<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[MarsU]]></title><description><![CDATA[MarsU]]></description><link>https://mpuedu.wixsite.com/marsedu/news</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:07:15 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://mpuedu.wixsite.com/marsedu/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[12U Solar Sailing CubeSat Mission to become Multiplanetary]]></title><description><![CDATA[July 2, 2022. By Kolemann Lutz Researchers from Taiwan developed feasibility study to analyse a controlled solar sailing mission to Mars...]]></description><link>https://mpuedu.wixsite.com/marsedu/post/interplanetary-mission-with-a-12u-solar-sailing-cubesat-to-mars</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62c09a7d0a8da6d50990c1b2</guid><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2022 19:58:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a256b9_5a5b5dcc7f47458d92dd93d4e4dc7003~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_912,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kolemann Lutz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[MarsU Cohosting Mars Summer Program in June 2022 with University of Arizona]]></title><description><![CDATA[February 12, 2022. By Kolemann Lutz MarsU is delighted to select the University of Arizona (UArizona) as the partner institution to...]]></description><link>https://mpuedu.wixsite.com/marsedu/post/marsu-uarizona-msp-june-2022</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62081a5cfd2d671e202aec12</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2022 21:11:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a256b9_df530a6360c1496db7ee43f0f31543e8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kolemann Lutz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Significant Amounts of Water found in Valles Marineris up to 40% wt of Regolith]]></title><description><![CDATA[December 21, 2021. By Kolemann Lutz The FREND neutron telescope onboard ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) collected 200km spot resolution...]]></description><link>https://mpuedu.wixsite.com/marsedu/post/significant-amounts-of-water-found-in-valles-marineris-up-to-40-wt-of-regolith</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61c1fa43b50293001622ae55</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2021 16:25:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a256b9_239e1453632e47e09454b80bc0f711ed~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kolemann Lutz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magnetic Levitation-based Low-gravity Simulator promises 1,000 times the volume]]></title><description><![CDATA[November 19, 2021. By Kolemann Lutz Researchers from FAMU-FSU built a Magnetic Levitation Simulator (MLS) by generating a 24-T...]]></description><link>https://mpuedu.wixsite.com/marsedu/post/magnetic-levitation-based-low-gravity-simulator-promises-1000x-the-volume</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6197f54da578e30016bc90b9</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2021 19:11:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a256b9_dfe0b098cf1c495895f422f31c2908a9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_755,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kolemann Lutz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Encasing algae in microdroplets increases photosynthesis efficiency by 250%]]></title><description><![CDATA[November 7, 2021. By Kolemann Lutz Encasing cyanobacteria and algae in tiny liquid crystal (LC) droplets and optical WGM microcavities...]]></description><link>https://mpuedu.wixsite.com/marsedu/post/encasing-algae-in-microdroplets-increases-photosynthesis-efficiency-by-250</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6187d58360b5dd0016c33233</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2021 13:46:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a256b9_b60799a9a14b406b9e80067749ec2b6d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_966,h_608,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kolemann Lutz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cryogenic Liquid Fluid Refrigeration And Storage (IRaS) and Glass Bubbles to Reduce Boil Off]]></title><description><![CDATA[October 16, 2021. By Kolemann Lutz Researchers at NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC) developed the IRAS technology with zero loss storage...]]></description><link>https://mpuedu.wixsite.com/marsedu/post/cryogenic-liquid-fluid-refrigeration-and-storage-iras-and-glass-bubbles-to-reduce-boil-off</link><guid isPermaLink="false">616aadc6b419b80016699d0f</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2021 11:22:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a256b9_d305eea0738b462ea3108f7cc581fa89~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_672,h_320,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kolemann Lutz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cell-free Synthesis of Starch from CO2 with 8.5 fold higher Efficiency than Nature]]></title><description><![CDATA[October 1, 2021. By Kolemann Lutz Scientists in China developed the first method for the artificial, cell-free synthesis of starch...]]