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Transporting a single brick from Earth to Mars is estimated to cost as much as 2 million dollars.
Imagine what it’d cost to build a research station — or just a modest space to sleep.
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A team of researchers from the University of Manchester has an unorthodox solution: Creating a concrete-like material out of dust and human biomaterials.
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When mixed with Martian dust, the result is a surprisingly strong, earth-brown material that can be molded and even 3D printed into shapes.
The recipe is outlined in a September 10 report in the journal Materials Today Bio.