30 years ago bacteria found in the mud of Potomac River had some unique properties. Today that bacteria can generate electricity from think air. Geobacter can produce a sustained voltage of around 0.5 volts across a 7-micrometre-thick film, with a current density of around 17 microamperes per square cm.
via Power generation from ambient humidity using protein nanowires | Nature.
The launch window for the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover is opening in 14 weeks. The Mars Helicopter has been attached and final preparations of the spacecraft continue at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ6FX1_yXJU
With the aid of the “Piz Daint” supercomputer at the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS) in Lugano, these scientists have now simulated the development of the protoplanetary disk both under the influence of gravity and in the presence of a magnetic field
via Simultaneous simulation of gravitation and magnetism of a protoplanetary disk.
NASA just gave out grants for the Lunar Crater Radio Telescope (LCRT) which is to fit a 1 kilometre radio telescope inside a crater on the far side of the Moon.
via NASA Reveals Wild Project For Turning a Moon Crater Into a Radio Telescope.
Read about the large team producing the map now.
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/04/every-day-new-surprise-inside-effort-produce-world-s-most-popular-coronavirus-tracker
