Episode 21 - Soilless soil
Episode 21 of the Never Lick the Spoon podcast, hosted by Institute for Molecular Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, titled "Episode 21 - Soilless soil" was published on October 20, 2022 and runs 16 minutes.
October 20, 2022 ·16m · Never Lick the Spoon
Summary
One way of increasing food production is to develop substitutes for soil which can be used to grow plants. Why is 3D printing a good way of doing this? And how could it be used make new non-Earth type soils for farming in space?
Episode Description
One way of increasing food production is to develop substitutes for soil which can be used to grow plants. Why is 3D printing a good way of doing this? And how could it be used make new non-Earth type soils for farming in space?
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