Author: Teddy Mao

  • Transforming Mushrooms into Boxes: Is Fungi a Superior Package?

    What if the next package delivered to your doorstep wasn’t made in a factory, but grown by a fungus in mere days? It might sound strange to imagine something as delicate as fungi protecting your fragile delivery. Yet remarkably, the same organisms that decompose dead organic matter can also bind agricultural waste into protective packaging.…

  • Transparent Wood: A Window to the Future?

    What if one of the most familiar materials on Earth could be transformed into something entirely new? Something that combines the strength of wood with the ability to transmit light, redefining what renewable design can look like. But how could we possibly make wood transparent? Wood is all around us, from furniture to houses, however,…