Scientist Angelo Vermeulen on a Mars mock-up in Hawaii.
NASA has big plans for Mars in the coming decades, including intentions to blast a fifth rover onto the planet’s surface by 2020 and send a manned mission by 2030.
Continue reading… “How NASA scientists plan to farm on Mars”
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This video provides more insight (on both the advantages and the disadvantages of Imec)
Tokyo-based Mebiol is working on an membrane–based plant cultivation technology called Imec that makes it possible to let plants grow on thin film instead of soil. The film is made of a water-absorbent material called hydrogel and is just “tens of microns” thick.
Continue reading… “Imec – membrane-based plant cultivation lets plants grow on film instead of soil”
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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