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SCI & TECH● LOW2h ago · Oct 17, 2026, 4:40 AM

From fruit to bricks: Hong Kong engineers explore how to build houses on Mars

EuroNews [en] · east asia

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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