Transforming bamboo into a mesh, the students developed a spherical shell that was used to make slabs to be used in building construction. The slabs were found in laboratory tests to be able to sustain 700 kg of weight, the students said. “The shell used is light, which makes it not just low-cost but also low-maintenance, weather-proof, economical and resistant to corrosion,” said Dr Umesha P K, the professor who guided the students Nishanth, Karthik M P, and Mahendra Halamandage to develop the technology. Umesha claimed that shell was earthquake-resistant, adding that their invention would boost bamboo cultivation, which would reduce carbon dioxide in the air, leading to sustainable development. Explaining the green credentials of their invention, Nishanth said, “In order to produce 1 ton of steel, 2.4 ton of carbon dioxide will be emitted to the atmosphere. This is the major issue we have tried to solve using bamboo.”