The enzyme reaction that facilitates the bioluminescence is triggered when the biohybrid fungus-wood is exposed to air, fully ...

A team from Empa is creating luminous wood by using honey fungus, which glows thanks to a natural bioluminescence process.

Please verify your email address. Glowing Fungus is one of the many things that players can harvest while roaming around the ruins of post-war Appalachia. While it may not sound like the most ...

A team of scientists are looking into ways in which fungi could provide the world with an alternative light source. Researchers from Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) and the Empa (Swiss Federal ...

A team led by fungal researcher Francis Schwarze is currently pursuing a new type of composite material based on hardwood: ...

Wood samples treated with the honey fungus Desarmillaria tabescens glow green in the dark. As Swiss forests increasingly ...

They are found in only a few places on Earth, related to the bioluminescent fungus gnats found in caves in Australia and New Zealand. Perhaps most spectacular is the glow that comes from creatures ...

Imagine a glow-in-the-dark designer desk, or wooden fence posts that guide you home with their eerie light. Scientists in ...