NASA Spinoff
Health and Medicine
Spinoff: Health and Medicine
Temperature-Regulating Fabrics Keep Babies Comfortable
NASA Technology
NASA’s astronauts are among the world’s most capable, resourceful, and highly trained individuals. Now technology originally created to keep them comfortable in space is available to the population’s most helpless and inexperienced members—babies.
Spinoff: Health and Medicine
Space-Based Bone Scanner Expands Medical Research
NASA Technology
What happens to bones after months in microgravity? The answers are of keen interest to researchers, who can use the information to offer new insights into healthcare on the ground.
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Tool Kit Simplifies Development of High-Affinity Molecules
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Space-Ready Spectrometer Offers Terrestrial Advantages
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Pressure Garments Save New Mothers’ Lives
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Rodent Research Contributes to Osteoporosis Treatments
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Sterilizing Fogger Cleans Ambulances with a Breeze
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Biometric Sensors Optimize Workouts
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Optimized Imager Tracks Cancer, Stem Cells in Medical Research
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Weightless “Weight”-Lifting Builds Muscle on Earth
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Virtual Therapist Offers Out-of-This-World Depression Treatment
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Compact Spectrometers Unveil Clues to Diagnose Cancer
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Fluorescent Diagnostic Test Readers Offer Fast, Low-Cost Results
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Cooling Garments Find New Medical, Athletic, and Industrial Uses
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Mini Heat Pipes Wick Away Heat in Brain Surgery
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Active Pixel Sensors Lead Dental Imagery into the Digital Age
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Space Grant Research Launches Rehabilitation Chair
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Liquid Cooling Technology Increases Exercise Efficiency
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Algae-Derived Dietary Ingredients Nourish Animals
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Audio App Brings a Better Night's Sleep
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Vision Trainer Teaches Focusing Techniques at Home
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3D Endoscope to Boost Safety, Cut Costs of Surgery
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Patient Simulators Train Emergency Caregivers
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Miniaturized, Portable Sensors Monitor Metabolic Health
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Solar Refrigerators Store Life-Saving Vaccines
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Handheld Diagnostic Device Delivers Quick Medical Readings
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Innovative Software Tools Measure Behavioral Alertness
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Monitors Enable Medication Management in Patients’ Homes
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Water Treatment Technologies Inspire Healthy Beverages
NASA Technology
If you wandered the halls of Johnson Space Center in the mid-1990s, you might have run across Mike Johnson lugging a large container of freshly collected urine down to the lab. There, Johnson assisted the scientists who were tasked with developing...
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Dietary Formulas Fortify Antioxidant Supplements
NASA Technology
The astronaut’s life and work is so different from our own daily experiences that it’s easy to forget that astronauts are people, too. Just like everyone else, astronauts have basic nutritional needs—such as five to nine servings of fruit and vegetables...