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Mushroom Growing Waste Makes Clay Bricks More Energy Efficient

Mushroom Growing Waste Makes Clay Bricks More Energy Efficient

What they found

Adding mushroom cultivation waste to clay bricks improved their thermal energy efficiency.

Adding mushroom cultivation waste to clay bricks improved their thermal energy efficiency.

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Materials/engineering

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: Scientists in Egypt and Saudi Arabia have found that repurposing mushroom cultivation waste helps boost thermal energy efficiency in clay bricks.

: Scientists in Egypt and Saudi Arabia have found that repurposing mushroom cultivation waste helps boost thermal energy efficiency in clay bricks.

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