NASA Hallmarks of Success
By NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) Innovative Partnerships Office (IPO)
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Podcast Description
Highlighting innovative partnership success stories from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
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| 1 | VideoMonitoring from Above | In the early 1980s, a researcher at California's Scripps Institute of Oceanography started a company called SeaSpace Corporation. Since then, SeaSpace has worked with NASA on many science programs by developing technologies that help scientists access satellite data. | 5/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoA Bird's Eye View | Vexcel Corporation of Boulder, CO has a long history of working with NASA through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Those partnerships have led to a variety of innovations that have been infused into multiple NASA programs and missions. | 5/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoStarsys | What began with an idea for a water heater for spacecraft has grown Starsys, a small company in Boulder, Co, into a successful designer and manufacturer of products for NASA's space systems and vehicles. | 5/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoA Spectrum of Solutions | Scientific Materials Corp. of Bozeman, Montana has maintained a close working relationship with NASA Langley by developing crystals through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The crystals they've provided can be used in lasers to take measurements of ozone, water vapor and wind speed. One of their crystals was even used in a laser device that flew on a spacecraft that surveyed Mars. | 5/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoNASA Langley Hallmark Highlights | NASA Langley Research Center partners with many small companies in Virginia. The partnerships contribute to Virginia's economy and lead to the creation of products that benefit us all. | 4/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoNASA Glenn Hallmark Highlights | NASA Glenn Research Center partners with many small companies in Ohio. The partnerships contribute to Ohio's economy and lead to the creation of products that benefit us all. | 4/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoScience and Technology Corporation | In the mid 1990s, Science & Technology Corporation of Hampton, Virginia won multiple Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contracts from NASA Langley Research Center to build a small, powerful laser system. Since then, the technology has flown on a number of NASA atmospheric science missions and it is still being used by NASA today. | 4/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoDesigning the Future | With funding from SBIR awards and other contracts, Collier Research has teamed with Langley and several other NASA Centers to help design and develop all the components of the next generation spacecraft. | 4/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoREI Systems, Inc. | Shortly after REI Systems, Inc. of Annandale, VA was formed, the company was awarded a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) contract to develop information management software for the NASA SBIR and STTR programs. The development of that software laid the ground work for a variety of computer programs being used in both the public and private sectors. | 3/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoRobots in Space | NASA and Barrett Technology used the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program to team up and develop an adaptable, dexterous robotic arm for use in space. Since then, the technology has found many uses on earth as well. | 3/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoMaterials Resources International | During the 1990's, Materials Resources International of Lansdale, PA worked with multiple NASA Centers on material joining technologies that addressed thermal management issues in avionics. During the collaboration, the company advanced one of their joining technologies to a point where a spinoff company was formed around it. | 3/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoValuable Valves | Marotta Controls Inc. of Montville, NJ was founded to design equipment that could aid American forces during WWII. When the war ended, the company established itself as a leader in valve technology. Today, their products can be found just about everywhere. | 3/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoHelium Magnetometer | Polatomic, Inc. of Richardson, Texas, worked with NASA to create a self calibrating helium magnetometer that can be used to collect information about Earth's magnetic field and unlock secrets about the history of our planet and the rest of the solar system. | 2/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | VideoLambda Technologies | Lambda Technologies of Cincinnati, Ohio developed a process that increases the fatigue performance of metals. NASA used the process to improve aerospace components made from alloys and Exactech, a medical device manufacturer, used it to upgrade their orthopedic implant devices. | 2/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoInvocon, Inc | Invocon, Inc. of Conroe, TX worked with NASA to build sensor systems that monitor a variety of spacecraft, including the International Space Station and space shuttles. | 