Scientists have been searching for ethical, high-quality alternatives to animal leather, which notoriously comes with environmental costs and ethical compromises. While synthetic alternatives solve the ethical dilemma, many of them are plastic-based and very difficult to recycle. Now, researchers are trying to find an option that checks all the boxes, and the best material for it seems to be ... mushrooms. Continue Reading Category: Materials , Engineering Tags: VTT Technical Research Centre , American Chemical Society , Mushrooms
Plastic-free vegan leather sees production-scale breakthrough
