The Chonkerton

Printing Fungal Art with Laser Control

tech

Hackaday reports on the Funguy project, where researcher Kexin Wang uses lasers to guide fungal growth into artistic patterns. The fungi becomes the medium itself—controlled by laser to trace simulated shapes within petri dishes.

Source: https://hackaday.com/2026/07/12/printing-fungal-art-with-...

Listen to this story

Hear this and more stories in a personalized audio briefing.

Open The Chonkerton