solution for cooling buildings. The tiles combine mycelium with organic waste to form a biomaterial that enhances insulation. Previous research ...

NTU scientists, in collaboration with local ecology and biomimicry design firm bioSEA, have developed 'fungi tiles' that could help cool buildings down without consuming energy. From left: NTU Assoc ...

trapping cool air, and increasing the surface area for water to evaporate." This study, published in Energy & Buildings, builds on Assoc. Prof. Le Ferrand's work on possible uses for mycelium-bound ...

NTU scientists, in collaboration with local ecology and biomimicry design firm bioSEA, have developed ‘fungi tiles’ that could help cool buildings down without consuming energy. From left: NTU Assoc ...

NTU scientists, in collaboration with local ecology and biomimicry design firm bioSEA, have developed ‘fungi tiles’ that could help cool buildings down without consuming energy. Image Credit: NTU ...

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