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Living In Space And On Water Will Soon Change Our Lives Forever | Hard Tech #8

Hard Tech Podcast · 25 Jun 2023 · 37m

What this episode covers

The host analyzes four emerging concepts for living off-land: luxury 'ship homes' like World Residences at Sea, bamboo floating homes by HP Architects, the Dogin City floating smart healthcare city in Japan, and Varda Space Industries' orbital manufacturing. He critiques the social isolation of these models and the technical challenges of self-replication and re-entry. The discussion highlights specific companies and their unique value propositions, from bamboo buoyancy to microgravity pharmaceutical production.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

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Companies
HP Architects, Varda Space Industries, NASA, Air Force
Products
World Residences at Sea, Dogin City

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