NASA has facilitated the commercialization of over 40 years of technology development. This document lists the top 20 NASA spinoff technologies from the past 5 years that have been successfully transferred to the private sector. They include a water filtration system developed for the ISS that provides clean drinking water worldwide, remote-controlled tractors with precision from GPS technology originally developed for a Mars probe, and a bacterial detection system for spacecraft now used to detect anthrax. Many of the technologies improve healthcare, agriculture, aviation safety, law enforcement, and environmental remediation.
NASA funded StormCenter Communications to develop cloud-based data sharing tools to improve emergency response coordination. StormCenter created GeoSync and GeoCollaborate, which allow emergency managers from different agencies to view and collaborate on geospatial data in real-time regardless of the software each uses. This enables faster and better informed decision making during disasters. The technologies are helping track volcanic eruptions and are being applied to other emergencies like disease outbreaks.
Nanotechnology in Consumer Products: An Update on Regulatory Responses and Li...kurfirst
The document provides an overview of regulatory developments and potential litigation related to nanotechnology in consumer products. It discusses the National Nanotechnology Initiative and efforts by agencies like EPA, FDA, and NIOSH to research and potentially regulate nanomaterials. While no human health impacts have been proven yet, some animal studies suggest risks from exposure. No legal cases involving nanomaterial injuries have occurred so far. Continued research is needed to understand impacts and inform regulation.
Please enjoy the latest issue of our weekly Newsletter. Disfruten la última edición de nuestro Boletin semanal. Desfrute da mais recente edição da nossa Newsletter semanal.
The document discusses several topics related to biomedical research and human genetics. It notes that the goals of therapeutics, diagnostics, and prognostics are improving fitness. It also discusses themes of eugenics and determinism, media technology and privacy, trends in DNA sequencing costs and capacity, and challenges around data analysis and clinical applications of large-scale human genetics.
Architecture is a foundational element of complex system design. Upfront analysis and architecting helps understand essential requirements and reduce incidental complexity through a well-designed structure. This recommendation promotes investing in system-level thinking to establish a solid foundation addressing the problem, rather than its symptoms.
Image Processing and Cartography with the NASA Vision WorkbenchMatt Hancher
These are the slides from a talk I gave about the NASA Vision Workbench at the FOSS4G conference at the end of 2007. For a more up-to-date discussion of the Vision Workbench, see this presentation instead: http://www.slideshare.net/mdhancher/the-nasa-vision-workbench-reflections-on-image-processing-in-c-presentation
A NASA desenvolveu tecnologias para reciclar urina de astronautas e purificar água no espaço. Uma empresa usou esses conceitos para desenvolver bebidas probióticas à base de água de coco, vendendo mais de 1 milhão de garrafas em 2011. Outra empresa usou bactérias para fermentar chás probióticos.
NASA funded StormCenter Communications to develop cloud-based data sharing tools to improve emergency response coordination. StormCenter created GeoSync and GeoCollaborate, which allow emergency managers from different agencies to view and collaborate on geospatial data in real-time regardless of the software each uses. This enables faster and better informed decision making during disasters. The technologies are helping track volcanic eruptions and are being applied to other emergencies like disease outbreaks.
Nanotechnology in Consumer Products: An Update on Regulatory Responses and Li...kurfirst
The document provides an overview of regulatory developments and potential litigation related to nanotechnology in consumer products. It discusses the National Nanotechnology Initiative and efforts by agencies like EPA, FDA, and NIOSH to research and potentially regulate nanomaterials. While no human health impacts have been proven yet, some animal studies suggest risks from exposure. No legal cases involving nanomaterial injuries have occurred so far. Continued research is needed to understand impacts and inform regulation.
Please enjoy the latest issue of our weekly Newsletter. Disfruten la última edición de nuestro Boletin semanal. Desfrute da mais recente edição da nossa Newsletter semanal.
The document discusses several topics related to biomedical research and human genetics. It notes that the goals of therapeutics, diagnostics, and prognostics are improving fitness. It also discusses themes of eugenics and determinism, media technology and privacy, trends in DNA sequencing costs and capacity, and challenges around data analysis and clinical applications of large-scale human genetics.
Architecture is a foundational element of complex system design. Upfront analysis and architecting helps understand essential requirements and reduce incidental complexity through a well-designed structure. This recommendation promotes investing in system-level thinking to establish a solid foundation addressing the problem, rather than its symptoms.
Image Processing and Cartography with the NASA Vision WorkbenchMatt Hancher
These are the slides from a talk I gave about the NASA Vision Workbench at the FOSS4G conference at the end of 2007. For a more up-to-date discussion of the Vision Workbench, see this presentation instead: http://www.slideshare.net/mdhancher/the-nasa-vision-workbench-reflections-on-image-processing-in-c-presentation
A NASA desenvolveu tecnologias para reciclar urina de astronautas e purificar água no espaço. Uma empresa usou esses conceitos para desenvolver bebidas probióticas à base de água de coco, vendendo mais de 1 milhão de garrafas em 2011. Outra empresa usou bactérias para fermentar chás probióticos.
A powerpoint summary of technologies highlighted in NASA's 2010 edition of Spinoff, which features recent significant research and development activities across NASA and the successful transfer of NASA technologies to the marketplace. This presentation summarizes the commercial technologies profiled in Spinoff 2010; the full text is available for download at http://spinoff.nasa.gov, and print copies can be requested by calling (301) 286-0561 or through spinoff@sti.nasa.gov.
NASA's Space Technology Program aims to advance technologies from low to mid readiness levels for future NASA missions and other government/commercial applications. It includes elements for early-stage innovation, game-changing technology development, and crosscutting capability demonstrations. The program will employ a portfolio approach across the technology readiness scale and sponsor research at universities, industry, and NASA centers. It will help enable NASA's human spaceflight goals by developing technologies like in-orbit propellant transfer and storage, lightweight modules, and autonomous docking.
