From fruit to bricks: Hong Kong engineers explore how to build houses on Mars
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Engineers in Hong Kong are developing 3D-printable building materials that could one day be used to construct houses on Mars. Inspired by freeze-dried fruit, the team is combining sand, gelatine and genetically engineered yeast to create a concrete-like material under simulated Martian conditions.
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