Bio-computation toy based on Physarum polycephalum. Place food nodes (cities) and
watch slime mold grow an efficient transport network. Use salt and light as obstacles.
Tools
Food
Salt
Light
Simulation
City Presets
Network Stats
Cities connected: 0 / 0
Network length: 0 units
Optimal length: 0 units
Efficiency:
0%
About Physarum polycephalum
Slime mold is a single-celled organism that can solve optimization problems
It grows toward food sources and creates an efficient network to transport nutrients
Real research showed Physarum could recreate the Tokyo railway network!
Place food nodes as cities - the mold will connect them efficiently
Salt repels the mold - it will grow around salty areas
Light also repels the mold - it prefers dark areas
Watch how the network prunes inefficient paths over time
Compare the network efficiency to the theoretical minimum spanning tree