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https://www.dezeen.com/2023/06/30/starcrete-concrete-like-material-extraterrestrial-dust/>
'Scientists at the University of Manchester have developed a concrete-like
material that could be made with extraterrestrial dust and used to build
colonies on the moon and on Mars.
Named StarCrete, the conceptual construction material would be made from lunar
or martian regolith and bound with salt and potato starch derived from the food
of astronauts.
The first prototypes of the material have been created with salt, potato starch
and "simulated Mars dust", which is currently formed from volcanic rock.
According to the researchers, this combination gives rise to a material "twice
as strong as ordinary concrete", which makes it suitable for constructing
buildings that could be used to protect humans from harsh conditions when
living in outer space.'
Via
Future Crunch:
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https://futurecrunch.com/good-news-malaria-belize-crime-mexico-city-bison-montana/>
I like how casually they mention at the end of the article that their first
idea was to use human blood as the binding agent, but then they came up with
this new idea that was even better.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