2/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoDeep Space Vision | IPIX of Oak Ridge, TN uses a technology originally developed for NASA through an SBIR contract in their creation of online virtual environments. | 2/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoSaving Paper and Growing Business | Sentel of Dahlgren, Virginia started out in 1987 with only three employees working a single government contract. Since then, the company has grown to over 300 hundred employees. Through SBIR contracts, the company helped NASA's Kennedy Research Center eliminate the paper intensive method used for the space shuttle's procedure system and payload processing operations. | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | VideoAdvancing Materials | In the late 1980's Ultramet, Inc. of Pacoima, California began developing a ceramic foam material with funding from NASA's SBIR program. Later, the technology was further developed into a material used for bone replacement and repair applications. Throughout the years, the company has continued to develop advanced materials for a variety of NASA projects and missions. | 1/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoA Successful Business Approach | For many years, Lynntech Inc. of College Station, Texas has used NASA Small Business Innovation Research contracts to develop technology and establish itself as a leader in technology transfer. Today, the company is utilizing the SBIR program to develop a fuel cell for NASA's Helios aircraft in hopes that they can continue that tradition. | 1/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | VideoBouncing Engine Builders | Sunpower Inc. of Athens, Ohio specializes in Sterling engines, an 18th century design that the company's founder made modifications to. In order to expand its work into different areas, the company began teaming with NASA through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. Today, one of the company's SBIR funded technologies is flying on NASA's HESSI satellite, which monitors solar activity. | 1/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 21 | VideoNovel Memory | In the early 1990's SEAKR Engineering, Inc. of Englewood, Colorado worked with NASA through a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award to develop a solid state recorder to replace the tape recorder that stores data on NASA's SPARTAN satellite. That partnership resulted in the development of a flash memory unit. Since then, many of the company's technologies have flown on other NASA spacecraft. | 12/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 22 | VideoSafe to Drink | Astronauts need water to live and work in space, lots of water. For more than three decades, NASA has been partnering with a small company in Oregon to work on water systems for NASA's space shuttle and the International Space Station. Today, the technology is also being used on Earth. | 12/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 23 | VideoSmall Firm, Big Success | Rapid Imaging Software (RIS) of Albuquerque, NM is such a small company that most days the employees work from home, but this hasn't stopped the team from achieving great things, including a partnership with NASA. | 12/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 24 | VideoCullimore & Ring | Cullimore & Ring of Littleton, Colorado has worked with NASA through SBIR contracts to create a tool box for engineers. Today, the software is used by NASA for thermal hydraulic analysis, but it is also flexible enough that it has been used to analyze things like windshield wipers, a model of a human heart and a pig trachea. | 12/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 25 | VideoReady for Launch! | Using SBIR contracts, Command & Control Technologies of Titusville, Florida worked with NASA Kennedy Space Center and Wallops Flight Facility to develop software that helps the centers prepare for launches. | 11/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 26 | VideoAZ Technology | By working on space related projects that flew on shuttles and space stations, AZ Technology of Huntsville, Alabama has discovered new way ways of using their unique set of tools. | 11/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 27 | VideoFrom This…To This | Cornerstone Research Group, Inc. of Dayton, Ohio has greatly advanced their Shape Memory Polymers by working with NASA through the SBIR and STTR Programs. Today, the company's spin off business, CRG Industries, manufactures materials that can be used to quickly repair structures like canoes and racecars. | 11/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 28 | VideoRocket Tests and Toilets | Rocket test stands and portable toilets are in some ways very similar. Both items use piping, plumbing, pressure and flow to work properly. AJT & Associates, Inc. of Port Canaveral, FL was funded by the NASA SBIR Program to create a rocket test stand for Stennis Space Center. Later, some of the technology created for the project was incorporated into portable toilets that recycle water. | 10/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 29 | VideoAdvanced Ceramics | Advanced Ceramics of Tucson, Arizona started out in 1989 with only $1,000 in funding. Today, the company is considered extremely successful because it works with both the private and public sectors to transfer its technologies, some of which were developed through NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. | 