The Briefing Room
General Category => Science, Technology and Knowledge => Topic started by: rangerrebew on June 23, 2018, 02:02:28 pm
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New Building Materials Crated out of Fungus, Rice and Glass
By combining agricultural and industrial waste, bound by the Trametes versicolor fungus, scientists have developed a low-carbon, fire-resistant and termite-deterring building material, which costs less than synthetic plastics or engineered wood, and could reduce the amount of waste that ends up in the landfill.
Specifically, the new material is made from rice hulls (the indigestible part of rice) and glass fines (discarded, small or contaminated particles of glass), baked into lightweight bricks, which can be moulded into almost any shape due to their structure.
https://www.technology.org/2018/06/20/new-building-materials-crated-out-of-fungus-rice-and-glass/ (https://www.technology.org/2018/06/20/new-building-materials-crated-out-of-fungus-rice-and-glass/)