NASA technology related to 3D imaging, microsystems, and high-resolution imagery was licensed to develop the world's first 3D endoscope for brain surgery. The MARVEL endoscope provides surgeons with a 3D image in close quarters, allowing for improved visibility and understanding of an object's proximity during surgery. It was developed through a partnership between a neurosurgeon and JPL under a Space Act Agreement to improve safety and reduce costs of brain surgeries.
On NASA Space Shuttle Program Hardware and SoftwareMartin Dvorak
This document discusses the history and development of the software used in NASA's Space Shuttle program. It describes how the software evolved from the Apollo guidance computer to the general purpose computers used on the shuttles. It highlights the focus on reliability through redundancy of hardware and software. The development process emphasized statistical analysis, incremental improvements, extensive testing, and maintaining high quality through careful processes and adequate resources.
User Centered Agile Development at NASA - One Groups Path to Better SoftwareBalanced Team
The group at NASA iteratively adopted agile practices over two years to improve their software development process. They started with six month development cycles and shortened this to six weeks and then three weeks. This allowed for more frequent customer feedback and prioritization of work. Daily builds and testing ensured progress was always visible. Their measure of success became working code delivered in frequent iterations rather than presentations or documentation.
Agile Leadership – Is a Servant Leader always the Right Approach?IvanaTerrorBull
There is an accepted wisdom within the Agile community that the right management style is that of the Servant Leader, one who is there to serve the team as a ‘first among equals’. They are not the manager of the team, as the team is self-organising, but rather removes impediments and coaches the team in agile best practices. However, just blindly following this approach in every circumstance can be catastrophic.
This talk is aimed at Scrum Masters, their managers and team members. After the talk attendees will understand:
• the definition of a servant leader and what this means in practice
• the difference between management and leadership
• how to assess the current situation in order to decide the most appropriate leadership style
• when to change leadership style for maximum results
• that a true servant leader is about giving the team what they need, not necessarily what they want
Thirty months of microservices. Stairway to heaven or highway to hellSander Hoogendoorn
This is the deck of the talks on microservices I did at both Avisi's #ASAS2016 (Arnhem, NL), Microsoft's #TechDaysNL (Amsterdam, NL) and #GeeCon (Prague, Czech Republic) conferences in September and October 2016.
Microservices are the next hype. Websites are full of introducing posts, books are being written and conferences organized. There’s big promises of scalability and flexibility. However, when you are knee deep in mud as an architect, developer or tester, it’s hard to find out how to get there. Sander Hoogendoorn, independent craftsman and CTO of Klaverblad Insurances, discusses the long and winding road his projects, both greenfield and brownfield, have travelled. Sander will e.g. address polyglot persistence, DDD, bounded contexts, modeling HTTP/REST, continuous delivery and many lessons learned, using many real-life examples.
The slide deck to my kick-off keynote at software vendor ANVA's new year on January 10, 2017. This talk covers agile, Scrum, Kanban, continuous delivery, microservices.
NASA has implemented CMMI models to improve software engineering processes. Key impacts include reduced risk, more accurate cost estimates, and finding defects earlier. NASA requires a minimum CMMI level for contractors depending on software class. Lessons learned are that preparation is critical, tools help achieve compliance, and cultural changes have significantly improved practices. CMMI provides a proven approach to manage performance if defined processes are used, results measured, and continuous improvements made.
The document discusses open source software developed at NASA from the perspective of a practitioner. It provides examples of several open source projects developed at NASA's Ames Research Center, including Vision Workbench, GeoCam, the Neo-Geography Toolkit, RAPID, RoverSW, and a vehicle detection challenge. It describes benefits of open source including transparency, participation, and collaboration. However, it also notes potential bottlenecks in NASA's open source release process regarding copyright assignment, export control review, external library licenses, and compliance standards. It proposes models for ongoing open source development and engaging external communities to help address these challenges.
This document discusses SpaceX's approach to rocket hardware and software compared to traditional aerospace approaches. It notes that SpaceX hires many software engineers from the gaming industry and that rocket software is viewed as easier than game software. It outlines how SpaceX uses smaller teams and more agile development practices compared to NASA, focusing on skills like C++, LabVIEW, and JavaScript. It also discusses SpaceX's approach of learning through experience rather than anticipating all interactions.
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
NASA technology investments have yielded tangible economic and societal benefits beyond meeting mission goals. Continued investment in new technology development will provide additional benefits. Some examples include improved medical devices like ultrasound and non-invasive cardiovascular tests, more fuel efficient aircraft through technologies like winglets, and public safety equipment like inflatable antennas for emergency communications. NASA technology transfer has also created jobs, generated billions in revenue, and saved over 440,000 lives through innovations in areas like fire suppression, heart pumps, and improved aviation safety.
This document provides information on DRI (Desert Research Institute) and its applications of UAS (unmanned aircraft systems) research. It discusses DRI's entrepreneurial culture and world-class facilities across multiple campuses in Nevada and Colorado. It then summarizes several of DRI's key areas of research including atmospheric sciences, earth and ecosystem sciences, hydrologic sciences, and various applied research projects utilizing UAS platforms. Specific examples are given on UAS projects related to climate change impacts monitoring, land management assessments, cloud physics research, and potential future directions for UAS applications in areas like cloud seeding, fire research, and agriculture.
How do we get information about the universe.pptmrmeredith
The document discusses various topics related to gaining knowledge about the universe including:
- Telescopes and satellites that have provided insights about distant galaxies, black holes, and the age and expansion of the universe
- The Hubble Space Telescope in particular has made many breakthrough discoveries since its 1990 launch
- NASA technology spinoffs have numerous applications in areas like computers, medicine, manufacturing, transportation, and more that have benefited society
NanoRacks provides low-cost access to space through its hardware onboard the International Space Station. It owns platforms that allow small payloads in CubeSat form factors to be deployed, providing plug-and-play research opportunities for students and researchers. NanoRacks has relationships with NASA and plans to expand access through additional platforms, deploy small satellites, and offer commercial services like microscopes and centrifuges. Its goal is to enable more organizations and individuals to conduct research and technology demonstrations in space.
