Spinoff is NASA's annual premier publication featuring successfully commercialized NASA technology. For more than 40 years, the NASA Innovative Partnerships Program has facilitated the transfer of NASA technology to the private sector, benefiting global competition and the economy. The resulting commercialization has contributed to the development of commercial products and services in the fields of health and medicine, industry, consumer goods, transportation, public safety, computer technology, and environmental resources. Since 1976, Spinoff has featured between 40 and 50 of these commercial products annually.
Jan 2008
Chemical-Sensing Cables Detect Potential Threats
As fleets of aircraft age, corrosion of metal parts becomes a very real economic and safety concern. Corrosive agents like moisture, salt, and industrial fluids—and even internal problems, like leaks and condensation—wear away and, especially over time and repeated exposure, begin to corrode aircraft.
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Infrared Imaging Sharpens View in Critical Situations
The Microgravity Combustion Science group at NASA’s Glenn Research Center studies how fire and combustible liquids and gasses behave in low-gravity conditions. This group, currently working as part of the Life Support and Habitation Branch under the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, conducts this research with a careful eye toward fire ...
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Plants Clean Air and Water for Indoor Environments
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Although one of NASA’s goals is to send people to the far reaches of our universe, it is still well known that people need Earth. We understand that humankind’s existence relies on its complex relationship with this planet’s environment—in particular, the regenerative qualities of Earth’s ecosystems.
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Jan 2006
Clean Water for Remote Locations
Fire-Resistant Reinforcement Makes Steel Structures Sturdier
Feeling Well Rested and Wide Awake When it Counts
Jan 2005
All-Terrain Intelligent Robot Braves Battlefront to Save LivesKeeping the Air Clean and Safe—An Anthrax Smoke Detector
Lightning Often Strikes Twice
Technology That's Ready and Able to Inspect Those Cables
Secure Networks for First Responders and Special Forces
Jan 2004
UNDERSTANDING FIRE THROUGH IMPROVED TECHNOLOGYAPPROACHING SUSPICIOUS SUBSTANCES SAFELY
FIGHTING CORROSION
SPREADING THE WORD ON SAFETY
SUPERIOR SENSOR MAKING SENSE IN MILITARY, MEDICINE
LEAVING A PRINT ON SAFETY
SIZING UP THE SITUATION
FORECASTING WEATHER WITH A WAVE OF THE HAND
DEVELOPMENT OF A DIGITAL IMAGE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM
Jan 2003
Smoke MaskImages Revealing More Than a Thousand Words
A Brighter Choice for Safety
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