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If we're to live sustainably. just behind me is one of the most significant pieces of biotechnology that we have. it's a structure that is initially knitted, grown with a root network of fungus we call mycelium. this is black fabric, - and the white that you're seeing is all the mycelium. it is, in a sense, mould in here, or at least what some people think of as being mould. this is a case where we could replace, say, a cement with a biological process instead. this is quite nice, the way you can see the cellulose. it's not a stained glass window, it's a stained cellulose window. it looks like...

It's polluting, it uses high amounts of energy, and that really needs to be addressed if we're to live sustainably. just behind me is one of the most significant pieces of biotechnology that we have. it's a structure that is initially knitted, grown with a root network of fungus we call mycelium. this is black fabric, - and the white that you're seeing is all the mycelium. it is, in a sense, mould in here, or at least what some people think of as being mould. this is a case where we could replace, say, a cement with a biological process instead. this is quite nice, the way you can see the cell...

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Bit like a 3d printer. the main kind of fermentation will be happening here. - the pumps will be located here. it allows us to program the material for different outcomes and different material properties. imagine the construction of a wall. you've got your bricks, which are cemented together, often you have insulation material, you have your plasterboard inside. we want to do that in one step. the wall might be able to respond to light by thickening, maybe giving greater insulation or reducing insulation, maybe allow a building to sweat in the way that skin does. that will mean that servicing...

Ali Javidan put his engineering skills to use restoring and modernizing a car he bought for $550