New technologies developed at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., are featured in the latest edition of "Spinoff" – an annual publication highlighting the successes of NASA's commercial partnerships with the business community.
"Spinoff 2000" explores 42 NASA technologies created for the space program then adapted for use commercially.
Spinoffs developed at or with the support of the Marshall Center include:
- Life-saving land mine deactivator that uses surplus rocket fuel to produce a special flare that safely burns up the explosive;
- Computer software that generates photos from video with the sharpness and clarity of a 35-millimeter camera photo;
- A quick-connect nut which locks securely with a single twist;
- A pump which heats liquids more efficiently using shock waves rather than electric heating elements or fossil fuels;
- Nozzles for spray coating of materials, providing more perfect applications.
Since its founding in 1958, NASA technologies have enabled American industry to introduce more than 1,200 new or improved products, such as improved equipment for breast cancer detection, purifying water, and better, easy-to-use software for a variety of tasks.
Copies of "Spinoff 2000" can be viewed on the Web at: http://www.sti.nasa.gov/tto/online.html