From fruit to bricks: Hong Kong engineers explore how to build houses on Mars
Engineers in Hong Kong are developing 3D-printable building materials that could one day be used to construct houses on Mars. Inspired by freeze-dried fruit, the team is combining sand, gelatine and genetically engineered yeast to create a concrete-like material under simulated Martian conditions.
Hong Kong's One Stanley luxury estate developer has been ordered to inspect eight additional houses and a common area, following a scandal involving alleged substandard construction work at a building within the development. The additional inspections are part of a broader effort by the Buildings Department to monitor and investigate the construction issues at the estate.
The new inspection orders include a detached house and a flat, both of which have been identified as potentially having insufficient steel reinforcement. The scandal has raised concerns about the quality and safety of construction work in Hong Kong, with several other construction-related issues also coming to light in recent months.
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