10/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 30 | VideoBigger is Not Always Better | Aeroastro of Ashburn, VA thinks that everyone should be able to afford space, so it specializes in developing smaller, cheaper technologies. Through NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, the company worked closely with NASA researchers to develop a communications system for nano-spacecraft. The technology was later infused into a government program and commercialized. | 10/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 31 | VideoMass Matters | ATK Aerospace Systems of Santa Barabara, California knows has used Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program awards to reduce the size and weight of many of their aerospace technologies. One of their technologies, a deployable boom, flew on NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission which collected global topographical data. Since then, the company has continued to work with NASA to develop technologies for future missions. | 10/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 32 | VideoLeading Lasers | Aculight, a small company located in Bothell, WA, partnered with NASA Langley Research Center through the Small Business Innovation Research Program to build a laser set up that could be used to measure water vapor. Today, the company attributes much of its success to its ability to develop technologies for multiple applications, something they learned through the SBIR program. | 9/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 33 | VideoPreparing for Launch! | It takes superb communication, organization and coordination to properly prepare a NASA mission for launch. One small company, Knowledge Based Systems Incorporated (KBSI) of College Station, Texas, has made the preparation much easier by partnering with NASA to develop software that assists NASA employees. | 8/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 34 | VideoSmall Sensors, Big Impacts | Integrated Sensing Systems, Inc (ISSYS) of Ypsilanti, Michigan teamed with NASA through the SBIR program to create small sensors that can be used to test the physical effects of low gravity environments. Today, the company is using the same technology to create tiny sensors that could have big impacts in the biomedical field. | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 35 | VideoCryo-Tracker | Knowing how much fuel is left in the tank is important to the operator of any vehicle, especially those who fly in and out of space. Sierra Lobo, a small firm from Milan, Ohio, partnered with multiple NASA centers to develop an accurate cryogenic fuel gauge that can be incorporated into future spacecrafts. | 8/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 36 | VideoNo Leaks? No Problem! | Makel Engineering, Inc. of Chico, CA partnered with NASA through Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contracts to produce hydrogen sensing systems that are used to detect leaks in a number of NASA air and space craft. | 7/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 37 | VideoA Sense of Touch | Intelligent fiber Optic Systems, Inc. (IFOS) designs and manufactures innovative optical sensing systems, photonic modules, fiber optic sensors, and environment monitoring subsystems. The company is working with NASA to develop sensors that could one day be used in robots that help humans explore the galaxy. | 7/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 38 | VideoBeyond Our Limits | Have you ever wanted to complete a task, but couldn't, because it was beyond your physical limits? Cybernet Systems Corporation, a small company in Ann Arbor, Michigan worked with NASA on a number of technologies aimed at enhancing human performance. | 6/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 39 | VideoTechnosoft, Inc. | With the help of a NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract, Technosoft Inc. of Cincinnati, Ohio greatly enhanced the company's aircraft design software. | 6/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 40 | VideoSoftware that mimicks human thought processes | For a NASA mission, such as a launch, to be successful, it needs a plan. And, that plan has to coordinate many unique elements that must eventually come together at the same time. A firm in California created a software that relies on mimicking human thought to make the planning possible and successful. | 5/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 41 | VideoExtremely efficient Fuel Cell Technology | By reversing the process of a NASA technology that's used to produce oxygen, Bloom Energy of Sunnyvale, CA developed an extremely efficient fuel cell technology that is now being used to power the offices of major corporations. | 4/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 42 | VideoFancases for Jet Engines: A & P Technologies | Braiding can be used to improve the strength of different materials--even the fancases around an airplane's engines. They help protect the fuselage if there's a blade failure in an engine. One company in Ohio collaborated with NASA and GE to develop a lightweight fancase, using a braided material. | 4/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 43 | VideoBringing Cool Back to Your Car | In the heat of summer, we brought you a story about how small business research for NASA led to a unique chemistry additive that could help boost the efficiency of space