The two studies were published in Ceramics International and PLOS One and one of the authors, Aloke Kumar, Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, said that it is quite exciting for it brings both biology and mechanical engineering together.

The statement also said that the cost of sending one pound of material to outer space will cost about Rs 7.5 lakh. This process, however, uses urea which can easily be sourced from human urine and the lunar soil as raw materials for the construction on the moon’s surface. This considerably decreases the overall expenditure and even has a low carbon footprint as it uses guar gum instead of cement for support. Additionally, this process can even be exploited to make sustainable bricks on Earth.