Todd-Pearce_Cutting-Edge Technology_ International mining Technology Group pt...Todd Pearce
Several Western Australian companies have received government funding for innovative projects, including:
- Solbec Pharmaceuticals received $2.25 million to clinically test an experimental cancer drug that targets kidney cancer and melanoma.
- Go Medical Industries received over $2 million to develop a new treatment for drug addiction based on a novel implant technology.
- Structural Monitoring Systems received $2.9 million to develop an in-flight system to monitor cracks in aircraft structures.
- International Mining Technologies received $4.85 million to develop safety and maintenance systems for mining equipment.
The Co-Axial Blade Probe in California's Technological LandscapeSemi Probes Inc
The Co-Axial Blade Probe is a sophisticated instrument used for precise measurements and data collection in scientific and industrial applications. It has a central axis surrounded by blades that allow for accurate probing. Sensors within the blades collect various data. The Co-Axial Blade Probe is used in aerospace engineering, medical research, environmental monitoring, and manufacturing. California plays a key role in developing and utilizing the probe, with many institutions and companies contributing to its advancement. The probe exemplifies California's leadership in technological innovation.
SC.4.E.5.5 Grade 4 Science Earth, Space, and Seasonal Changeswilderkim
Pulsar Informatics worked with NASA to shorten the Psychomotor Vigilance Task (PVT) used to measure astronaut fatigue. The company commercialized the shortened software, now used by companies and government agencies to monitor personnel fatigue. Orbital Research entered agreements with NASA to miniaturize portable sensors for metabolic monitoring. The company then developed sensors for the US Navy and Air Force. CAE Healthcare worked with NASA through Small Business Innovation Research funding to develop more rugged patient simulators for commercial use.
The document discusses printable spacecraft using flexible printed electronics. It finds the concept viable due to commercial market growth in printed electronics. It identifies opportunities for science missions using large fleets of low-cost printed spacecraft. While sensor and subsystem capabilities vary, gaps exist but can be addressed. The document proposes a technology investment strategy focusing on system design, sensor development, and environmental testing to advance printable spacecraft.
JB Consulting International provides over 40 years of aerospace consulting experience. The consultant has extensive experience developing space hardware, managing research projects, assessing technologies, and creating innovative organizations. He has also led strategic planning efforts and developed international collaborations over 20 years.
A powerpoint summary of technologies highlighted in NASA's 2010 edition of Spinoff, which features recent significant research and development activities across NASA and the successful transfer of NASA technologies to the marketplace. This presentation summarizes the commercial technologies profiled in Spinoff 2010; the full text is available for download at http://spinoff.nasa.gov, and print copies can be requested by calling (301) 286-0561 or through spinoff@sti.nasa.gov.
NASA's Space Technology Program aims to advance technologies from low to mid readiness levels for future NASA missions and other government/commercial applications. It includes elements for early-stage innovation, game-changing technology development, and crosscutting capability demonstrations. The program will employ a portfolio approach across the technology readiness scale and sponsor research at universities, industry, and NASA centers. It will help enable NASA's human spaceflight goals by developing technologies like in-orbit propellant transfer and storage, lightweight modules, and autonomous docking.
NASA technology related to 3D imaging, microsystems, and high-resolution imagery was licensed to develop the world's first 3D endoscope for brain surgery. The MARVEL endoscope provides surgeons with a 3D image in close quarters, allowing for improved visibility and understanding of an object's proximity during surgery. It was developed through a partnership between a neurosurgeon and JPL under a Space Act Agreement to improve safety and reduce costs of brain surgeries.
On NASA Space Shuttle Program Hardware and SoftwareMartin Dvorak
This document discusses the history and development of the software used in NASA's Space Shuttle program. It describes how the software evolved from the Apollo guidance computer to the general purpose computers used on the shuttles. It highlights the focus on reliability through redundancy of hardware and software. The development process emphasized statistical analysis, incremental improvements, extensive testing, and maintaining high quality through careful processes and adequate resources.
User Centered Agile Development at NASA - One Groups Path to Better SoftwareBalanced Team
The group at NASA iteratively adopted agile practices over two years to improve their software development process. They started with six month development cycles and shortened this to six weeks and then three weeks. This allowed for more frequent customer feedback and prioritization of work. Daily builds and testing ensured progress was always visible. Their measure of success became working code delivered in frequent iterations rather than presentations or documentation.
Agile Leadership – Is a Servant Leader always the Right Approach?IvanaTerrorBull
There is an accepted wisdom within the Agile community that the right management style is that of the Servant Leader, one who is there to serve the team as a ‘first among equals’. They are not the manager of the team, as the team is self-organising, but rather removes impediments and coaches the team in agile best practices. However, just blindly following this approach in every circumstance can be catastrophic.
This talk is aimed at Scrum Masters, their managers and team members. After the talk attendees will understand:
• the definition of a servant leader and what this means in practice
• the difference between management and leadership
• how to assess the current situation in order to decide the most appropriate leadership style
• when to change leadership style for maximum results
• that a true servant leader is about giving the team what they need, not necessarily what they want
Thirty months of microservices. Stairway to heaven or highway to hellSander Hoogendoorn
This is the deck of the talks on microservices I did at both Avisi's #ASAS2016 (Arnhem, NL), Microsoft's #TechDaysNL (Amsterdam, NL) and #GeeCon (Prague, Czech Republic) conferences in September and October 2016.