></description><link>https://mpuedu.wixsite.com/marsedu/post/cell-free-synthesis-of-starch-from-co2-with-8-5-fold-higher-efficiency-than-nature</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6156ecff7194d70016e6d27e</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2021 11:43:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a256b9_20cfab02f15440459f903ad5538b7598~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_879,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kolemann Lutz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silver Nanoparticles Boost Charge-Extraction in Shewanella Microbial Fuel Cells for Biomining Iron]]></title><description><![CDATA[September 26, 2021. By Kolemann Lutz When cultured in a fuel cell, the bacterium Shewanella oneidensis is well known to use extracellular...]]></description><link>https://mpuedu.wixsite.com/marsedu/post/silver-nanoparticles-boost-charge-extraction-in-shewanella-microbial-fuel-cells-for-biomining-iron</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6150f721f4146600169a468a</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Sep 2021 22:51:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a256b9_cab61e65668f4003a9dbf6ccaffd4532~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_989,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kolemann Lutz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEMS Smart NanoDust Fliers for Mars and to Advance Life in Solar System]]></title><description><![CDATA[September 4, 2021. By Kolemann Lutz Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), or smart dust, are small wireless microrobots 20micrometers -...]]></description><link>https://mpuedu.wixsite.com/marsedu/post/mems-smart-nanodust-fliers-for-mars-and-to-advance-life-in-solar-system</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6133267238174b0017ca126b</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2021 08:20:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a256b9_ca8875e4ab8c49ceb3031dc2a33096a4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kolemann Lutz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biochar Could Support Microbes, Crop Growth, Climate Change and Life on Mars and Moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[August 25, 2021. By Kolemann Lutz Biochar is charcoal that is produced by pyrolysis or heating of biomass in the absence of oxygen....]]></description><link>https://mpuedu.wixsite.com/marsedu/post/biochar-could-support-microbes-cropgrowth-climate-change-and-life-on-mars-and-moon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6125dd941f4b0200159557a3</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2021 06:10:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a256b9_d2df69079e9f41e4a9a38578eec49e8b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_932,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kolemann Lutz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ionized Metal Mesh and Water Vapor-collection Technology that Generates 100X Cleaner H2O]]></title><description><![CDATA[August 14, 2021. By Kolemann Lutz Fog fences have been used for decades to collect the water droplets from dew and fog, some of which...]]></description><link>https://mpuedu.wixsite.com/marsedu/post/ionized-metal-mesh-and-water-vapor-collection-technology-that-generates-100x-cleaner-h2o</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61179a552df4ab0015b697cf</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2021 11:08:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a256b9_5cc8d021dea14e6e826a606d30392d00~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_948,h_632,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kolemann Lutz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microfluidic Chips to Monitor Microbial Cities within In Situ Soil Ecosystems]]></title><description><![CDATA[August 3, 2021. By Kolemann Lutz Researchers in Sweden tested and analysed hundreds of paths of microorganisms on microfluidic soil chips...]]></description><link>https://mpuedu.wixsite.com/marsedu/post/microfluidic-chips-to-monitor-microbial-cities-within-in-situ-soil-ecosystems</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6108d73881207a0015e41682</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2021 05:50:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a256b9_dcf9a3d0c9c142ae9b61e1153b5404c1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kolemann Lutz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[RNA Demethylation breakthrough Increases Crop Biomass by 50% with 3X increase in grain yield ]]></title><description><![CDATA[July 24, 2021. By Kolemann Lutz On the left, rice plants without the RNA modification. On the right, a rice plant with the RNA...]]></description><link>https://mpuedu.wixsite.com/marsedu/post/rna-demethylation-breakthrough-increases-crop-biomass-by-50-with-3x-increase-in-grain-yield</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60fc6b5eb62f970015859b6d</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2021 19:39:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a256b9_f8a28888dc6f4ff49646befc98c925f9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_864,h_436,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kolemann Lutz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Geological Storage of CO2 with membrane-based Direct Air Capture to form Carbon Sinks]]></title><description><![CDATA[June 17, 2021. By Kolemann Lutz Japanese researchers investigated the cost and feasibility of geological storage of m-DAC membranes to...]]