When combined with other materials, it makes surprisingly strong bricks.
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For all the glitzy depictions of future Mars civilizations, there’s one glaring problem:
How do we even begin to build a city on Mars?
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Transporting a single brick from Earth to Mars is estimated to cost as much as 2 million dollars.
Imagine what it’d cost to build a research station — or just a modest space to sleep.