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Hyrdogel soaks up cosmic rays to protect space travelers | In the future, it might also be used to shield astronauts from the hazard of deadly cosmic radiation on long space voyages.
Hydrogel is something that most of us are familiar with from it being used in contact lenses, burn dressings, and hair gel. In future, it might also be used to shield astronauts from the hazard of deadly cosmic radiation on long space voyages.
Worse, water can leak, which can cause all sorts of mischief, from shorting out electrical circuitry to posing the novel threat to astronauts of drowning in deep space. In this follow-up project, we are applying different techniques to shape the material into a 3D structure and scale up the production process, so that we can come a step closer to industrialization." A retired field archaeologist and university lecturer, he has a background in the history of science, technology, and medicine with a particular emphasis on aerospace, military, and cybernetic subjects.
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