Chinese scientists develop prototype to print bricks made of lunar soil<br /><br />Chinese scientists from the Deep Space Exploration Laboratory in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, have been developing the prototype of a device that produces bricks made of lunar soil with 3D printing technology.<br /><br />Consisting of an optical solar concentrator module and a manufacturing module, the prototype uses a parabolic reflector to concentrate solar energy, with fiber optics transmitting the energy to produce a solar concentration ratio exceeding 3,000 times at the fiber ends, which is sufficient to melt lunar soil.<br /><br />To realize solar concentration transmission of more than 3,000 times, the team conducted nearly 100 process experiments and performance tests, ultimately developing fused-end fiber optics that overcame low energy transmission efficiency.<br /><br />CHINA NEWS SERVICE / REUTERS VIDEO<br /><br />Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe <br />Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net <br /> <br />Follow us: <br />Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook <br />Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram <br />Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter <br />DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion <br /> <br />Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital <br />Sign up to our newsletters: https://tmt.ph/newsletters<br /> <br />Check out our Podcasts: <br />Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify <br />Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts <br />Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic <br />Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer <br />Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein<br /> <br />#themanilatimes<br />#worldnews <br />#china <br />#space<br />
