Sentences with phrase «until exposure to water»

The novel material stays rigid, thanks to an embedded web of fibers, until exposure to water ruptures the bonds holding the fibers together (when the water evaporates, the bonds reform).

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The water ice counteracts the traditional danger of living above ground by serving as a radiation barrier, offsetting fears of solar exposure that have, until now, projected Martian architecture into a dark underworld — buried beneath a regolithic surface that is believed to contain perchlorates, gypsum and other substances hazardous to human life.Water as a Radiation Shield By taking advantage of water - ice's ability to filter the sun's rays and protect against radiation, ICE HOUSE prioritizes a life above ground and celebrates the human presence on the planetary surface.