Scientists design nuclear fuel cells known as a Trisofuel, the size of poppy seeds, to live in space.

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Moon base: Bangor scientists design fuel to live in space
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Bangor University has designed nuclear fuel cells, the size of poppy seeds, to produce the energy needed to sustain life there.

As space technology advances at a rapid pace, the BBC was given exclusive access to the Bangor University Nuclear Futures Institute's laboratory.

The Bangor team, which is a world leader on fuels, works with partners such as Rolls Royce, the UK Space Agency, Nasa and the Los Alamos National Laboratory in the US.

Earlier this month, India made a historic landing near the Moon's south pole with its robotic probe Chandrayaan-3.

One of the mission's major goals is to hunt for water-based ice which, scientists say, could support human habitation on the Moon in future.

The geopolitical author and journalist, Tim Marshall, said the breakthrough over fuel was a step towards a global race to the lunar south pole.


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