Space exploration and extraterrestrial habitats

Updating Cold War-era radiation shielding research with ferroelectric hafnium oxide materials

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Via telomerase activation to extend cellular lifespan in deep-space astronauts

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Forbidden physics metamaterials for next-generation spacecraft thermal protection systems

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Fusing origami mathematics with soft robotics for deployable space habitat designs

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Via self-assembling space habitats for sustainable deep-space colonization

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Combining two unrelated fields: enzymatic polymerization for sustainable space habitat construction

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For lunar base infrastructure: 3D printing with regolith-based photopolymer composites

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Employing biomimetic radiation shielding for long-duration spaceflight crew protection

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Using swarm robotics for construction of modular space habitats

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Using cold spray additive techniques for high-strength aerospace component repairs

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Fusing origami mathematics with soft robotics for adaptive space exploration tools

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Blending Byzantine engineering with modular lunar habitat resilience strategies

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