Microservices are the next hype. Websites are full of introducing posts, books are being written and conferences organized. There’s big promises of scalability and flexibility. However, when you are knee deep in mud as an architect, developer or tester, it’s hard to find out how to get there. Sander Hoogendoorn, independent craftsman and CTO of Klaverblad Insurances, discusses the long and winding road his projects, both greenfield and brownfield, have travelled. Sander will e.g. address polyglot persistence, DDD, bounded contexts, modeling HTTP/REST, continuous delivery and many lessons learned, using many real-life examples.
The slide deck to my kick-off keynote at software vendor ANVA's new year on January 10, 2017. This talk covers agile, Scrum, Kanban, continuous delivery, microservices.
NASA has implemented CMMI models to improve software engineering processes. Key impacts include reduced risk, more accurate cost estimates, and finding defects earlier. NASA requires a minimum CMMI level for contractors depending on software class. Lessons learned are that preparation is critical, tools help achieve compliance, and cultural changes have significantly improved practices. CMMI provides a proven approach to manage performance if defined processes are used, results measured, and continuous improvements made.
The document discusses open source software developed at NASA from the perspective of a practitioner. It provides examples of several open source projects developed at NASA's Ames Research Center, including Vision Workbench, GeoCam, the Neo-Geography Toolkit, RAPID, RoverSW, and a vehicle detection challenge. It describes benefits of open source including transparency, participation, and collaboration. However, it also notes potential bottlenecks in NASA's open source release process regarding copyright assignment, export control review, external library licenses, and compliance standards. It proposes models for ongoing open source development and engaging external communities to help address these challenges.
This document discusses SpaceX's approach to rocket hardware and software compared to traditional aerospace approaches. It notes that SpaceX hires many software engineers from the gaming industry and that rocket software is viewed as easier than game software. It outlines how SpaceX uses smaller teams and more agile development practices compared to NASA, focusing on skills like C++, LabVIEW, and JavaScript. It also discusses SpaceX's approach of learning through experience rather than anticipating all interactions.
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
NASA technology investments have yielded tangible economic and societal benefits beyond meeting mission goals. Continued investment in new technology development will provide additional benefits. Some examples include improved medical devices like ultrasound and non-invasive cardiovascular tests, more fuel efficient aircraft through technologies like winglets, and public safety equipment like inflatable antennas for emergency communications. NASA technology transfer has also created jobs, generated billions in revenue, and saved over 440,000 lives through innovations in areas like fire suppression, heart pumps, and improved aviation safety.
This document provides information on DRI (Desert Research Institute) and its applications of UAS (unmanned aircraft systems) research. It discusses DRI's entrepreneurial culture and world-class facilities across multiple campuses in Nevada and Colorado. It then summarizes several of DRI's key areas of research including atmospheric sciences, earth and ecosystem sciences, hydrologic sciences, and various applied research projects utilizing UAS platforms. Specific examples are given on UAS projects related to climate change impacts monitoring, land management assessments, cloud physics research, and potential future directions for UAS applications in areas like cloud seeding, fire research, and agriculture.
How do we get information about the universe.pptmrmeredith
The document discusses various topics related to gaining knowledge about the universe including:
- Telescopes and satellites that have provided insights about distant galaxies, black holes, and the age and expansion of the universe
- The Hubble Space Telescope in particular has made many breakthrough discoveries since its 1990 launch
- NASA technology spinoffs have numerous applications in areas like computers, medicine, manufacturing, transportation, and more that have benefited society
NanoRacks provides low-cost access to space through its hardware onboard the International Space Station. It owns platforms that allow small payloads in CubeSat form factors to be deployed, providing plug-and-play research opportunities for students and researchers. NanoRacks has relationships with NASA and plans to expand access through additional platforms, deploy small satellites, and offer commercial services like microscopes and centrifuges. Its goal is to enable more organizations and individuals to conduct research and technology demonstrations in space.
Todd-Pearce_Cutting-Edge Technology_ International mining Technology Group pt...Todd Pearce
Several Western Australian companies have received government funding for innovative projects, including:
- Solbec Pharmaceuticals received $2.25 million to clinically test an experimental cancer drug that targets kidney cancer and melanoma.
- Go Medical Industries received over $2 million to develop a new treatment for drug addiction based on a novel implant technology.
- Structural Monitoring Systems received $2.9 million to develop an in-flight system to monitor cracks in aircraft structures.
- International Mining Technologies received $4.85 million to develop safety and maintenance systems for mining equipment.
The Co-Axial Blade Probe in California's Technological LandscapeSemi Probes Inc
The Co-Axial Blade Probe is a sophisticated instrument used for precise measurements and data collection in scientific and industrial applications. It has a central axis surrounded by blades that allow for accurate probing. Sensors within the blades collect various data. The Co-Axial Blade Probe is used in aerospace engineering, medical research, environmental monitoring, and manufacturing. California plays a key role in developing and utilizing the probe, with many institutions and companies contributing to its advancement. The probe exemplifies California's leadership in technological innovation.
SC.4.E.5.5 Grade 4 Science Earth, Space, and Seasonal Changeswilderkim
Pulsar Informatics worked with NASA to shorten the Psychomotor Vigilance Task (PVT) used to measure astronaut fatigue. The company commercialized the shortened software, now used by companies and government agencies to monitor personnel fatigue. Orbital Research entered agreements with NASA to miniaturize portable sensors for metabolic monitoring. The company then developed sensors for the US Navy and Air Force. CAE Healthcare worked with NASA through Small Business Innovation Research funding to develop more rugged patient simulators for commercial use.
The document discusses printable spacecraft using flexible printed electronics. It finds the concept viable due to commercial market growth in printed electronics. It identifies opportunities for science missions using large fleets of low-cost printed spacecraft. While sensor and subsystem capabilities vary, gaps exist but can be addressed. The document proposes a technology investment strategy focusing on system design, sensor development, and environmental testing to advance printable spacecraft.
