3D printing living building material under Mars conditions (IMAGE)

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3D printing living building material under Mars conditions

Caption

Living building material can be 3D printed under simulated Martian conditions at –30°C and 0.01 atm (left). A microscopic view reveals the material’s porous structure with polymers and engineered yeast highlighted in yellow (right).

Credit

Ning Liu

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