Total Habitability Instrument (THI): A Bioinspired Microfluidic Platform for In Situ Planetary Habitability Mapping

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Karen Donaldson and colleagues propose a palm-sized, bioinspired Total Habitability Instrument that autonomously samples water indicators, CHNOPS elements, nutrients, and energy sources with microfluidic sensors and can be deployed by robots or humans to map habitability across diverse planetary environments, leveraging soft robotics for operation in extreme and confined terrains.

The Design of a Bioinspired Integrated Total Habitability Instrument for Planetary Exploration: A Review of Potential Sensing Technologies
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The Design of a Bioinspired Integrated Total Habitability Instrument for Planetary Exploration: A Review of Potential Sensing Technologies

One key objective of astrobiology is to investigate and discover if other planetary bodies are habitable. The determination of whether an environment is habitable to known life requires measuring liquid water, CHNOPS elements, other nutrients, and ...