StarCrete — a combination of potato starch, salt, and synthetic martian or lunar regolith — may be key to building structures on other worlds. New research shows both martian and lunar bricks of StarCrete had compressive strengths two to three times greater than regular concrete.
StarCrete: Materials Scientists Create Starch-Based Concrete for Extraterrestrial Construction
Scientists have created a new material, dubbed ‘StarCrete’ which is made from extra-terrestrial dust, potato starch, and a pinch of salt and could be used to build homes on Mars.
