Perry Spencer noticed a chocolate bar melting in his pocket near a microwave transmitter, which gave him the idea to develop the first microwave for food use. NASA and companies like Pillsbury and Enersyst worked together in the 1960s to develop food safety guidelines and faster ovens for astronauts, which benefited consumers. Technologies developed for the Apollo missions and Space Shuttle, such as fireproof coatings, water purification systems, and LED lights, were adapted for applications like buildings, water filters, and medical treatments.
Red Hat's own Sr. Cloud Storage Solutions Architect Narendra Narang took the podium at Red Hat Storage Day New York 1/19/16 to highlight emerging use cases for Red Hat's software-defined-storage products.
Future Technology - The World Changing Idea for you!Alan Oviatt
Floating farms, brain wave passwords, and coffee-powered cars are just some of the incredible inventions and innovations that will shape our future. by Alan Oviatt
We come across a lot of people complaining about wastage of money and time on space technology, recently when Elon Musk’s company Space X launched Falcon Heavy sending Tesla Roadster to space orbit costing around $90 million, half of the people were discussing and were considering it as a waste of money.
But the truth is, space exploration technology is incredibly influential and beneficial; not only does space research improve the economy by keeping scientists and engineers employed, it also results in discovery of new technology as well as gadget some of which we use in our everyday lives.
https://technologymoon.com/
NASA Spinoffs Help Fight Coronavirus, Clean Pollution, Grow Food, MoreDESMOND YUEN
NASA's mission of exploration requires new technologies, software, and research – which show up in daily life. The agency’s Spinoff 2022 publication tells the stories of companies, start-ups, and entrepreneurs transforming these innovations into cutting-edge products and services that boost the economy, protect the planet, and save lives.
“The value of NASA is not confined to the cosmos but realized throughout our country – from hundreds of thousands of well-paying jobs to world-leading climate science, understanding the universe and our place within it, to technology transfers that make life easier for folks around the world,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said. “As we combat the coronavirus pandemic and promote environmental justice and sustainability, NASA technology is essential to address humanity’s greatest challenges.”
Spinoff 2022 features more than 45 companies using NASA technology to advance manufacturing techniques, detoxify polluted soil, improve weather forecasting, and even clean the air to slow the spread of viruses, including coronavirus.
"NASA's technology portfolio contains many innovations that not only enable exploration but also address challenges and improve life here at home," said Jim Reuter, associate administrator of the agency’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) in Washington. "We’ve captured these examples of successful commercialization of NASA technology and research, not only to share the benefits of the space program with the public, but to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs."
This year in Spinoff, readers will learn more about:
How companies use information from NASA’s vertical farm to sustainably grow fresh produce
New ways that technology developed for insulation in space keeps people warm in the great outdoors
How a system created for growing plants in space now helps improve indoor air quality and reduces the spread of airborne viruses like coronavirus
How phase-change materials – originally developed to help astronauts wearing spacesuits – absorb, hold, and release heat to help keep race car drivers cool
Future technology ideas about to change our world.docxPernambut Blogger
The future is coming, and sooner than you think. These emerging technologies will change the way we live, how we look after our bodies and help us avert a climate disaster.
Technology moves at a rapid pace these days. It can sometimes feel like every single day there is a new technology that is going to revolutionise the future. But with so many massive technological upgrades happening all the time, it is easy to lose track of the amazing ways the world is progressing.
Sometimes new future technologies can offer amazing development, with the possibility of changing the future… while also being incredibly creepy.
This is one way to describe the idea of necrobotics which, as the name suggests, involves turning dead things into robots. While this sounds like a plot to a creepy horror film, this is a technology being explored at Rice University.
A team of researchers turned a dead spider into a robot-like gripper, given the ability to pick up other objects. To achieve this, they take a spider and inject it with air. This works because spiders use hydraulics to force their version of blood (haemolymph) into their limbs, making them extend.
Right now this concept is in its infant stages, but it could mean a future where dead animals are used to further science… it all feels very Frankeinstein-like!
Not every technology bettering our future has to be complicated, some are simple, yet extremely effective.
One of these kind of technologies has come from some Finnish engineers who have found a way to turn sand into a giant battery.
These engineers piled 100 tons of sand into a 4 x 7 metre steel container. All of this sand was then heated up using wind and solar energy.
