Current Events > DARPA creates living bricks...

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https://www.newscientist.com/article/2230263-living-concrete-made-from-bacteria-used-to-create-replicating-bricks/

The team combined the bacteria with gelatin, sand and nutrients in a liquid mixture, then placed this in a mould. With heat and sunlight, the bacteria produced calcium carbonate crystals around the sand particles, in a process similar to how seashells form in the ocean.

When cooled, the gelatin solidified the mixture into a gel form. The team then dehydrated the gel to toughen it, with the entire process taking several hours.

The team liken their living material to concrete, which is a mixture of gravel and sand and cement combined with water. But its mechanical properties are more similar to mortar, a weaker material usually made with cement and sand and found between the bricks of buildings, says Srubar. It isnt yet as strong as regular bricks.

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but why?
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One of my former co-workers works at DARPA. They do some interesting shit. Some spooky shit too but interesting nonetheless.

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This is the way the world ends.

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Several hours to make one brick that isnt even as hard as a regular brick...

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LightHawKnight posted...

Several hours to make one brick that isnt even as hard as a regular brick...

I have a feeling it won't be used for any serious construction projects.

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