Scientists made cosmic concrete with the help of potato and salt to built house in Mars

Scientists from all over the world are exploring Mars. After Earth, Moon and Mars are the two places where space agencies are keeping an eye on. They hope that evidence related to the possibility of life on Mars can be found. Work is also going on on how to send humans to Mars in the future and what should be done to establish a human settlement there. Now scientists at Manchester University have made an important discovery. He has prepared a material, which has been named ‘StarCrete’. This is a concrete, which can be used to build houses on Mars. You will be surprised to know that starch found in potatoes, salt and soil from Mars have been used in making this brick.

Report According to, scientists believe that it is difficult and expensive to create any infrastructure in space. In future space construction, we will have to rely on easier materials. Scientists at Manchester University think ‘Starcrete’ could be the solution. To make this concrete, scientists prepared a fake version of the soil found in Mars. Then the starch found in potatoes and a pinch of salt were added to it.

Scientists claim that the concrete or brick they prepared is twice as strong as ordinary concrete. It is better to build on Mars. Scientists’ article open engineering Has been published in. The research team has reported that the starch found in potatoes, when mixed with artificial dust from Mars, strengthens concrete. It is twice as strong as normal concrete and many times stronger than concrete made from moon dust.

Scientists found in their calculations that 25 kg of dehydrated potatoes contain enough starch to make 500 kg of ‘Starcrete’. That means more than 213 bricks can be made from it. The team of scientists now wants to make this brick a reality, that is, they want to make its production a reality. Scientists believe that if such bricks are used on Earth also, carbon emissions can be reduced. The report states that cement and concrete contribute about 8% to global CO2 emissions. While normal brick making requires very high temperatures, ‘Starcrete’ can be prepared at oven temperatures.