Tracing panspermia timescales through asteroid spectral mining of organic compounds
panspermia
asteroid mining
organic molecules
astrochemistry
interplanetary transfer
Employing biomimetic radiation shielding inspired by tardigrade extremotolerance mechanisms
astrobiology
radioprotective materials
extremophile biomimicry
space habitats
DNA repair mechanisms
Combining two unrelated fields: Lunar regolith additive manufacturing using fungal mycelium binders
space construction
mycomaterials
in-situ resource utilization
additive manufacturing
astromycology
Developing 10,000-year stable data storage using etched sapphire plates and laser encoding
long-term storage
sapphire etching
data preservation
laser encoding
archival stability
Optimizing quantum coherence in Josephson junctions for high-frequency superconducting circuits
Josephson junctions
quantum coherence
superconducting circuits
microwave frequencies
decoherence
Atomic precision defect engineering in diamond lattices for room-temperature quantum memory applications
defect engineering
diamond lattices
quantum memory
spin qubits
room-temperature operation
Femtosecond laser ablation at nanoradian angular precision for exoplanet atmosphere sampling probes
femtosecond lasers
exoplanet research
angular precision
ablation sampling
interstellar probes
Employing silicon photonics co-integration for next-generation quantum computing architectures
silicon photonics
quantum computing
co-integration
scalability
photonic circuits
During galactic cosmic ray maxima: shielding strategies for interplanetary missions
galactic cosmic rays
space radiation shielding
interplanetary travel
astronaut safety
solar maxima
Probing organic molecule formation across interstellar medium conditions
astrochemistry
interstellar medium
organic molecules
cosmic dust
radiation chemistry
Employing self-healing materials for spacecraft shielding against micrometeoroid impacts
self-healing polymers
space debris
micrometeoroid protection
composite materials
orbital engineering
Developing glacier-stabilizing nanomaterials infused with radiative cooling properties
cryo-preservation
plasmonic nanoparticles
ice nucleation
climate intervention
material science