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Brief of diving:
- When NASA continues its preparations to land a human on the Moon through its Artemis program, a new research aims to build on the surface not only of the Moon, but also on Mars.
- A research team has developed a synthetic lithen system This can form construction materials without external intervention, according to a statement by College Station, Texas A&M University, based in Texas. The team was led by Congress Grace Jin, an assistant professor at the School of Engineering and Industrial Distribution Technology.
- The Jin team developed a synthetic community, or a group of lithuous species, which uses the benefits of these multiple species, according to the statement. This system, which could allow autonomous construction to the planet, eliminates the need for external nutrient supplies and could turn biomaterials into ink for 3D printing.
Divide vision:
For years, NASA has it was supported in the private sector to help field solutions that can lead to permanent structures in space. The building in the space presents challenges ranging from the prohibitive cost of transporting building materials along with the harsh lunar and Martian climates.
In this case, the surface of Mars is covered with regolith, which can consist of dust, sand and rocks.
But Jin’s team thinks they have found a way. Its system grows only with the regolith simulating, air, light and an inorganic liquid medium, according to the launch. In other words, no labor was needed.
“We can build a synthetic community by imitating natural lichens,” Jin said to the statement. “We have developed a way of building synthetic lichens to create biomaterials that attach particle by regolith Martian into structures. Then, by means of 3D printing, a wide range of structures can be manufactured, such as buildings, houses and furniture.”
The next step, using this regolith ink to print bioestructures through the 3D printing technique of direct ink writing, is already underway, according to the launch.
“The potential of this cultivation technology itself to allow long -term extraterrestrial exploration and colonization is important,” said Jin.
The study was funded by the Innovative Advanced Concepts of NASA and Recently published In the Magazine of Manufacturing Sciences and Engineering.
