Above: An experimental composite material for the Moon/Mars cures inside an acrylic vacuum chamber. NASA has plans to put humans back on the Moon as early as 2025 and ISRU (in-situ resource utilization) will be a crucial technology for establishing the infrastructure...
A recent report in Basalt.Today projects that basalt fiber manufacturing will become a $200 million industry worldwide by 2020. Could Hawaii stand to benefit in this niche industry? PISCES is working on an answer. With support from Rep. Mark Nakashima, the...