vehicle systems. Now, another company has licensed that technology and you can find it in products they say can bring back the cool air to your car up to 50-percent faster than conventional R-134a refrigerant. | 2/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 44 | VideoSmall Business Teams Up with NASA to Light the Way | Quantum Devices Inc. developed a technology that enabled plants to grow in space on at least seven different NASA missions. The technology was developed with a Small Business Innovation Research award from NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. Related research has also led to advancements by Quantum Devices in LED light sources for photodynamic therapy (PDT) devices that can be used to treat different types of cancer. | 2/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 45 | VideoSpace explorers, ready your virtual engines! | Leading game designers and education experts are partnering with NASA to develop a "First Person Exploration" massive multiplayer online game called "Astronaut: Moon, Mars and Beyond. The intent is to use NASA content and new technology to enhance education in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. | 1/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 46 | VideoUnmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems | Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, or UAVs, are ideal for missions that are too dangerous, too long, or too expensive for piloted aircraft. NASA's science and exploration goals have inspired a small business in Virginia to push the envelope of what computer-controlled aircraft can do. | 1/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 47 | VideoNASA Tech Helps Analyze the Universe (Between Your Ears) | DynaDX won a NASA technology for analyzing data from wind tunnels and spacecraft at an auction. The company is now incorporating the tech into a software platform to help doctors identify at-risk patients by analyzing blood flow in the brain. | 1/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 48 | VideoEmergency Response Teams "REACT" | NVision Solutions teamed up with NASA Stennis Space Center to develop the REACT (Real-time Emergency Action Coordination Tool) system. The system integrates real-time information drawn from a variety of remote sensors and mobile devices combined with the visual power of satellite-based Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping and analysis to enable efficient decision making by emergency management personnel. | 12/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 49 | VideoResearch in Space Helps Hair Shine Like the Stars | Hairstyling may not be the first thing on NASA's mind…but knowledge gained from research done in space has led Farouk Systems to create some of the most popular advanced technology in the beauty industry. | 12/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 50 | VideoEnergid | NASA and Energid team up to advance robotic motion and control. | 11/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 51 | VideoWhat Spiders Can Teach Us | Webcore, a small business in Dayton, Ohio collaborated with NASA to create an aircraft fan case using fiber-reinforced material. The composite core products developed through the work are lightweight, but strong - incorporating technology that might make Spiderman envious. | 9/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 52 | VideoFrom Skies to the Farm | Farming using GPS Technology. RTK Autosteer from Novariant, Inc. helps farmers like Daniel and Jason Baldwin create perfect rows with repeatable accuracy, something that is nearly impossible to do with human operated tractors. | 9/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 53 | VideoThe Pilot and the Parachute | During the 1990s, NASA Langley Research Center awarded Ballistic Recovery Systems (BRS) several Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contracts to create a parachute system for small aircraft. The technology has saved hundreds of lives. | 9/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 54 | VideoNovariant, Inc. (Integrinautics) | Farming is hard work, but thanks to a technology that had its origins in NASA, a farmer's life can be easier and more profitable. Novariant, Inc. provides precision location and machine control solutions to map terrain, land aircraft, and automatically steer equipment. Today, their technology helps farmers create perfect rows with repeatable accuracy. | 9/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 55 | VideoORBITEC | To live and work in space, astronauts will need to grow their own food. By working with NASA, a small company has developed a "Biomass" system to do just that! | 8/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 56 | VideoIn-Flight Weather Forecasts at Your Fingertips | A small company based in Hampton, VA, ViGYAN, worked with NASA SBIR funding to develop a system that provides a continuous satellite-based broadcast of weather information to aircraft cockpits. WSI Corporation later commercialized the technology as the "WSI InFlight Cockpit Weather System." With complete coverage and content for the continental United States at any altitude, the system is specifically designed for in-flight use. | 8/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 57 | VideoThe Laser That Could... Did... and Does | NASA's Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) satellite helps researchers study