SEOUL – Researchers in South Korea have developed a mushroom, leather-like material they claim showed tensile strength comparable to cow leather. However, it was considerably less flexible than real leather, which means its use likely has serious limitations in fashion. Despite this, patent applications have been filed in South Korea and the US covering aspects of the technology.
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