Mycelium is the root structure of mushrooms. The process Ecovative uses to create its products seems to take inspiration from science-fiction. Workers covered in PPE gear, like plastic shoe covers, ...

As almost anyone who exchanged gifts over the holiday season can attest, buying, selling, and shipping all of that stuff requires an awful lot of plastic packaging. Perhaps you even have some of those ...

Is Fungus the Plastic of the Future? Explore mycelium technology as a potential replacement for plastic, highlighting its numerous applications and the opportunities it presents for products, ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A handful of startups in the U.S., Europe and Asia are helping the seafood industry fight plastic pollution by creating equipment made from fungi.

Designers are increasingly turning to alternatives to plastic, and one popular replacement comes from fungus. Experts are experimenting with mycelium for everything from construction materials to ...

GREEN ISLAND, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ecovative, the mycelium technology company, today announced a joint research collaboration with Vivobarefoot, a leading producer of sustainable footwear, and ...

Luxury brands searching for a high-quality, non-plastic leather alternative are getting a helping hand from some magic mushrooms. No, not that kind of magic mushroom, though the process that ...

When the mycelium feeds on the oats it adds a kind of scaffolding structure. Image source: Millow In blending mycelium and oats in the fermentation process, a unique texture is ‘built in’ to the ...