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Sustainable memristors from shiitake mycelium for high-frequency bioelectronics

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144 points PaulHoule | 5 comments | 31 Oct 25 13:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.294s | source
1. lubujackson ◴[31 Oct 25 15:08 UTC] No.45772851[source]▶
Was it Snow Crash or Diamond Age (or something earlier?) that had mushrooms as the basis for advanced technology? I'm curious if there was actual insight there or a happy coincidence.
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2. deelowe ◴[31 Oct 25 16:06 UTC] No.45773651[source]▶
I don't recall this in snow crash
3. BirAdam ◴[31 Oct 25 16:40 UTC] No.45773986[source]▶
It wasn't quite fungal, but Diamond Age had the Seed. The Seed grew any material/structure/device desired as opposed to the Matter Compilers and the Feed. We know that the Seed required tons of computing power to design and create, but the exact method of function of the Seed wasn't detailed. We do, however, know that it may have been nanotechnological as Nell had nanotechnology that her Mouse Army created to counter the nanites in the Drummers.
4. brownsound202 ◴[31 Oct 25 17:01 UTC] No.45774213[source]▶
The Stone Sky series by NK Jemisin referenced the use of genetically modified fungi as self-assembling construction material. Really cool to see how pervasive mushrooms are in sci-fi and how there's lots more potential to unlock.
5. clort ◴[01 Nov 25 09:39 UTC] No.45780393[source]▶
Not advanced technology, but I recall Piers Anthony wrote about intelligent aliens.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Of_Man_and_Manta (1968-1972)