"Potatoes: The Key Ingredient for Building on Mars and the Moon"

Engineers have developed a new concrete alternative called "StarCrete" using simulated Martian or lunar soil, potato starch, and salt. The material is twice as strong as conventional concrete and could facilitate construction efforts on the moon and Mars. The potato starch-based concrete mix holds high potential over conventional materials when it comes to otherworldly construction due to its strength and durability made possible by a lightweight mix. The specific salt compound used in the potato-based StarCrete mixture is magnesium chloride, which can be abstracted from Martian soils or human tears.