clouds and aerosols, or particles in our atmosphere. The main instrument contains a laser technology developed through an SBIR partnership. To date, the system has made over one and a half billion laser pulses to study our atmosphere. | 7/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 58 | VideoKeeping Things Cool | Mainstream Engineering developed products through the Small Business Innovation Research Program to help NASA keep its engines, vehicles and employees cool. Technology from that work for NASA may be helping you keep cool in your car this summer. | 7/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 59 | VideoInflatable Satellite Communication Systems | GATR Technologies worked with NASA to develop innovative satellite antenna systems that provide quick and dependable access to high-bandwidth connections - whenever and wherever communication is critical. | 7/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 60 | VideoActive Pixel Sensor | NASA's goal to reduce the size of cameras flying on spacecraft leads to better imagery from cell phones and other devices. | 6/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 61 | Video3D Displays – Without Glasses or Headgear | 3D video and computer programs might seem to be the "next big thing" on the horizon, but NASA and small businesses have been working on the forefront of the technology for years. With the help of NASA's Small Business Innovation Program, Dimension Technologies developed the world's first 2D/3D switchable desktop display technology – and you don't need 3D glasses to use it! | 5/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 62 | VideoDigital X-Rays for Aircraft | X-Ray technology isn't just for doctors and patients. A partnership between Digiray and NASA on advanced scanning x-ray systems is helping keep airplanes healthy and safe. | 4/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 63 | VideoBallute Spacecraft Reentry Technology | Andrews Space worked with NASA through Small Business Innovation Awards to design, develop, and flight test a variable-drag supersonic ballute for slowing spacecraft down during atmospheric entry. You can think of a ballute as a sort of combination balloon and parachute braking system. | 3/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 64 | VideoSpace Tethers | In exploring novel methods to launch and retrieve satellites and spacecraft, NASA has worked with a small firm in Washington to develop space tethers. The tethers could be used as propulsion to get vehicles into higher orbits, as well as to help clean up debris and unused satellites already in orbit. | 3/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 65 | VideoBioWATCH – wireless health monitoring | Zin Technologies, Inc. worked with the researchers Cleveland Clinic and NASA Glenn Research Center to develop BioWATCH, a device to monitor astronaut's health. The technology may one day reduce the burden on post-op patients and medical staff during rehabilitation. | 3/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 66 | VideoA Clearer Look at Clouds | Boulder Colorado firm, SPEC, Inc. (Stratton Park Engineering Company) has partnered with NASA to create a number of tools that are helping researchers better understand what's going on inside the clouds, and improve predictions of the Earth's climate. | 2/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 67 | VideoNASA's SBIR and STTR Program Benefits | NASA and innovative small businesses are working together to build bridges across current technology gaps to fuel the breakthroughs of our future… breakthroughs that will make our world smarter, healthier and safer. | 2/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 68 | VideoClean and Green Rocket Propulsion Systems | Innovative new rocket propulsion systems designed by Orion Propulsion are leading to more fuel efficient rocket thrusters with flexible fuel capabilities. This provides rocket scientists with more opportunities to move away from some of the toxic and unstable propellants used in today's thrusters. Orion Propulsion was purchased by Dynetics in late 2009 | 1/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 69 | VideoTiny Mirrors Bring Clearer Vision to Astronomers, Doctors and Patients | With NASA SBIR funding, a small company in Massachusetts develops MEMs deformable mirror technology that enables astronomers to get a clearer vision of deep space and helps doctors get a clearer view inside their patient's eyes. | 1/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 70 | VideoHealth Check-up for Plants | NASA-developed sensor used to take vegetation measurements from satellites has found a more down-to-earth application. Spectrum Technologies, Inc. has incorporated the technology into a hand-held meter now used to take chlorophyll readings of crops. | 1/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 71 | VideoAvoiding Turbulence | By working with NASA's Langley Research Center, AeroTech Research developed Enhanced Turbulence Mode Radar software, or E-Turb. As part of E-Turb, AeroTech also developed a Turbulence Auto-PIREP(Pilot Report) System, or TAPS. If TAPS is installed on an aircraft that runs into turbulence exceeding established limits, it generates a report for other pilots. | 12/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 72 | VideoRobotic Arm on Mars Rovers | It started with a sketch on a paper napkin in a restaurant. Researchers from NASA