></description><link>https://mpuedu.wixsite.com/marsedu/post/geological-storage-of-co2-with-membrane-based-direct-air-capture-to-form-carbon-sinks</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60caf6e308e27e0015832754</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2021 07:21:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a256b9_84f83cb6ff7b464f8a561d747ad05c07~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_991,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kolemann Lutz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bio-inspired Molybdenum Catalyst for Perchlorate Reduction to Remediate Plant-ready Martian Soil]]></title><description><![CDATA[June 7, 2021. By Kolemann Lutz Researchers from the University of California Riverside developed a NH2-MoOx-Pd/Catalyst that is...]]></description><link>https://mpuedu.wixsite.com/marsedu/post/bio-inspired-molybdenum-catalyst-for-perchlorate-reduction-to-remediate-plant-ready-martian-soil</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60be3c8b3da0640015303da6</guid><category><![CDATA[agriculture]]></category><category><![CDATA[catalyst]]></category><category><![CDATA[perchlorate]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2021 16:26:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a256b9_8a0ea92a40b847149bdbe58d932e9db4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_869,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kolemann Lutz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doubling Efficiency of Carbon Capture and Conversion with Gasphilic Catalyst &#38; CO2 Electroreduction]]></title><description><![CDATA[May 30, 2021. By Kolemann Lutz MIT Researchers developed bubble-capturing (gasphilic) material surfaces to enhance the electrochemical...]]></description><link>https://mpuedu.wixsite.com/marsedu/post/doubling-efficiency-of-carbon-capture-and-conversion-with-gasphilic-catalyst-co2-electroreduction</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60b3c94ad3f59d00168eb522</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 May 2021 17:29:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a256b9_ad2bb68e4a244856b95215bf4aa381b8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_839,h_707,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kolemann Lutz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nanoscale Structure Increases Desalination Membrane Efficiency by 40% for Clean Filtered Water]]></title><description><![CDATA[May 19, 2021. By Kolemann Lutz A desalination membrane can filter perchlorate salts from clean water that is later pumped for...]]></description><link>https://mpuedu.wixsite.com/marsedu/post/nanoscale-structure-increases-desalination-membrane-efficiency-by-40-for-clean-filtered-water</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60a4fe07189f4a00157a37ce</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2021 12:05:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a256b9_0a94feeff40e4bf785818f7e8b55bc6e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_682,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kolemann Lutz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[MarsU Signs MOU and Partners with International Space University to build the Multiplanetary Bridge]]></title><description><![CDATA[May 14, 2021. By Kolemann Lutz Mars University and International Space University entered into a partnership by signing a Memorandum of...]]></description><link>https://mpuedu.wixsite.com/marsedu/post/marsu-signs-mou-and-partners-with-international-space-university</link><guid isPermaLink="false">609eea4f8dae740015f797c4</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2021 21:30:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a256b9_4243fb379f6048f19aebd9d90692573d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_544,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kolemann Lutz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microbes Fix Massive Amounts of Carbon without Sunlight in Earth’s Deep Subsurface Biosphere]]></title><description><![CDATA[May 11, 2021. By Kolemann Lutz Researchers sampled and compared the bacterial community composition of hot springs with the...]]></description><link>https://mpuedu.wixsite.com/marsedu/post/microbes-fix-massive-amounts-of-carbon-without-sunlight-in-earth-s-deep-subsurface-biosphere</link><guid isPermaLink="false">609a83d087bca50016423ce7</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2021 13:48:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a256b9_8d6ab335c9d54be7989a07e9e32967a4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_898,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kolemann Lutz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alliance of Hyphae Bacteria, AM Fungi, and Plants Could Be the Key to Enriching Soil with Nutrients ]]></title><description><![CDATA[May 5, 2021. By Kolemann Lutz Enabling the formation, colonisation, of soil fungus and hyphae bacteria subsurface microbiomes could be...]]></description><link>https://mpuedu.wixsite.com/marsedu/post/alliance-of-hyphae-bacteria-am-fungi-and-plants-could-be-the-key-to-enriching-soil-with-nutrients</link><guid isPermaLink="false">609292653390f100156a95d9</guid><category><![CDATA[nitrogen]]></category><category><![CDATA[agriculture]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2021 12:53:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a256b9_cad1b0e5df554f23974209a8318562bf~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_650,h_350,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kolemann Lutz</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>