Swinburne researchers have turned old, unwanted mattresses into safe and sustainable building insulation materials using fungi. The team grew a common fungus together with shredded mattress foam to create a new material that is solid and lightweight. Their research is published in the journal Scientific Reports.
I did not know that drying ensures a final death. I would have thought that the spores could reproduce as soon as conditions are right.
Looks like an interesting video… wish I could see it. Youtube (and various frontend variants) treat me with hostility the past year or two.