Moon as Future Home? Waterloo Researchers Harness Lunar Soil for Life Support

Waterloo's LEER team delves into moon's regolith to unlock secrets of sustainable life support systems

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Discover how lunar soil could become the cornerstone of human colonization on the moon.

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Experiments with NASA's synthetic lunar regolith open pathways for breakthrough energy solutions.

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Embedded oxygen in moon dust? Waterloo researchers find key to extracting vital resources

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The future of lunar living shaped by Canadian-led innovations in space material reuse.

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Rethinking space debris: Waterloo's strategy turns orbital scrap into a resource boon

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Harnessing lunar soil: from regolith to robust habitats and energy systems.

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Waterloo’s research paves the way for a self-sustaining lunar colony using in situ resources

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Could the moon be your future address? Waterloo's experiments suggest a viable path forward

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