Science
You could soon be wearing earplugs made out of…..fungus – SYFY WIRE
Next time the neighbors are blaring their music too loud, and you’re at a loss for earplugs or noise-cancelling headphones, just shove mushrooms in your ears.
Next time the neighbors are blaring their music too loud, and youre at a loss for earplugs or noise-cancelling headphones, just shove mushrooms in your ears.
Wait what? Would that even work, and would it give you ear fungus? Probably not (to the ear fungus too), but scientists have figured out how to make earplugs and other sound-absorbing stuff from mycelium (above). You know it has to be effective when its the same stuff being considered for habitats on Mars. Fungus has an advantage over other…
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