and a small firm in New York City design and build a robotic arm. The arm, or Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT), is now on the Martian Rover collecting samples from the planet's surface. | 12/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 73 | VideoFuture Air Traffic Management Concepts and Evaluation Tool (FACET) | The Future Air Traffic Management Concepts and Evaluation Tool, or FACET, was initially developed by a team at NASA Ames Research Center as a flexible concepts simulation tool. Through a partnership with NASA, the Federal Aviation Administration is developing and using the software for concepts visualization and analysis, and as a real-time operations planning tool. The tool gives traffic flow managers a clearer picture of how delays and reroutes could affect your next flight - and up to 15,000 additional aircraft at the national airspace operations level - all on a single desktop computer. | 12/14/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 74 | VideoImproved Astronaut Gloves | A man working at his kitchen table in Maine creates a spacesuit glove that bests NASA's own current glove design in competition. The glove competition is one way NASA hopes to spur innovation and is one of six Centennial Challenges managed by the space agency's Innovative Partnership Program. | 11/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 75 | VideoParagon Space Development | A small firm called Paragon Space Development Corporation has partnered with NASA and Lockheed Martin to find ways to support human life in space. | 11/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 76 | VideoMoon Tires | Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company is working with NASA's Glenn Research Center through the Innovative Partnerships Program to create innovative tires for new lunar rovers that NASA may one day use on the Moon. | 11/2/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 77 | VideoAerogel Insulation | Aspen Aerogels and NASA partner to advance the production of flexible, durable, and affordable forms of insulation products that are up to eight times more effective than traditional insulation materials. | 10/27/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 78 | VideoDeicing for General Aviation Aircraft | Ice on airplane wings is dangerous, and NASA partnered with Cox and Company to develop a deicing system specifically for general aviation aircraft. The system has been certified by the FAA and is now installed on Raytheon business jets. The firm has also transferred the technology to other areas, including trains. | 10/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 79 | VideoEZVI Ground Remediation | During the Apollo era, chemicals used to clean space hardware seeped into the ground at Kennedy Space Center. Today, in order to clean the affected areas, Kennedy researchers have worked with GeoSyntec Consultants and the University of Florida to develop a effective method to degrade the contaminants. | 10/14/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 80 | VideoMARCBot | Recently, NASA partnered with the Army and several other organizations to enhance small robots, called MARCbots (Multi-Function Agile Remote-Controlled Robots). The robotic platform is saving soldier's lives in the field - and the lessons learned in the process will one day help astronauts explore the moon. | 10/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 81 | VideoBallistic Recovery Systems: Parachutes for your whole airplane | Seatbelts and airbags for cars... Helmets for bicycles and motorcycles... Safety glasses for your eyes... Why not a parachute for your plane? Someday a parachute recovery system for aircraft will be as commonplace as these accepted safety systems. | 9/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 82 | VideoNola Device | A NASA power-saving device has led to "E-Save," a green technology that makes motors use electricity more efficiently. | 9/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 83 | VideoinXitu: Leveraging NASA's planetary mission technologies to preserve art and history here on Earth | Technologies for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory have been further developed by inXitu, Inc. and the Getty Conservation Institute to create a non-destructive portable unit for cultural heritage research and art restoration here on Earth. | 9/14/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 84 | VideoArterioVision: Software to help detect heart disease. | Medical Technologies International (MTI) worked with researchers at NASA and the USC's Keck School of Medicine to apply the space agency's "Video Imaging Communication and Retrieval software", or "VICAR" for biomedical use. The resulting technology, known as "ArterioVision", helps identify patients at risk for the major cause of heart attack and strokes. | 9/8/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 85 | VideoFPF-44: Advanced foam material for safer, lighter weight insulation on ships | NASA Langley Research Center partnered with a small firm called PolyuMAC, Inc. to improve an innovative new class of foam that is flexible, doesn’t burn, and produces little or no smoke when exposed to fire. NASA has successfully licensed this foam technology and continues to offer non-exclusive licenses. | 9/1/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 85 Episodes |
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