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Magnus Larsson verwandelt Dünen in Architektur

Architekturstudent Magnus Larsson beschreibt seinen kühnen Plan, die Sahara zu bezwingen; mit Hilfe von Bakterien und einem überraschenden Baumaterial: dem Sand selbst.

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Architekturstudent Magnus Larsson beschreibt seinen kühnen Plan, die Sahara zu bezwingen; mit Hilfe von Bakterien und einem überraschenden Baumaterial: dem Sand selbst.

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Magnus Larsson hopes to build new structures in the desert -- by using bacteria to turn shifting sand into a solid mass.