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We already have radiotrophic fungus, found near Chernobyl. Interestingly they appear to use melanin to absorb and utilise energy from the radiation. https://en
by HPsquared 1y ago
We already have radiotrophic fungus, found near Chernobyl. Interestingly they appear to use melanin to absorb and utilise energy from the radiation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiotrophic_fungus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiotrophic_fungus
- mrweasel 1y agoIt doesn't really eat the nuclear waste, it "just" feeds on the radioactive energi, so it doesn't speed up the decay. But you can use them as a radiation shield.
- mrguyorama 1y agoAs far as I know you cannot speed up the decay, unless you put it in a particle accelerator and bombard it into something with a much faster half life? Not exactly a scalable solution.
- miohtama 1y agoWe just need particle accelerator mushrooms