World's First "Bio-Drone" That Melts If It Crashes

11. 17. 14 by Alex Klokus

Ecovative Design, a company in Green Island, NY cultivated the mycelium in a custom drone shape
The fungal body has a protective covering of sticky cellulose "leather" sheets grown from bacteria in the lab
The team now hopes to create organic drone sensors by using the E. coli bacteria

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