JB Consulting International provides over 40 years of aerospace consulting experience. The consultant has extensive experience developing space hardware, managing research projects, assessing technologies, and creating innovative organizations. He has also led strategic planning efforts and developed international collaborations over 20 years.
This document provides information about the Technology Ventures Corporation's Deal Stream Summit conference. The summit facilitates private investment partnerships between developers of emerging technologies from laboratories, the private sector, and investment community. Over the years, about 30% of companies presenting at the summit have received funding, fueling commercialization. The summit provides a platform for new technology presentations, keynotes, and panels. It is aimed at venture capitalists, corporate investors, startup executives, researchers, lab officials, and more. The program includes presentations on cellular services, medical devices, food safety technologies, and more. It also features a parade of technology posters from various DOE national laboratories.
Astrotech Corporation is a leading space services company with over 25 years of experience supporting government and commercial space missions. It provides satellite processing, launch operations, engineering services, and ensures end-to-end mission assurance for customers. Through its subsidiaries 1st Detect and Astrogenetix, Astrotech is also commercializing technologies developed for space. 1st Detect is developing a portable chemical detector based on ion trap mass spectrometry. Astrogenetix uses the microgravity environment of the International Space Station to process biotechnology products for applications on Earth.
Four mechanical and nuclear engineering students from Idaho State University designed a robotic system over nine months as interns at the Idaho National Laboratory. The robot is intended to handle radioactive materials in the new Sample Preparation Laboratory by transporting samples between shipping containers and examination instruments within a mock-up work cell. The students researched commercial robots and vision technologies and successfully programmed a robot to remotely complete the required sample transfer tasks. The project demonstrated the potential for robotics to more cost effectively handle radioactive materials safely compared to traditional shielding and remote handling methods.
How Does California Contribute to The Research and Development of Co-Axial Bl...Semi Probes Inc
California plays a key role in the research and development of co-axial blade probes through its major institutions like Stanford University, Caltech, and UC Berkeley. These probes consist of two concentric blades that rotate independently, allowing for precise measurements. California's culture of collaboration between academia, companies, and government agencies accelerates innovation. The state's researchers are developing applications in minimally invasive surgery, medical imaging, aerodynamic testing, and space exploration. Continued miniaturization and oversight of ethical practices will guide the future of this technology.
The optics/photonics sector has vastly expanded our knowledge of the world and our capacity to undertake initiatives on a global scale. This inexhaustible field of innovation has become a key economic development driver in the 21st century, particularly in the Quebec City region. http://quebecinternational.ca/key-industries/
Kansas State University's Launch A Business program works with entrepreneurs to teach them about all aspects of business. MeltPoint Environmental won the first year's $50,000 award of cash and in-kind prizes.
UNC Economic Transformation Council 4-14 - JKrukinJeff Krukin
This document discusses opportunities for the University of North Carolina system to fill research gaps in the commercial space industry and support the formation of spin-off companies. It identifies several sectors within the new commercial "NewSpace" industry, including suborbital spaceflight. It then outlines potential research areas and curriculum where UNC could contribute, such as in vehicle propulsion, avionics, and small satellite development. The document advocates for establishing a North Carolina NewSpace initiative at UNC to help inventory relevant industry clusters, identify stakeholders, and develop a roadmap to gain state support. The goal would be to leverage UNC's resources and expertise to participate in this growing industry.
This document provides a summary of Sayeed Mohammed's professional portfolio. It highlights his experience in mechanical engineering, project management, and product development for medical devices and consumer products. It also lists his educational background, hobbies of travel photography and vlogging, and examples of projects he has led including designing orthopedic screws and an implantable capsule.
Calit2: a SoCal UC Infrastructure for InnovationLarry Smarr
Calit2 is a research institute comprised of over 350 faculty across 24 departments at UC San Diego and UC Irvine working collaboratively on multidisciplinary projects. Calit2 has two new buildings providing state-of-the-art laboratory facilities for over 1000 researchers. Calit2 seeks to increase entrepreneurship and has over $93 million in funding from industrial partners. Key areas of research include machine learning, robotics, wireless technologies, photonics, and bioinformatics.
Programming Foundation Models with DSPy - Meetup SlidesZilliz
Prompting language models is hard, while programming language models is easy. In this talk, I will discuss the state-of-the-art framework DSPy for programming foundation models with its powerful optimizers and runtime constraint system.
Digital Banking in the Cloud: How Citizens Bank Unlocked Their MainframePrecisely
Inconsistent user experience and siloed data, high costs, and changing customer expectations – Citizens Bank was experiencing these challenges while it was attempting to deliver a superior digital banking experience for its clients. Its core banking applications run on the mainframe and Citizens was using legacy utilities to get the critical mainframe data to feed customer-facing channels, like call centers, web, and mobile. Ultimately, this led to higher operating costs (MIPS), delayed response times, and longer time to market.
Ever-changing customer expectations demand more modern digital experiences, and the bank needed to find a solution that could provide real-time data to its customer channels with low latency and operating costs. Join this session to learn how Citizens is leveraging Precisely to replicate mainframe data to its customer channels and deliver on their “modern digital bank” experiences.
"Frontline Battles with DDoS: Best practices and Lessons Learned", Igor IvaniukFwdays
At this talk we will discuss DDoS protection tools and best practices, discuss network architectures and what AWS has to offer. Also, we will look into one of the largest DDoS attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure that happened in February 2022. We'll see, what techniques helped to keep the web resources available for Ukrainians and how AWS improved DDoS protection for all customers based on Ukraine experience
5th LF Energy Power Grid Model Meet-up SlidesDanBrown980551
5th Power Grid Model Meet-up
It is with great pleasure that we extend to you an invitation to the 5th Power Grid Model Meet-up, scheduled for 6th June 2024. This event will adopt a hybrid format, allowing participants to join us either through an online Mircosoft Teams session or in person at TU/e located at Den Dolech 2, Eindhoven, Netherlands. The meet-up will be hosted by Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), a research university specializing in engineering science & technology.
