643742 external_news 1612217548 1612238981 <![CDATA[NASA Selects University Teams to Develop Ways to Deal with Moon Dust]]> A team from the Georgia Institute of Technology has been selected for the 2021 competitive Breakthrough, Innovative, and Game-changing (BIG) Idea Challenge and the Space Grant project.

"Hybrid Dust Mitigation Brush Utilizing EDS and UV Technologies"
A hybrid brush which utilizes electrodynamic dust shielding and ultraviolet technologies to remove lunar regolith from spacesuits and other applicable surfaces. The brush bristles contain electrodes that attract charged lunar regolith particles and clear them off the suit. Remaining, uncharged regolith particles are charged by ultraviolet emitters to enable removal by the system.

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