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It is hoped that at full capacity, the system should generate enough oxygen to sustain humans once they arrive on Mars.

Future astronauts might produce oxygen on Mars by blasting carbon dioxide molecules apart inside a plasma reactor.

The Haughton-Mars Project does not perfectly model the intense radiation, lower gravity, or thin atmosphere of Mars, but there is still value in the work here.

A form of matter called plasma, which contains charged particles, could help break up the Martian atmosphere into more useful components

The University of New Orleans, in partnership with the UNO Research & Technology Foundation, has announced the launch of the Louisiana Wind Energy Hub at UNO.

City centres across the US and Canada are still much quieter than before the pandemic started.

More than 270 New Orleans-area businesses, civic organizations, activists and nonprofits have signed on to form the NOLA Coalition to address crime and quality of life.

NARRAGANSETT, RHODE ISLAND — Last month some 50 south Louisianans gathered in this small, New England port town, preparing for a breezy day trip through the Atlantic waters. The mood was light and there was an air of excitement — with some jokes about the “chilly” 70-degree weather compared to the triple digits back home as they ferried toward the Block Island Wind Farm.

The NOLA Coalition vowed to raise and distribute $15 million to spend on the twin crime abatement missions of boosting the NOPD and spend on youth programs

An MIT team received first place in NASA's annual RASC-AL competition for their in-situ resource utilization design that produces propellant on Mars from local resources instead of bringing it from Earth.