{"id":509863,"date":"2022-11-14T15:23:21","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T12:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/your-next-wearable-gadget-could-be-mushroom-powered\/"},"modified":"2022-11-14T15:23:21","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T12:23:21","slug":"your-next-wearable-gadget-could-be-mushroom-powered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/your-next-wearable-gadget-could-be-mushroom-powered\/","title":{"rendered":"#Your next wearable gadget could be mushroom-powered"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af82cf2a21c5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af82cf2a21c5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/your-next-wearable-gadget-could-be-mushroom-powered\/#%E2%80%9CYour_next_wearable_gadget_could_be_mushroom-powered%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Your next wearable gadget could be mushroom-powered&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/your-next-wearable-gadget-could-be-mushroom-powered\/#The_sustainability_challenge_in_wearable_tech\" >The sustainability challenge in wearable tech<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/your-next-wearable-gadget-could-be-mushroom-powered\/#Join_TNW_in_Valencia\" >Join TNW in Valencia!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/your-next-wearable-gadget-could-be-mushroom-powered\/#Greener_batteries_for_the_win\" >Greener batteries for the win<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/your-next-wearable-gadget-could-be-mushroom-powered\/#Academic_R_D_can_translate_to_European_commercial_success\" >Academic R&amp;D can translate to European commercial success<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CYour_next_wearable_gadget_could_be_mushroom-powered%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Your next wearable gadget could be mushroom-powered&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image?fit=796%2C417&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2022%2F11%2Fmushroom-smartwatch.jpg&amp;signature=924000d074593ab88047dd3a684528b4\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            Putting fungi on your skin may sound like something right out of 1960s San Francisco, but it\u2019s actually the\u00a0latest innovation to make wearable tech more sustainable.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers from Johannes Kepler University in Linz, Austria, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/sciadv.add7118\">have created<\/a> a new kind of biodegradable electronics they call MycelioTronics. And it has great potential to reduce the e-waste that plagues hardware of all types.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_sustainability_challenge_in_wearable_tech\"><\/span>The sustainability challenge in wearable tech<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In 2019 alone, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/ITU-D\/Environment\/Pages\/Spotlight\/Global-Ewaste-Monitor-2020.aspx\">53.6 million metric tonnes (Mt) of e-waste<\/a> was generated \u2014 a figure that continues to rise. Tackling this is of the utmost importance in protecting the environment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper channel-cta\">\n<div class=\"ica-text\">\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Join_TNW_in_Valencia\"><\/span>Join TNW in Valencia!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The heart of tech is coming to the heart of the Mediterranean<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Electronic circuits inside computer chips are made of conducting metals that sit in a substrate material to insulate and keep them cool. However, these substrates are traditionally made from unrecycled materials, such as plastic, which ends up in landfills.<\/p>\n<p>The researchers have grown and processed fungal mycelium skins as an alternative biodegradable substrate material.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cskin\u201d is based on a fungus growing naturally on dead hardwood in mild temperate climates. They possess high thermal stability and flexible shape, allowing the soldering of electronic components and facilitating the fabrication of electronic sensor boards. Plus, they can withstand over 2,000 bending cycles.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Greener_batteries_for_the_win\"><\/span>Greener batteries for the win<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Mycelium can even be used in low-power batteries. The researchers found that mycelium batteries could power autonomous sensing devices, including a Bluetooth module and humidity and proximity sensor. This is an important step for sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>Commercial lithium-ion batteries mostly use polyolefin polymer separators. This makes them not only expensive but difficult to recycle. Mycelium skin separators offer an eco-friendly alternative. While batteries still include some conventional non-degradable circuit components, the use of mycelium results in a high percentage of biodegradability, as the mycelium components disintegrate readily in composting soil.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Academic_R_D_can_translate_to_European_commercial_success\"><\/span>Academic R&amp;D can translate to European commercial success<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Besides making you feel less guilty about that drawer of discarded wearables, this research is also a great example of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> solving real-world problems. Funded by an ERC Starting Grant and the Austrian Research Promotion Agency GmbH, the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> behind MycelioTronics could impact startups across Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Now this research is out there, companies and inquisitive minds can start making use of it in their future products.<\/p>\n<p>The link between scientific advances and European startup is well documented, with companies such as such as <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/polarnightenergy.fi\/\">Polar Night Energy<\/a> \u2014 makers of sand batteries \u2014 and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gouach.com\/\">Gouach<\/a> \u2014 who specialise in the eco-design of <span style=\"background-color: rgba(46, 146, 255, 0.2);\">lithium-ion<\/span>\u00a0batteries \u2014 building their hardware on a foundation of academic research.<\/p>\n<p>With these recent mushroom-based advances, biodegradable mycelium skins may emerge as a sustainable alternative materials class for a green electronic future and provide further drive towards sustainable batteries and electronics. That\u2019s a win for sustainability in Europe, and for the planet.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Researchers from Johannes Kepler University in Linz, Austria, have created a new kind of biodegradable electronics they call MycelioTronics. 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