Power Grid Model
The global energy transition is placing new and unprecedented demands on Distribution System Operators (DSOs). Alongside upgrades to grid capacity, processes such as digitization, capacity optimization, and congestion management are becoming vital for delivering reliable services.
Power Grid Model is an open source project from Linux Foundation Energy and provides a calculation engine that is increasingly essential for DSOs. It offers a standards-based foundation enabling real-time power systems analysis, simulations of electrical power grids, and sophisticated what-if analysis. In addition, it enables in-depth studies and analysis of the electrical power grid’s behavior and performance. This comprehensive model incorporates essential factors such as power generation capacity, electrical losses, voltage levels, power flows, and system stability.
Power Grid Model is currently being applied in a wide variety of use cases, including grid planning, expansion, reliability, and congestion studies. It can also help in analyzing the impact of renewable energy integration, assessing the effects of disturbances or faults, and developing strategies for grid control and optimization.
What to expect
For the upcoming meetup we are organizing, we have an exciting lineup of activities planned:
-Insightful presentations covering two practical applications of the Power Grid Model.
-An update on the latest advancements in Power Grid -Model technology during the first and second quarters of 2024.
-An interactive brainstorming session to discuss and propose new feature requests.
-An opportunity to connect with fellow Power Grid Model enthusiasts and users.
Generating privacy-protected synthetic data using Secludy and MilvusZilliz
During this demo, the founders of Secludy will demonstrate how their system utilizes Milvus to store and manipulate embeddings for generating privacy-protected synthetic data. Their approach not only maintains the confidentiality of the original data but also enhances the utility and scalability of LLMs under privacy constraints. Attendees, including machine learning engineers, data scientists, and data managers, will witness first-hand how Secludy's integration with Milvus empowers organizations to harness the power of LLMs securely and efficiently.
What is an RPA CoE? Session 1 – CoE VisionDianaGray10
In the first session, we will review the organization's vision and how this has an impact on the COE Structure.
Topics covered:
• The role of a steering committee
• How do the organization’s priorities determine CoE Structure?
Speaker:
Chris Bolin, Senior Intelligent Automation Architect Anika Systems
zkStudyClub - LatticeFold: A Lattice-based Folding Scheme and its Application...Alex Pruden
Folding is a recent technique for building efficient recursive SNARKs. Several elegant folding protocols have been proposed, such as Nova, Supernova, Hypernova, Protostar, and others. However, all of them rely on an additively homomorphic commitment scheme based on discrete log, and are therefore not post-quantum secure. In this work we present LatticeFold, the first lattice-based folding protocol based on the Module SIS problem. This folding protocol naturally leads to an efficient recursive lattice-based SNARK and an efficient PCD scheme. LatticeFold supports folding low-degree relations, such as R1CS, as well as high-degree relations, such as CCS. The key challenge is to construct a secure folding protocol that works with the Ajtai commitment scheme. The difficulty, is ensuring that extracted witnesses are low norm through many rounds of folding. We present a novel technique using the sumcheck protocol to ensure that extracted witnesses are always low norm no matter how many rounds of folding are used. Our evaluation of the final proof system suggests that it is as performant as Hypernova, while providing post-quantum security.
Paper Link: https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/257
Fueling AI with Great Data with Airbyte WebinarZilliz
This talk will focus on how to collect data from a variety of sources, leveraging this data for RAG and other GenAI use cases, and finally charting your course to productionalization.
Discover top-tier mobile app development services, offering innovative solutions for iOS and Android. Enhance your business with custom, user-friendly mobile applications.
HCL Notes and Domino License Cost Reduction in the World of DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-and-domino-license-cost-reduction-in-the-world-of-dlau/
The introduction of DLAU and the CCB & CCX licensing model caused quite a stir in the HCL community. As a Notes and Domino customer, you may have faced challenges with unexpected user counts and license costs. You probably have questions on how this new licensing approach works and how to benefit from it. Most importantly, you likely have budget constraints and want to save money where possible. Don’t worry, we can help with all of this!
We’ll show you how to fix common misconfigurations that cause higher-than-expected user counts, and how to identify accounts which you can deactivate to save money. There are also frequent patterns that can cause unnecessary cost, like using a person document instead of a mail-in for shared mailboxes. We’ll provide examples and solutions for those as well. And naturally we’ll explain the new licensing model.
Join HCL Ambassador Marc Thomas in this webinar with a special guest appearance from Franz Walder. It will give you the tools and know-how to stay on top of what is going on with Domino licensing. You will be able lower your cost through an optimized configuration and keep it low going forward.
These topics will be covered
- Reducing license cost by finding and fixing misconfigurations and superfluous accounts
- How do CCB and CCX licenses really work?
- Understanding the DLAU tool and how to best utilize it
- Tips for common problem areas, like team mailboxes, functional/test users, etc
- Practical examples and best practices to implement right away
Northern Engraving | Nameplate Manufacturing Process - 2024Northern Engraving
Manufacturing custom quality metal nameplates and badges involves several standard operations. Processes include sheet prep, lithography, screening, coating, punch press and inspection. All decoration is completed in the flat sheet with adhesive and tooling operations following. The possibilities for creating unique durable nameplates are endless. How will you create your brand identity? We can help!
Introduction of Cybersecurity with OSS at Code Europe 2024Hiroshi SHIBATA
I develop the Ruby programming language, RubyGems, and Bundler, which are package managers for Ruby. Today, I will introduce how to enhance the security of your application using open-source software (OSS) examples from Ruby and RubyGems.
