Chinese scientists have developed a technology to make bricks from lunar soil, contributing to the construction of a lunar base.

Foreign media: Chinese scientists have developed a technology that uses concentrated sunlight to turn lunar soil into strong bricks, which can be used to build a base on the moon.

This technology was developed by the Deep Space Exploration Laboratory in Hefei, China. It uses parabolic reflectors to collect solar energy and transmit it through optical fibers, reaching temperatures above 1300°C, sufficient to melt lunar soil and produce bricks.

These bricks can be used to build protective layers for a lunar base, protecting against radiation and meteorite impacts. This technology does not require transporting materials from Earth, reducing costs. In the future, simulated bricks will be sent into space for testing, and combined with automated robots to scale up construction.

Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1839972021485576/

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