Category: biosynthetic

Fungus headphones offer a glimpse at the renewable future of electronics

Post author By Randall
Post date May 28, 2019
Categories In 3dprinted, aalto university, aivan, av, biomimicry, bioplastic, biosynthetic, cellulose, fungus, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, green, Headphones, helsinki, materials, microbe-grown, mushroom, mycelium, prototype, Tech, tomorrow, vtt technical research centre of finland, yeast

[ad_1] The Korvaa headphones feature a headband 3D-printed with bioplastic made from yeast-produced lactic acid. The padding around the ear is made of Hydrophobin, a foaming protein produced by fungus, and plant cellulose. The imitation leather is also a fungus, and the mesh over the speakers is biosynthetic spider silk produced by microbes. The outer […]