Researchers Developing New Sensors for Future Space Projects
Researchers with the University of Alabama in Huntsville are working on a three-year, $748,500 NASA grant to develop tiny onboard sensors that would detect dangerous rocket fuel byproducts, such as the toxic chemical hydrazine.
“We’re trying to take recent advances in nano- and micro-technology and convert them into useful devices, of which there aren’t many,” Dr. Robert Lindquist, interim director of the UAH Nano- and Micro-Device Center, said in a NASA news release. “NASA has asked us to work on sensors for several specific things, including hydrazine, hydrogen and biological contaminants.” read more…
