EPISODE · Oct 20, 2022 · 16 MIN
Episode 21 - Soilless soil
from Never Lick the Spoon · host Institute for Molecular Science and Engineering, Imperial College London
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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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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