SMRTR Science & EngineeringOct 27, 2025Interesting Engineering

Fungi could replace silicon: Study shows mushrooms can store digital data

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Ohio State University researchers successfully transformed shiitake mushrooms into organic computer memory devices that can process 5,850 signals per second with 90% accuracy after two months. This breakthrough could replace energy-intensive silicon chips with biodegradable fungal electronics, offering a sustainable computing solution.

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