Better link from the article:
https://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articles/latest/2023/07/bioknit/
It’s NOT concrete. It’s mycelium blocks. Nowhere near the compressive strength of concrete. More of a Cobb-building insulation material than concrete replacement. Kind of stupid these headlines and lazy reporting.
But can it pave the way to better roads
General discussions about "science" itself
Be sure to also check out these other Fediverse science communities:
https://lemmy.ml/c/science
https://beehaw.org/c/science
Better link from the article:
https://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articles/latest/2023/07/bioknit/
It’s NOT concrete. It’s mycelium blocks. Nowhere near the compressive strength of concrete. More of a Cobb-building insulation material than concrete replacement. Kind of stupid these headlines and lazy reporting.
But can it pave the way to better roads