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News for fungal mycelium

Electronic waste is growing unstoppably worldwide. One reason for this is printed circuit boards, which are difficult to recycle. A team at the TU Bergakademie Freiberg has now developed an alternative made from fungal mycelium that simply dissolves in water at the end of its life. Until now, the raw material for this has been discarded as waste in the citric acid industry.

Research center for sustainable textiles opens in Zwickau

The West Saxon University of Applied Sciences has opened its new technical center in Zwickau. Among other things, sustainable textiles are to be developed in the university’s largest research building in the future. Which materials will be used for this purpose? | more

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