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RESEARCH - BAGGRUND - INSPIRATION

SVAMPE OG CEMENT

”A new self-healing fungi concrete, co-developed by researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York, could help repair cracks in aging concrete permanently, and help save America's crumbling infrastructure.” (January 2018 at https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180117152511.htm)

”“Scientists in Europe have been working on making self-healing concrete using bacteria, but we are the first to use fungi for a self-healing capacity," Jin said. "By using fungi, we are hoping that it lasts longer and would have the ability to heal larger cracks when compared to bacteria based counterparts,” Jin said.  (Red. Congrui Jin, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Binghamton University)

Jin said she expected concrete treated with the fungi would most likely be more expensive than normal concrete but was confident the investment would be worth it. 

“Concrete that doesn’t self-heal requires enormous labor and investment in time and money," Jin said. "It can also be very hard to find damage in difficult places like tunnels underwater, and in those cases detection and repairs are very costly. So while it would be more expensive, self-healing concrete will save a lot of money."“ (https://eu.pressconnects.com/story/news/local/2018/03/23/bu-researchers-explore-power-fungus-repair-infrastructure/452602002/ )

SLIME MOLD vs. JAPANS RAIL SYSTEM
”Talented and dedicated engineers spent countless hours designing Japan’s rail system to be one of the world’s most efficient. Could have just asked a slime mold.

When presented with oat flakes arranged in the pattern of Japanese cities around Tokyo, brainless, single-celled slime molds construct networks of nutrient-channeling tubes that are strikingly similar to the layout of the Japanese rail system, researchers from Japan and England report Jan. 22 in Science. A new model based on the simple rules of the slime mold’s behavior may lead to the design of more efficient, adaptable networks, the team contends. (https://www.wired.com/2010/01/slime-mold-grows-network-just-like-tokyo-rail-system/ )

Fungi and the Interplanetary Internet