Competitor in NASA’s CO2 Conversion Challenge Air Co is making hand sanitiser with a technology that converts CO2 into ethanol in a bid to support coronavirus prevention efforts.
The New York-based company is using the same unique technology to convert CO2 into simple sugar molecules known as D-sugars for the NASA competition.
“It is great to hear about a team participating in a NASA challenge using their technology to help their local area during this crisis,” said Walk Engelud, Deputy Associate Administrator for Programmes within NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate.
“This is one example of how NASA challenges spur innovation to help life on Earth and beyond. We catalyse a culture of change makers and problem solvers, many of whom go on to apply their technology and creativity to make a difference in their own communities and around the world.”
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