[Interview] New Research Suggests Building Moon Infrastructure with Potato Starch

March 22nd, 2023
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Scientists came up with a method to produce concrete on the Moon and Mars using potato starch. In this interview, I'm talking with Dr Aled Roberts, who is the Principle Investigator of this research.

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  • 00:00 Intro
  • 01:06 Building materials from biomaterials
  • 07:06 Challenges of building on the Moon and Mars
  • 10:20 From human blood to potato starch
  • 19:02 How to implement the tech
  • 26:46 DNA manipulation
  • 32:36 Alternative applications
  • 38:00 Outro

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