Spinoff Year(s) |
Technology |
R&D 100 |
Space Technology Hall of Fame |
NASA Invention
of the Year |
NASA Software of the Year |
1976, 1977, 1981, 2002, 2005 |
Memory Foam |
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1998  |
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1976 |
Improved Firefighter’s Breathing System |
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1988 |
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1977, 1979 |
Liquid-Cooled Garments |
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1993 |
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1978, 1990 |
Fabric Roof Structures |
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1989 |
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1978, 1981, 1983, 2005 |
Phase-Insensitive Ultrasonic Transducer |
1978  |
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1981 |
Cordless Tools |
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1989 |
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1983, 1986 |
PMR-15 Polyimide Resin |
1977 |
1991 |
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1984, 1996 |
Scratch Resistant Lenses |
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1989 |
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1985, 2008 |
Redox Energy Storage System |
1979 |
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1985 |
Safety Grooving |
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1990 |
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1985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1993, 2003, 2008 |
Earth Resources Laboratory Applications Software (ELAS) |
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1992 |
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1987, 2008 |
VisiScreen (Ocular Screening System) |
1987 |
2003 |
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1988 |
Sewage Treatment With Water Hyacinths |
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1988 |
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1989 |
Data Acquisition and Control System Model 9450/CAMAC |
1986 |
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1990 |
NASA Structural Analysis (NASTRAN) Computer Software |
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1988 |
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1991 |
Heart Defibrillator Energy Source |
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1999 |
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1992 |
Dexterous Hand Master (DHM) |
1989 |
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1994 |
Ballistic Electron Emission Microscope (BEEM) |
1990 |
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1994, 2008 |
Omniview Motionless Camera |
1993 |
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1994 |
Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Technology |
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1997 |
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1995 |
1100C Virtual Window |
1994 |
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1995, 2006, 2008 |
Microbial Check Valve |
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2007 |
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1996, 2004 |
Tetrahedral Unstructured Software System (TetrUSS) |
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1996, 2004  |
1996 |
Anti-Shock Trousers |
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1996 |
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1996 |
Automated Hydrogen Gas Leak Detector |
1995 |
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1996 |
Ceramics Analysis and Reliability Evaluation of Structures/ Life (CARES/Life) |
1995 |
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1994 |
1996 |
Memory Short Stack Semiconductor |
1994 |
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1997 |
Foster-Miller Fiber Optic Polymer Reaction Monitor |
1990 |
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1997, 2007 |
Power Factor Controller |
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1988 |
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1997 |
Reaction/Momentum Wheel: Apparatus for Providing Torque and for Storing Momentum Energy |
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1998  |
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1998 |
Data Matrix Symbology |
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2001 |
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1999 |
Active Pixel Sensor |
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1999 |
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1999 |
DeltaTherm 1000 |
1994 |
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1999 |
Superex Tube Extrusion Process |
1995 |
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1999 |
Precision GPS Software System |
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1998, 2004 |
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2000 |
1999 |
Process for Preparing Transparent Aromatic Polyimide Film |
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1999 |
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1999 |
Tempest Server |
1999 |
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1998, |
2000 |
Genoa: A Progressive Failure Analysis Software System |
2000 |
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1999 |
2000 |
Humanitarian Demining Device |
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2003 |
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2001 |
Composite Matrix Resins and Adhesives (PETI-5) |
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1998 |
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2001, 2008 |
Flexible Aerogel Superinsulation |
2003 |
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2001 |
LARC PETI-5 Polyimide Resin |
1997 |
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1998 |
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2001 |
The SeaWiFS Data Analysis System (SeaDAS) |
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2003 |
2001 |
TOR Polymers |
2000 |
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2001 |
Video Image Stabilization and Registration (VISAR) |
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2001 |
2002 |
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2002 |
Automatic Implantable Cardiovertor Defibrillator |
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1991 |
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2002 |
DeBakey Rotary Blood Pump (Ventricular Assist Device-VAD) |
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1999 |
2001 |
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2002 |
Hybrid Ice Protection System |
2003 |
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2002 |
Quantum Well Infrared Photodetector (QWIP) |
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2001 |
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2002 |
Virtual Window |
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2003 |
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2003 |
Cart3D |
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2002 |
2003 |
Cochlear Implant |
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2003 |
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2003 |
Generalized Fluid System Simulation Program |
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2001 |
2003 |
LADARVision 4000 |
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2004 |
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2003 |
MedStar Monitoring System |
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2004 |
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2003 |
Personal Cabin Pressure Altitude Monitor and WarningSystem |
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2003 |
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2004 |
InnerVue Diagnostic Scope System |
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2005 |
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2004 |
Land Information System (LIS) v. 4.0 |
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2005 |
2004 |
NanoCeram Superfilters |
2002 |
2005 |
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2004 |
Numerical Propulsion System Simulation (NPSS) |
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2001 |
2004 |
Outlast Smart Fabric Technology |
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2005 |
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2004 |
Photrodes for Electrophysiological Monitoring |
2002 |
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2005 |
PS/PM300 High-Temperature Solid Lubricant Coatings |
2003 |
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2005 |
iROBOT PackBOT Tactical Mobile Robot |
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2006 |
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2005, 2008 |
Light-Emitting Diodes for Medical Applications |
|
2000 |
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2005 |
Numerical Evaluation of Stochastic Structures Under Stress (NESSUS) |
2005 |
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2005 |
THUNDER Actuators |
1996 |
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2005 |
Zero-Valent Metal Emulsion for Reductive Dehalogenation of DNAPL-Phase Environmental Contaminants |
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2007 |
2005 |
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2006 |
Novariant RTK AutoFarm AutoSteer |
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2006 |
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2006 |
Radiant Barrier |
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1996 |
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2006 |
2006 Petroleum Remediation Product |
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2008 |
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2007 |
Advanced Lubricants |
|
2000 |
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2007 |
Atomic Oxygen System for Art Restoration |
2002 |
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2007 |
Future Air Traffic Management Concepts Evaluation Tool (FACET) |
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2006 |
2007 |
Macro-Fiber Composite Actuator |
2000 |
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2007 |
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2007 |
Portable-Hyperspectral Imaging Systems |
|
2005 |
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2007 |
ResQPOD: Circulation-Enhancing Device |
|
2008 |
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2007 |
ArterioVision: Noninvasive Cardiovascular Disease Detection |
|
2008 |
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2008 |
DMBZ-15 High-Temperature Polyimide |
2003 |
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| 2008 |
LaRC-SI: Soluble Imide |
1995 |
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2008 |
Wireless Measurement Acquisition System |
2006 |
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2008 |
Optical Backscatter Reflectometer |
2007 |
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