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NASA Spinoff and NASA STI Program - High-Temperature Coatings Offer Energy Savings
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Posted on Feb 11, 2013 09:46:54 AM | Gerald Steeman
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As a result of its research and development efforts for a new thermal protection material to test on the X-33 and X-34 supersonic aircraft, Ames Research Center invented the Protective Ceramic Coating Material (PCCM). Emisshield Inc. in Blacksburg, Virginia, licensed the technology and now provides more than 20 different products for hydrocarbon and chemical processing, power generation, metal production, glass making, and baking. Read the full story from the NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) here: http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20120001876; for additional NASA documents on thermal protection materials, check out the NTRS: http://go.usa.gov/4ED4. To learn more about the NASA Spinoff publication, visit http://spinoff.nasa.gov.
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NASA STI Program and NASA Spinoff: Rocket Engine Innovations Advance Clean Energy
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Posted on Jan 18, 2013 08:22:50 AM | Gerald Steeman
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After working with Marshall Space Flight Center to
design the Space Shuttle Main Engine, NASA contractor Pratt & Whitney
Rocketdyne (PWR) used its rocket engine experience to make clean energy
gasification technology with 10-20 percent lower capital costs and a 10-percent
reduction in carbon dioxide emissions, compared to existing conventional
technology. Read the full story from the NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
here: http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20120001874;
for additional NASA documents on clean energy technology, see: http://go.usa.gov/4rC4. To learn more about
the NASA Spinoff publication, visit http://spinoff.nasa.gov.
Photo: A Space Shuttle engine undergoes test firing in 1981.
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NASA STI Program and NASA Spinoff: Imaging Systems Provide Maps for U.S. Soldiers
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Posted on Oct 05, 2012 05:22:40 AM | Gerald Steeman
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Goddard Space Flight Center worked with Flight Landata Inc., based in North Andover, Massachusetts, to develop a spectral imaging instrument for airborne applications. Through SBIR funding, Flight Landata demonstrated the operational capability of the instruments. Today, the company provides unclassified high resolution geospatial data for tactical military missions. Read the full story from the NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) here: http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20120001904; for additional documents on multispectral imaging techniques, see http://go.usa.gov/YY6d. To learn more about the NASA Spinoff publication, visit http://spinoff.nasa.gov.
Caption: This mock-up of the Landsat Data Continuity Mission is essentially a full scale model of the actual satellite, which is scheduled for launch in 2012. The mock-up enables engineers to check that all components seat and connect correctly. (Image courtesy of Orbital Sciences Corporation)
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NASA STI and KISTI Representatives Meet in Maryland
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Posted on Sep 21, 2012 09:43:59 AM | Gerald Steeman
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On September 18th, 2012, members of the STI Program Office met with visitors from the (South) Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI - http://en.kisti.re.kr/) to discuss their respective operations. The visit was part of a KISTI benchmarking tour of three US government agencies—National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Education (DoEd), and NASA. The agenda covered organizational history; collection objectives, size, and coverage; utilization of new technologies and approaches; and, policy administration.
KISTI collects, and builds information DB on state-of-the-art science and technology which are the core part in the research and development. Based on cooperation system among various communities home and abroad, information that researchers need is gathered and offered easily and rapidly. (KISTI Website)
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NASA STI Program and NASA Spinoff: Software Programs Derive Measurements from Photographs
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Posted on Sep 14, 2012 12:51:26 PM | Gerald Steeman
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A scientist at Kennedy Space Center devised a software program to calculate the unknown dimensions of objects in photographs to assist in the investigation following the Columbia disaster. In 2008, DigiContractor Corporation of Tarzana, California, licensed the technology for a product line that can calculate measurements from photos for applications from landscaping and flooring projects to crime scenes and auto accidents. Read the full story from the NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) here: http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20120001912; for additional documents on NASA imaging techniques, see http://go.usa.gov/rpWx. To learn more about the NASA Spinoff publication, visit http://spinoff.nasa.gov.
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NASA STI Program and NASA Spinoff: Retrofits Convert Gas Vehicles into Hybrids
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Posted on Aug 24, 2012 01:37:28 PM | Gerald Steeman
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Working with Glenn Research Center through the NASA Illinois Commercialization Center, NetGain Technologies LLC of Lockport, Illinois, developed a retrofit system for converting gas-powered vehicles to gas-electric hybrids. The partnership also resulted in a line of electric motors for vehicles marketed by NetGain Motors Inc., the production of which supports over 100 jobs at the company’s manufacturing facility. Read the full story from the NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) here: http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20120001898; for more NASA documents on hybrid vehicle technologies, http://go.usa.gov/7bn. To learn more about the NASA Spinoff publication, visit http://spinoff.nasa.gov.
Delivery truck fleets, like those used by the U.S. Post Office, can benefit from the
NASA-derived hybrid retrofit systems developed by NetGain Technologies LLC.
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NASA STI Program and NASA Spinoff: High-Pressure Systems Suppress Fires in Seconds
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Posted on Aug 08, 2012 07:27:03 AM | Gerald Steeman
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By applying principles from a new kind of rocket engine, under SBIR
contracts with Marshall Space Flight Center, to fire hose nozzles,
company subsidiary HMA Fire improved the performance of its ultrahigh
pressure fire suppression systems, which extinguish many fires in
significantly less time and using less water than traditional systems.
Read the full story from the NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) here: http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20120001879; for more NASA documents on firefighting technologies, visit http://go.usa.gov/GcP.
To learn more about the NASA Spinoff publication, visit http://spinoff.nasa.gov.
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