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SPINOFFNASA-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

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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

• Cart3D is widely used in avation industry

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