A closer look

Because nothing screams 'next-generation computing' quite like decaying fungus. Researchers got tired of unrecyclable plastic circuit boards sitting in landfills for millennia, so they cultivated Ganoderma lucidum mushrooms. By harvesting and drying the skin of the mushroom, they created a perfectly flexible, insulating base for electronic circuits that operates perfectly for computing, but will happily rot away in your backyard compost bin when you're done with it.