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Materials researched for acoustics

lab Mycelium 2013

Sound absorbers grown on crop waste

Researchers grew mycelium panels on several agricultural by-products and measured how well they absorb sound.

Built / tested: acoustic absorber samples

As reported in: Pelletier, Holt, Wanjura et al. (2013). An evaluation study of mycelium based acoustic absorbers grown on agricultural by-product substrates. Industrial Crops and Products. doi:10.1016/j.indcrop.2013.09.008

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