my name is martyn dada—robertson, i'm professor of emerging technology at newcastle university.eration of building technologies. the way that we build isn't sustainable — it's polluting, it uses high amounts of energy, and that really needs to be addressed if we're to live sustainably. just behind me is one of the most significant pieces of biotechnology that we have. it's a structure that is initially knitted, grown with a root network of fungus we call mycelium. this is black fabric, - and the white that you're seeing is all the mycelium. it is, in a sense, mould in here, or at least what some people think of as being mould. this is a case where we could replace, say, a cement with a biological process instead. this is quite nice, the way you can see the cellulose. it's not a stained glass window, it's a stained cellulose window. it looks like a kind of skin. in our different labs, we're growing different materials. but in relationship to digital technologies as well. we're developing a robot arm to control the way that materials are deposited in three dimensions. we're also d