The first topic is CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures). I have published CVEs many times. But what exactly is a CVE? I'll provide a basic understanding of CVEs and explain how to detect and handle vulnerabilities in OSS.
Next, let's discuss package managers. Package managers play a critical role in the OSS ecosystem. I'll explain how to manage library dependencies in your application.
I'll share insights into how the Ruby and RubyGems core team works to keep our ecosystem safe. By the end of this talk, you'll have a better understanding of how to safeguard your code.
1. Top 20 New
NASA Spinoff Technologies
Spinoff is NASA’s premier annual publication, featuring successfully commercialized NASA technology. For
more than 40 years, NASA has facilitated the transfer of its technology to the private sector. The resulting
commercialization contributes to the development of products and services in the fields of health and medicine,
consumer goods, transportation, public safety, environment and resources management, computer technology,
and industrial productivity.
The following is a list of the top 20 spinoff technologies produced over the past 5 years, based on factors such
as quality of life, economic benefit, and value back to NASA.
• A water filtration system providing safe, affordable drinking water throughout
the world is the result of work done by Marshall Space Flight Center engineers
who are creating the Regenerative Environmental Control and Life Support
System, a complex system of devices intended to sustain the astronauts living on
the International Space Station. The devices, available through Water Security
Corporation Inc., of Sparks, Nevada, make use of the available resources by turning
wastewater from respiration, sweat, and urine into drinkable water.
• Remote-controlled tractors with a margin of error of one centimeter are the result
of work done at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory by scientists working to design
ultra-precise GPS for use on a satellite probe sent into orbit to test two unverified
predictions of Einstein’s theory of relativity. These tractor-steering systems, sold by
Menlo Park, California-based Novariant Corporation, are in use around the world,
and their precision and ability to run unmanned for long stretches of time yield
increased crops, reduced chemical use, and less wasted water. A Small Business
Technology Transfer (STTR) grant through Langley Research Center facilitated the
product’s development.
• A bacterial spore-detection system developed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
for cleaning Mars-bound spacecraft is now employed by Universal Detection
Technology of Beverly Hills, California, as an anthrax detection system. It requires
very little in the way of operating costs, and has a high reliability factor, with low
susceptibility to false alarms. The Anthrax Smoke Detector is in use worldwide in
government buildings, offices, airports, convention centers, hotels, casinos, and
postal facilities.
• Langley Research Center engineers developed a low-cost device that creates electrical
energy out of mechanical energy. It is now in widespread use as a wireless light
switch and contributing to renovation and reconstruction efforts in areas affected
by Hurricane Katrina. Face International Corporation, of Norfolk, Virginia, holds
several of the NASA licenses, and is mass-producing the devices at a new, dedicated
plant in Taiwan.
• Advances in space suit design by ILC Dover Inc., of Frederica, Delaware, have
resulted in such widespread applications as therapeutic cooling and heating suits;
safe, efficient pharmaceutical manufacturing; new, simple-to-use, life-saving gas
and chemical masks; and lighter-than-air (LTA) vehicles. Since the early Apollo
contract, ILC Dover, in conjunction with Hamilton Standard, of Windsor Locks,
Connecticut, has designed and produced space suits for Johnson Space Centerbased astronauts.
2. • A environmentally friendly remediation solution developed at Kennedy Space
Center to restore grounds contaminated by chemical compounds used during
rocket launches in the early days of the Space Program is now cleaning up areas
around the United States that have been impacted by high concentrations of
harmful chlorinated solvents. Commercially, the remediation solution applies to
contamination sites created by dye and paint manufacturers, dry cleaners, chemical
manufacturers, metal cleaning and degreasing facilities, leather-tanning facilities,
pharmaceutical manufacturers, adhesive and aerosol manufacturers, among others.
The solution was developed with collaborative support from the U.S. Department
of Energy, the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, GeoSyntec Inc., and NASA’s Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)
Program. It has been licensed to several companies, including Weston Solutions of
West Chester, Pennsylvania, and Toxicological and Environmental Associates, of
Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
• Tiny light-emitting diode (LED) chips used to grow plants on the space shuttle
and the International Space Station are lighting the way for wound healing and
chronic pain alleviation on Earth. Developed with Small Business Innovation
Research (SBIR) support from Marshall Space Flight Center, the LED chips have
made their way into a non-invasive, handheld, portable medical device called
WARP-10. This device is intended for the temporary relief of minor muscle and
joint pain, arthritis, stiffness, and muscle spasms, and was initially designed to
provide armed forces personnel with immediate first aid care for minor injuries and
pain. A consumer version sharing the same power and properties of the military
model is also available, from Quantum Devices Inc., of Barneveld, Wisconsin.
• A Goddard Space Flight Center researcher developed cable-compliant mechanisms
for use in sounding rocket assemblies and robotics which have now been
implemented into an adjustable patient harness system used to treat patients
recovering from traumatic brain injury, stroke, spinal cord injury, and hip or knee
replacement, as well as aid U.S. service personnel with spinal cord or traumatic
brain injuries at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. The
device provides patients with the opportunity to stand and walk in a safe and
controlled environment without constant assistance from a therapist. The product
is available through Enduro Medical Technologies, of East Hartford, Connecticut.
• A robotic vision system designed at Goddard Space Flight Center to determine
the position and orientation of bar code targets without the use of lasers led to
the development of sophisticated crash test dummies and computer crash test
models that provide repeatable, computerized evaluations of laceration injuries.
Triangle Research & Development Corporation, of Research Triangle Park,
North Carolina, collaborated with Goddard through a Small Business Innovation
Research Grant (SBIR). These dummies and models are now being used by
automobile and component manufacturers in vehicle testing worldwide.
