Scientists have found that mushrooms can act as organic memory devices, mimicking neural activity while consuming minimal power. The Ohio State team grew and trained shiitake fungi to perform like ...

If you think about it in the broadest possible terms, a computer is effectively just a handful of rocks that we've successfully tricked into "thinking." With the human brain as a model and a healthy ...

Fungal networks may be a promising alternative to tiny metal devices used in processing and storing digital memories and other computer data, according to a new study. Mushrooms have long been ...