An inside look at a fungi-forward, faux-leather material maker

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By Elsa WenzelJun 3, 2025, 2:37 pm493 ptsHotTop
Animal, vegetable or mineral. Most materials derive from one of those categories of nature. But a Chicago startup is cultivating a new class of materials from the fungus kingdom. Hydefy, in fact, is developing alternatives both leather and fossil fuel-based plastics. The company just emerged from stealth mode…

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