3. • After a hailstorm damaged the foam insulation covering the external tank on the
space shuttle (while on the launch pad), Kennedy Space Center developed a scaling
and measurement imaging device to determine the exact scale of the damage
incurred. This device, manufactured by Armor Holdings Inc., of Jacksonville,
Florida, is now very helpful in law enforcement, as it is being used to shoot scaled
photos of blood patterns, graffiti, and other criminal evidence.
• A mineral identification tool that was developed under a Small Business Innovation
Research (SBIR) grant for NASA’s Mars Rover Technology Development program
is now serving as a powerful tool for U.S. law enforcement agencies and military
personnel to identify suspicious liquid and solid substances. The tool can measure
unknown substances through glass and plastic packaging materials. The device, a
portable Raman spectrometer and fiber-optic probe that could be used on a Mars
exploration rover, was designed by EIC Laboratories Inc. in collaboration with
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The commercial product, the InPhotote, is
manufactured and distributed by InPhotonics Inc., a spinoff company of EIC
Laboratories, co-located in Norwood, Massachusetts.
• Marshall Space Flight Center testing of metallic materials in an undercooled
state has contributed to the development of Liquidmetal, a new type of metal
that is twice as strong as titanium but behaves more like a plastic with its flexible,
moldable properties. Liquidmetal is found in many commercial products, including
sporting goods (baseball bats and hockey sticks), jewelry and wristwatches, cell
phones, orthopedic implants, and coatings for industry. Swiss luxury watchmaker
TAG Heuer features the high-performance alloy as the casing of a special edition,
state-of-the-art chronograph timepiece, while Vertu Limited, a luxury personal
communication company, features the alloy in the bezel and battery cover of its
Vertu Ascent phone collection. Liquidmetal is manufactured by Liquidmetal
Technologies Inc., of Lake Forest, California.
• A collaborative effort between Langley Research Center, other government
agencies, and private industry resulted in an advancement in aviation safety that
provides pilots with a synthetic vision system. This system provides a real-time,
forward-looking depiction of terrain in 3-D, directly on the primary flight display,
regardless of the time of day or weather conditions. It is sold by Chelton Flight
Systems, of Boise, Idaho, and is flying in hundreds of small planes all over the
United States and abroad.
• A geospatial information systems company, NVision Inc., of Stennis Space Center,
Mississippi, harnessed NASA’s remote-sensing satellite information to provide
innovative geospatial solutions for a variety of applications, including: a crop
prescription service for farmers; a disaster management networking tool for local,
state, and Federal governments; and an educational service for young farmers.
• A tunable diode laser-based gas sensor developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
to explore the possibility of life-giving elements on Mars is now employed on
flying aircraft as a means to measure water vapor and thus deliver real-time weather
forecasting and help pilots avoid dangerous weather conditions. The sensor,
manufactured by SpectraSensors Inc., of San Dimas, California, is used by major
airlines and is installed on United Parcel Service (UPS) planes, which have been
responsible for providing wind and temperature data to meteorologists since 1994.
4. • A remote command and control system designed by Glenn Research Center
engineers to help NASA run experiments on the International Space Station is
the core technology behind an intelligent oven that consumers can program to
start cooking dinner before they get home, via a cell phone, PDA, or Internet
connection. With combined cooling and heating capabilities, the ConnectIo
stainless-steel professional series oven provides convenience and healthy living
for today’s active lifestyles. The technology, manufactured by TMIO LLC
of Cleveland, Ohio, was recognized as one of TIME magazine’s “Coolest
Inventions” and has made numerous appearances on television programs,
including CNBC’s “Power Lunch,” “Good Morning America,” “The View,”
and ESPN’s “Cold Pizza.”
• A low-cost, lightweight parachute developed with Small Business Innovation
Research (SBIR) assistance from Langley Research Center is being used to lower
small airplanes safely to the ground in emergency situations. Manufactured by
Ballistic Recovery Systems Inc., of St. Paul, Minnesota, the parachute has helped
save many lives, according to the company’s Website.
• A Mars Exploration Rover prototype robot and an autonomous stair-climbing
robot created at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory have been further developed into
commercial tactical reconnaissance robots that are being used in Afghanistan
and Iraq to help U.S. troops clear caves and bunkers, search buildings, cross
live antipersonnel mine fields, and deal with the dangers posed by improvised
explosive devices. Several systems have been damaged or completely destroyed
in seeking out improvised explosive devices in Iraq, but have been credited with
saving lives in doing so. The commercial offspring, known as the PackBot Tactical
Mobile Robot, is manufactured by iRobot Inc., of Burlington, Massachusetts.
• A Johnson Space Center-private industry Small Business Innovation Research
(SBIR) partnership to develop technology for autonomous rendezvous and
docking of space vehicles to service satellites has resulted in a new eye-tracking
device for LASIK surgery, called LADARTracker. Eye-tracking devices must
be able to sample the eye’s position at a rate of at least 1,000 times per second
to keep up with saccadic movements, which do not stop during LASIK
surgery. LADARTracker measures eye movements at a rate of 4,000 times per
second, 4 times the established safety margin. The device is manufactured by
Alcon Laboratories, of Fort Worth, Texas, and is used in conjunction with the
company’s LADARVision 4000 system for LASIK surgery, which is being used by
eye surgeons across the country.
• Supercomputer experts from Ames Research Center and engineers from Johnson
Space Center teamed up with famed cardiologist Dr. Michael DeBakey to
develop a ventricular assist device that functions as a “bridge to heart transplant”
by pumping blood throughout the body to keep critically ill patients alive until a
donor heart is available. The consortium analyzed blood flow through the batterypowered heart pump using NASA supercomputers and the same methodologies
used to analyze fuel and oxidizer flow through rocket engines. NASA patented
the heart pump and licensed it exclusively to MicroMed Technology Inc., of
Houston, Texas. The 400th patient implant was performed on October 20, 2006,
by Dr. Matthias Loebe of Methodist Hospital in Houston.