On the Moon or elsewhere: Follow the water
In the detective business, the standard advice is: “Follow the money.” In human space exploration, perhaps somewhat similar advice applies: “Follow the water.” This needs debate, however there are some...
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Loricifera: Larger life without oxygen
Loricifera [drawing, NASA]Meet the loricifera. It’s not a neighbor; living 10,000 feet down in the muck at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea. It’s not a relative, not even close, in fact, it doesn’t...
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Using artificial photosynthesis (in a virus) to split water
In general, SciTechStory doesn’t start tracking a technology that’s (a) incomplete in implementation and (b) many years from application (if ever). Maybe this one is an exception: Using a virus to...
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Discovered: Catalyst for a new industry
Sometimes one single thing makes the difference. For example, in the race to find alternative sources of energy, especially for transportation, hydrogen is seen as a potentially major source of fuel....
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Toyota preps hydrogen-hybrid vehicle (FCHV) for production
Toyota FCHV (fuel-cell hybrid)…Credit: Masaru KamikuraWhen it comes to clean transportation – the proof is in the performance. There are literally scores of ‘green’ vehicles on the drawing-boards...
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Life on Titan through a hydrocarbon haze
The hazy methane-red surface of Titan. NASA/JPLEven before the wildly successful Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn and its lunar neighborhood, scientists have looked at the largest moon, Titan,...
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Published results: LCROSS lunar impact reveals scientific treasure
The hypothesis: In the shadows of deep craters that pock the south pole of the Moon there might be ever-frozen water.The experiment: Guide the final stages of the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing...
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Trapping antimatter so it finally can be studied
The ALPHA trap for antihydrogen….credit: N.Madsen, ALPHA/SwanseaThe problem with antimatter is that it is very anti-social; it doesn’t stick around long enough to get to know it. Matter, the stuff we...
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Fuel cell technology: Fuel from an ‘artificial leaf’
Visions of catchy titles danced in my head: “Alternative energy turns over a new leaf,” for example. It sounds like a perfect story for a world growing ever more skittish about the future of energy....
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