Solar powered moon brick factory could build future lunar cities

Developed by the Deep Space Exploration Laboratory in Hefei, the system functions as a 3D printing device using a parabolic reflector to gather solar radiation, which is then funneled through fiber optic bundles

Chinese scientists have developed a remarkable machine that could revolutionize how humans build structures on the moon. The device works…

Full text: https://phys.org/news/2025-08-solar-powered-moon-brick-factory.html

Author

Mark Thompson, Universe Today

Source

Phys.org, 2025-08-07.

Supplier

Deep Space Exploration Laboratory Hefei
Nanjing University

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