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CO₂ Conversion Challenge (2018 – 2021)

The CO₂ Conversion Challenge is a $1 million competition to convert carbon dioxide into sugars such as glucose as a step to creating mission-critical resources. Such technologies will allow us to manufacture products using local, indigenous resources on Mars, and Earth by using waste and atmospheric carbon dioxide as a resource.  

scientist doctor hand holds virtual molecular structure in the lab as concept