..... good for insulating your home!
Really?
Well, according to a report in the Boston Globe yesterday, our favourite veg is also set to become part of our fight to conserve energy.
Most of the time, having fungus or mould of any kind in your home is a big, big problem. But not so for inventors Eben Bayer and Gavin McIntyre. Together they have created an organic insulation made from mushrooms.
Both graduates of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, they have created a patented technology called "Greensulate" — a fire-retardant board made of water, flour, and oyster mushrooms. Although the technology is still in development and estimated to be more than a year from release to the market.
What next? Tomatoes to offset your carbon footprint? Broccoli to replace tar in road construction?
You just never know .....
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment