Updating Cold War-era radiation shielding materials for modern space exploration
radiation shielding
space materials
cosmic rays
Cold War tech
aerospace engineering
Analyzing asteroid spectral mining for rare earth elements in deep space missions
asteroid mining
spectral analysis
rare earth elements
space resources
deep space exploration
Fusing origami mathematics with soft robotics for reconfigurable space exploration tools
origami robotics
deployable structures
space technology
soft actuators
geometric computation
Employing spectral analysis AI for real-time asteroid resource identification and mining potential
spectral analysis
asteroid mining
AI
space resources
spectroscopy
During solar proton events: modeling radiation effects on low-Earth orbit satellites
solar protons
radiation hardening
satellites
space weather
electronics
Via self-supervised curriculum learning for autonomous robotic fracture repair in microgravity
autonomous robotics
self-supervised learning
space medicine
fracture repair
adaptive algorithms
During gamma-ray burst afterglows: probing cosmic magnetic fields and particle acceleration
gamma-ray bursts
cosmic magnetism
particle acceleration
astrophysical jets
afterglow emission
Exploring protein folding dynamics using biocatalytic cascades in microgravity environments
protein folding
biocatalysis
microgravity
enzyme kinetics
space biology
Optimizing space-based solar power efficiency through solvent selection engines for thermal regulation
space solar power
solvent selection
thermal regulation
renewable energy
orbital infrastructure
Developing radiation shielding strategies for lunar base infrastructure using regolith composites
lunar regolith
radiation shielding
space habitats
Moon base
in-situ resource utilization
Detecting biosignatures in exoplanet atmospheres through next-generation spectroscopy techniques
exoplanet biosignatures
spectroscopy
astrobiology
atmospheric chemistry
Through space-based solar power for military forward operating bases
directed energy transmission
logistical resilience
orbital infrastructure
defense technology