construction materials

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Space
Fungi Bricks for Moon and Mars

Fungi Bricks for Moon and Mars
UNC Greensboro and Luna Labs, with NASA funding, are testing whether fungal mycelium grown on regolith and recycled waste can be turned into load-bearing, sterilizable 'bricks' fo…
Science
A Building Material That Sucks Carbon

A Building Material That Sucks Carbon
Engineers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute have developed an enzyme-driven construction material that converts atmospheric CO2 into solid minerals, curing in hours and locking a…