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The envisioned mission to Enceladus: A lander mission towards the south polar region deploys the “Alien Carousel” ice sampling system. It integrates microfluidics and digital holographic microscopy setup to image and study the movement of microorganisms in a liquid volume. The mechanical system relies on a single rotary actuator. -- Frontiers

Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Enceladus, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Habitable Zones, Icy Worlds, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Status Report, Tricorders & Sensors

Tricorder Tech: Alien Carousel – In Situ Life Detection On Icy Moons With A Single-actuator Holographic Microfluidic Platform

by Keith CowingSeptember 23, 2025September 23, 2025

Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, is considered one of the most promising places in the solar system to find life.

(a) Photograph of a fully fabricated 300 mm wafer. (b) Close-up of a chip die. (c) Infrared micrograph with the LED turned on. (d) Holographic microscope setup. (e) Close-up of a reconstructed holographic image compared with the (f) ground truth. CREDIT Photo Credit: Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART)

Away Teams & Field Reports, Exploration Gear & Tech, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Press Release, Tricorders & Sensors

Tricorder Tech: Using Your Smartphone As A High-Resolution Handheld Holographic Microscope

by Keith CowingMay 7, 2023May 7, 2023

SMART researchers create world’s smallest LED and holographic microscope that enable conversion of existing mobile phone cameras into high-resolution microscopes

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Tricorder Tech: Alien Carousel – In Situ Life Detection On Icy Moons With A Single-actuator Holographic Microfluidic Platform

Tricorder Tech: Using Your Smartphone As A High-Resolution Handheld Holographic Microscope

Planetesimal Formation Across the Stellar Mass Spectrum and its Influence on Exoplanet-Inherited Volatile Budgets

Astronaut Training For Underground Science Expeditions

Achieving Efficient Broadband Spatial Filtering For LIFE: Status And Plan

A Comprehensive Study Of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko In The 2021/2022 Apparition. II. Colorimetry, Polarimetry, Modeling

Mars Express And Psyche Same Day Imagery of Mars