Microwave-Sintered Lunar Regolith Bricks for Lunar Infrastructure: Fracture Behavior, Tribological Performance, and Electromagnetic Wave Transmission
Kelei Zhu, Juntao Guo, Qiqi Ning, Zhaobo Han, Longxiang Xu, Zhen Liu, Bo Gao, Jinping Li · 2026
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Kelei Zhu and co-authors bake bricks from fake moon soil in a microwave and test them for building on the Moon, in a 2026 study. Shipping bricks from Earth is unthinkable, so lunar bases must use local soil, called regolith. Microwave sintering fuses that soil into solid blocks with modest energy.
Bricks baked at different heats were checked for inner structure, crushing strength, and wear. The batch sintered at one thousand degrees reached a density near three grams per cubic centimeter and a strength of 260 megapascals. The team also tested how well the bricks pass radio waves and how cracks grow, mixing lab work with simulation. Strong, signal-friendly bricks could serve as walls and landing pads alike.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Kelei Zhu, Juntao Guo, Qiqi Ning, Zhaobo Han, Longxiang Xu, Zhen Liu, Bo Gao, Jinping Li |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 36 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |