A parasitic fungus that grows on caterpillars has been turned into a dress designed to be able to repair itself if damaged.

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[–] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

Really sad to see the harm done by the last of us. You are vastly different from a caterpillar, and even then, this thing is pretty picky about the type of caterpillar it affects.

I also wonder how they made it out of living mycelium, but the article is data blocked. But I would totally be first in line for this if it wasn't thousands of dollars.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Weird, I thought maybe newscientist changed their tune on paywalls since this one wasn't blocked for me. Here's an alt link for you:

    https://removepaywalls.com/https://www.newscientist.com/article/2581227-clothes-made-from-living-fungi-can-clean-and-repair-themselves/

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Mushroom leather! Very cool!

    The famous mycobiologist (self sic) Paul Stamets has a hat he wears made from an arboreal species that I assume is less flexible. I'm excited to see if this gets picked up by any manufacturer.

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