MERCED, California, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of California Merced issued the following news:

By Patty Guerra, UC Merced

Mushrooms are pretty amazing. They are light and porous yet have a high strength-to-weight ratio. They are absorbent. They can serve as filters.

Manufacturing a material that mimics mushrooms and other fungal structures could provide opportunities in any number of areas, ranging from aerospace engineering to clothing production.

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