SPINOFF NASADERIVED TECHNOLOGIES NASA SPINOFF Commercial products or

SPINOFF NASA-DERIVED TECHNOLOGIES

NASA SPINOFF • Commercial products or services which have been developed by NASA

SPINOFF TECHNOLOGY • Health and Medicine • Transportation • Public Safety • Consumer Goods • Energy and Environment • Information Technology • Industrial Productivity

WATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES INSPIRE HEALTHY BEVERAGES -HEALTH AND MEDICINE • Kombucha-based probiotic beverage • Healthy • Very popular • Sold more than 5 million bottles in 2012 Mike Johnson

ANTI-ICING FORMULAS PREVENT TRAIN DELAYS -TRANSPORTATION • Ice Free Switch (IFS) • Fluid that maintains railroad track switch operations in snow or ice. • Prevent train delays • Also used in aviation

DETECTORS ENSURE FUNCTION -PUBLIC SAFETY • More than 200 miles of electrical wiring in the space shuttle, aircraft. • SWR (standing wave reflectometer) • Use to quickly inspect electrical bundles and wires. • Take less than 5 seconds to locate a fault in electrical wiring

SENSORS ENABLE PLANTS TO TEXT MESSAGE FARMERS -ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL • Sensors that would measure plant water level directly • Small chip clipped onto the leaf • Monitor the plant’s health using electrical pulses • Use to ensure that the farmers do not overwater plants • Save more money, conserve resources • “Thirsty” plants can even text message to their farmers asking for more water

SIMULATION PACKAGES EXPAND AIRCRAFT DESIGN OPTIONS -INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY • Easier to design a new air vehicle • COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS (CFD) • CFD predict the flow of fluids and gasses around an object • Aircraft wings • Helpful in assessing the aircraft’s aerodynamic performance and handling • Cart 3 D is widely used in avation industry

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