DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Edward Kane, Journalist

DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF 

By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane

TIME FOR LUNAR WINE?


                                                                Source:  NASA & Stock

  • NASA plans to grow plants on the lunar surface during the Artemis Mission 2026.  Here's what we know:
  • First steps are underway to grow samples in miniature lunar greenhouses that will test whether plants will be able to grow in lunar colonies, called the LEAF experiment
  • A series of capsules or growth chambers will be deployed to the Moon containing plant samples that will protect plants from radiation and sunlight
  • Astronauts will monitor growth
  • Goal:  plants will play an important role in establishing human colonies in space
  • Initial plants selected:
  1. Duckweed - Fast growing and high in protein
  2. Thale Cress - Fully genome mapped so easy to spot mutations
  3. Brassica Rapa - relative of the cabbage that could test viability of future crops
  • No word on planting wine grapes yet
  • But if lunar wine tastes fine, it could be an other-worldly experience for all of us.
TIME FOR LUNAR POWER? 


                                       Source:  Stock & Tesla


  • Elon Musk is attempting to generate energy from moonlight with his LunaRoof powered by AI.  Here are some key facts:
  • This is groundbreaking solar technology that also works with moonlight
  • The new solar panels harvest energy from the sun and bright moonlight
  • Very innovative approach to generating alternative source of energy
  • Musk and his team have developed a new class of solar molecules that harvest energy even from moonlight
  • Called the LunaRoof and just unveiled by Tesla
  • Tesla has developed new technology that capitalizes on what's being called a new engineering wonder, Chronolithyst, a synthetic crystal
  • The Chronolithyst is coated over the solar panel and is combined with AI tech to extract energy from both the Sun and Moon
  • Tesla and Musk collaborated with Stanford University on this breakthrough that essentially amplifies moonlight coming into the system to allow it to be harvested
  • It's being called a nighttime energy revolution
  • Traditional solar power systems lose their ability to produce energy at sunset; this one extracts energy from moonlight
  • Ultimate goal:  24x7 solar panel energy production
  • More testing on the system is needed but 1st deliveries are targeted for early 2025.



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