Location
Hill Aerospace Museum, Theater
Start Date
5-6-2014 2:06 PM
Description
The Liquid-Core ARROW platform, which can be used for single bioparticle detection, is outlined. The platform has been used successfully for detecting individual H3N2 viruses. These results clearly illustrate the ARROW platform’s capability to function as the go-to platform for a mission to Mars whose goal is to detect organic polymers in the soil. A presence of organic polymers would be a strong sign of past life on the planet. The ARROW is ideal for such a mission not only because of its capabilities in detection, but also because it is light weight, cheap to produce, and requires only low power to operate.
Liquid-Core ARROW Platform for Organic Particle Detection
Hill Aerospace Museum, Theater
The Liquid-Core ARROW platform, which can be used for single bioparticle detection, is outlined. The platform has been used successfully for detecting individual H3N2 viruses. These results clearly illustrate the ARROW platform’s capability to function as the go-to platform for a mission to Mars whose goal is to detect organic polymers in the soil. A presence of organic polymers would be a strong sign of past life on the planet. The ARROW is ideal for such a mission not only because of its capabilities in detection, but also because it is light weight, cheap to produce, and requires only low power to operate.