NASA Spinoff
Public Safety
Spinoff: Public Safety
Technology That's Ready and Able to Inspect Those Cables
Originating Technology/NASA Contribution
Attempting to locate a malfunctioning wire in a complex bundle of wires or in a cable that is concealed behind a wall is as...
Spinoff: Public Safety
Lightning Often Strikes Twice
Originating Technology/NASA Contribution
Contrary to popular misconception, lightning often strikes the same place twice. Certain conditions are just ripe for a bolt of electricity to come zapping...
Spinoff: Public Safety
Keeping the Air Clean and Safe—An Anthrax Smoke Detector
Originating Technology/NASA Contribution
Scientists at work in the Planetary Protection division at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) sterilize everything before...
Spinoff: Public Safety
All-Terrain Intelligent Robot Braves Battlefront to Save Lives
Originating Technology/NASA Contribution
As NASA's lead center for creating robotic spacecraft and rovers, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) builds smart machines...
Spinoff: Public Safety
Feeling Well Rested and Wide Awake When it Counts
Originating Technology/NASA Contribution
Responding to a congressional concern about aviation safety, NASA's Ames Research Center created the Ames Fatigue/Jet Lag Program in 1980...
Spinoff: Public Safety
Fire-Resistant Reinforcement Makes Steel Structures Sturdier
Originating Technology/NASA Contribution
In preparing to send man to the Moon in the 1960s, no detail was too small for NASA to consider when it came to ensuring that...
Spinoff: Public Safety
Clean Water for Remote Locations
Originating Technology/NASA Contribution
Water is indispensable for human health and well-being. A person cannot live for more than a few days without clean, drinkable water. It is, therefore,...
Spinoff: Public Safety
Water Vapor Sensors Go Sky-High to Assure Aircraft Safety
Originating Technology/NASA Contribution
A laser diode is a semiconductor-based laser used to generate analog signals or digital pulses for transmission through optical...
Spinoff: Public Safety
Smoke Mask
Smoke inhalation injury from the noxious products of fire combustion accounts for as much as 80 percent of fire-related deaths in the United States. Many of these deaths are preventable. Smoke Mask, Inc. (SMI), of Myrtle...