This easy-to-use guide provides best practices and “tricks of the trade” to help the payload developer successfully work with NASA on designing, developing, and flying a payload on the space […]
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Away Team Training: Turning Astronauts Into Planetary Explorers
ESA’s geology training course PANGAEA has come of age with the publication of a paper that describes the quest for designing the best possible geology training for the next astronauts […]
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Tricorder Tech: New Live Imaging Technique Shows How Tardigrades Manage To Survive Dehydration
Water is essential for life, but anhydrobiotic tardigrades can survive almost complete dehydration.
Posted inAstrochemistry, Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Exploration Gear & Tech, Nanotechnology & SynBio, Status Report, Tricorders & Sensors
Tricorder Tech: Method for Accurate Detection of Amino Acids and Mycotoxins in Planetary Atmospheres
We present a systematic analysis of a large number of mass spectra accumulated as the number of ion fragments recorded in unit mass-to-charge detector channels.
Posted inAI - Data - Apps - Cybernetics, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Microbiology & Virology, Missions & Hardware, Press Release, Tricorders & Sensors
Tricorder Tech: Automated Detection Of Isolated Single Cells Using Microscope Images And AI
Overview: A research team, led by Professor Moeto Nagai and comprised of researchers from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Electronic Inspired Interdisciplinary Research Institute (EIIRIS), Toyohashi University of […]
Posted inAnalog Studies, Away Teams & Field Reports, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Caves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Microbiology & Virology, Press Release, Tricorders & Sensors
Tricorder Tech: Investigating Microbial Communities and Their Biomarkers in Mars-Analog Lava Tubes at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve (CotM) is a strong terrestrial analog for lava tube formations on Mars.
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Tricorder / Cyborg Tech: A Robot Able To “Smell” Using A Biological Sensor
A new technological development by Tel Aviv University has made it possible for a robot to smell using a biological sensor.
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Tricorder Tech: New Small Laser Device Can Help Detect Signs Of Life On Other Planets
As space missions delve deeper into the outer solar system, the need for more compact, resource-conserving and accurate analytical tools has become increasingly critical—especially as the hunt for extraterrestrial life […]
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Tricorder Tech: Mass Spectrometry Approaches For Mold Identification
In recent years, filamentous fungi or molds have emerged as causative agents underlying life-threatening infections in immunocompromised individuals.
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Away Team Tech: Self-Contained Device Isolates Biological Samples
Overview JSC is looking to interested parties to license and commercialize this patented technology. Innovators at NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) developed a patented self-contained device for isolating deoxyribonucleic acid […]