This heat can then be distributed by a local energy company to provide warmth to buildings in nearby areas. Energy can be stored this way for long periods of time.
All of this occurs through a concept known as resistive heating. This is where a material is heated by the friction of electrical currents.
Sand and any other non-super conductor are warmed by the electricity passing through them generated heat than can be used for energy.
Exo-skeletons
Exo-skeletons have existed for years, both in popular science fiction and real life. But as the years have gone on, the technology has rapidly become more impressive.
Most notably in recent years, we have seen the technology now become more readily available for the young. The Atlas 2030 is described as the most advanced mobile medical exoskeleton designed specifically for children.
While it is not commercially available yet, this technology could aid children in the future, offering a pediatric lower-body medical exoskeleton. This could help children with severe neuromuscular diseases, cerebral palsy or spina bifida walk.
Launching satellites into space
Who would have thought the best way to get satellites into space was with a makeshift catapult! Okay, it is a lot smarter than a catapult but the technology exists in a similar way.
Red Hat's own Sr. Cloud Storage Solutions Architect Narendra Narang took the podium at Red Hat Storage Day New York 1/19/16 to highlight emerging use cases for Red Hat's software-defined-storage products.
Future Technology - The World Changing Idea for you!Alan Oviatt
Floating farms, brain wave passwords, and coffee-powered cars are just some of the incredible inventions and innovations that will shape our future. by Alan Oviatt
We come across a lot of people complaining about wastage of money and time on space technology, recently when Elon Musk’s company Space X launched Falcon Heavy sending Tesla Roadster to space orbit costing around $90 million, half of the people were discussing and were considering it as a waste of money.
But the truth is, space exploration technology is incredibly influential and beneficial; not only does space research improve the economy by keeping scientists and engineers employed, it also results in discovery of new technology as well as gadget some of which we use in our everyday lives.
https://technologymoon.com/
NASA Spinoffs Help Fight Coronavirus, Clean Pollution, Grow Food, MoreDESMOND YUEN
NASA's mission of exploration requires new technologies, software, and research – which show up in daily life. The agency’s Spinoff 2022 publication tells the stories of companies, start-ups, and entrepreneurs transforming these innovations into cutting-edge products and services that boost the economy, protect the planet, and save lives.
“The value of NASA is not confined to the cosmos but realized throughout our country – from hundreds of thousands of well-paying jobs to world-leading climate science, understanding the universe and our place within it, to technology transfers that make life easier for folks around the world,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said. “As we combat the coronavirus pandemic and promote environmental justice and sustainability, NASA technology is essential to address humanity’s greatest challenges.”
Spinoff 2022 features more than 45 companies using NASA technology to advance manufacturing techniques, detoxify polluted soil, improve weather forecasting, and even clean the air to slow the spread of viruses, including coronavirus.
"NASA's technology portfolio contains many innovations that not only enable exploration but also address challenges and improve life here at home," said Jim Reuter, associate administrator of the agency’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) in Washington. "We’ve captured these examples of successful commercialization of NASA technology and research, not only to share the benefits of the space program with the public, but to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs."
This year in Spinoff, readers will learn more about:
How companies use information from NASA’s vertical farm to sustainably grow fresh produce
New ways that technology developed for insulation in space keeps people warm in the great outdoors
How a system created for growing plants in space now helps improve indoor air quality and reduces the spread of airborne viruses like coronavirus
How phase-change materials – originally developed to help astronauts wearing spacesuits – absorb, hold, and release heat to help keep race car drivers cool
Future technology ideas about to change our world.docxPernambut Blogger
The future is coming, and sooner than you think. These emerging technologies will change the way we live, how we look after our bodies and help us avert a climate disaster.
Technology moves at a rapid pace these days. It can sometimes feel like every single day there is a new technology that is going to revolutionise the future. But with so many massive technological upgrades happening all the time, it is easy to lose track of the amazing ways the world is progressing.
Sometimes new future technologies can offer amazing development, with the possibility of changing the future… while also being incredibly creepy.
This is one way to describe the idea of necrobotics which, as the name suggests, involves turning dead things into robots. While this sounds like a plot to a creepy horror film, this is a technology being explored at Rice University.
