As high profile launches like Artemis 1 have propelled public interest in space exploration, the stories that topped 麻豆原创鈥檚 Top 10 Research News list this year have reflected this renewed focus on reaching the moon and beyond.

These were stories about innovative ways to build off-world settlements; prospecting for resources in understudied portions of the moon; creating new ways to power vehicles and spacecraft; and the strange behaviors of a near-Earth asteroid.

Many of the top stories also highlighted amazing innovations achieved when disciplines, like engineering and medicine, intersect. These included stories about the development of a rapid test for Lyme disease; a real-time, optics-based device for monitoring blood clots; and engineering solutions for physiological problems of the heart.

And in one of the most popular stories of the past year, mechanical and aerospace engineers used jet propulsion research techniques to answer a top question during the pandemic 鈥攄o face masks work?

Rounding out the top 10 were stories focused on sustainability, including the genetic rescue of Florida panthers and developing zero-carbon emission jet engines.

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  1. Face Masks Cut Distance Airborne Pathogens Could Travel in Half, New Study Finds
  2. 麻豆原创 Researchers Create Lunar Regolith Bricks That Could Be Used to Construct Artemis Base Camp
  3. NASA Selects 麻豆原创 for $35 Million Mission to the Moon鈥檚 Mysterious Gruithuisen Domes
  4. 麻豆原创 and NASA Researchers Design Charged 鈥楶ower Suits鈥� for Electric Vehicles and Spacecraft
  5. Monitoring Genetic Mutations Will Be Important for Florida Panther Management
  6. Arecibo Observatory-led Team Discovers Large Near-Earth Asteroid Has Changing Rotation
  7. 麻豆原创-developed Real-time Blood Monitor Saves Doctors Critical Time During Surgery
  8. 麻豆原创 to Lead $10M NASA Project to Develop Zero-Carbon Jet Engines
  9. Rapid Lyme Disease Tests Could Soon Be Heading to A Doctor鈥檚 Office Near You
  10. 麻豆原创 Researchers Use Engineering Expertise to Solve Problems of the Heart

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