DARPA envisions rising constructions a whole bunch of metres lengthy
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The US navy is brainstorming methods to construct massive constructions in area, from telescope antennas to elevator tethers. By rising these objects in microgravity utilizing organic organisms, they hope to keep away from the pricey and painstaking technique of launching elements from Earth.
“We’ve got but to unlock the potential of biology for area manufacturing and manufacturing,” says Michael Nayak, program supervisor for the US Protection Superior Analysis Tasks Company (DARPA). The mixture of biology and mechanical engineering might unlock new methods to “manufacture at unprecedented…