A team of researchers turned a dead spider into a robot-like gripper, given the ability to pick up other objects. To achieve this, they take a spider and inject it with air. This works because spiders use hydraulics to force their version of blood (haemolymph) into their limbs, making them extend.
Right now this concept is in its infant stages, but it could mean a future where dead animals are used to further science… it all feels very Frankeinstein-like!
Not every technology bettering our future has to be complicated, some are simple, yet extremely effective.
One of these kind of technologies has come from some Finnish engineers who have found a way to turn sand into a giant battery.
These engineers piled 100 tons of sand into a 4 x 7 metre steel container. All of this sand was then heated up using wind and solar energy.
This heat can then be distributed by a local energy company to provide warmth to buildings in nearby areas. Energy can be stored this way for long periods of time.
All of this occurs through a concept known as resistive heating. This is where a material is heated by the friction of electrical currents.
Sand and any other non-super conductor are warmed by the electricity passing through them generated heat than can be used for energy.
Exo-skeletons
Exo-skeletons have existed for years, both in popular science fiction and real life. But as the years have gone on, the technology has rapidly become more impressive.
Most notably in recent years, we have seen the technology now become more readily available for the young. The Atlas 2030 is described as the most advanced mobile medical exoskeleton designed specifically for children.
While it is not commercially available yet, this technology could aid children in the future, offering a pediatric lower-body medical exoskeleton. This could help children with severe neuromuscular diseases, cerebral palsy or spina bifida walk.
Launching satellites into space
Who would have thought the best way to get satellites into space was with a makeshift catapult! Okay, it is a lot smarter than a catapult but the technology exists in a similar way.
3. THE MICROWAVE
Raytheon employee, Perry
Spencer noticed a
chocolate bar melting in
his pocket as he walked by
a high intensity microwave
transmitter in the 1940‟s.
He later used his concept
to develop the first
microwaves for the Apollo
missions.
4. THE CONVENTIONAL OVEN
Modern consumers and
astronauts have similar
dining needs: fast,
convenient food. Modern
conventional ovens were
developed by Enersyst
Corporation to meet these
needs for astronauts, and
the benefits are reaped by
consumers.
5. FOOD SAFETY GUIDELINES
NASA and Pillsbury teamed
together in the 1960‟s to
eliminate bacteria and toxins
in food products for
astronauts. Pillsbury
developed the Hazard
Analysis and Critical Control
Point (HACCP) concept to
address this concern. These
guidelines are still used
today.
6. FIRE SAFETY
Spacecraft is subject to extreme
heats upon reentry to the
atmosphere. In developing the
Apollo heat shield, many spinoff
innovations were produced
include steel coatings devised to
make high-rise buildings and
public structures safer by slowing
building collapse and provide
more time for escape.
8. WATER PURIFICATION
The extensive research that
went in to developing the Space
Shuttle‟s Waste Control System
(or, the „space toilet‟) led to
breakthroughs in water
recycling and filtration
technology , which aided in the
development of the Brita filter.
This technology is also being
used in developing countries to
reclaim rain water.
9. ADVANCES IN MEDICINE
• Artificial muscle systems for use
in NASA space suits for
extravehicular activities have
been adapted to create more
functionally dynamic artificial
limbs.
• After initial experiments
using light emitting diodes in
NASA space shuttle plant growth
experiments, NASA issued a
small business innovation grant
that led to LED devices that can
be used to treat cancerous
tumor.
• More than 200 patients received
a second chance at life with tiny
heart pumps developed from
space shuttle fuel pump
technology
11. CELL PHONE CAMERAS
One out of every three cell
phones cameras uses
technology originally made for
the Hubble space telescope.
12. MEMORY FOAM
In developing shock
absorbing crash
protection for airlines,
the NASA Ames
Research Center
developed what is now
called memory foam.
13. TELEVISION
Satellite dishes capture
TV signals directly from a
satellite service provider.
NASA developments for
improving the picture
and sound received from
satellites are now part of
commercial satellite .
15. COMPUTERS
NASA's challenge in the
1960s and 1970s was to
develop computer systems
for spacecraft that could
survive the stress of a
rocket launch and operate
in the space environment.
NASA helped encouraging
new technology and
adapting proven
equipment.
16. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL BODY OF
KNOWLEDGE
“Mystery creates wonder,
and wonder is the basis
of man‟s desire to
understand”
-Neil Armstrong