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col-lg-7 col-12"> <div class="col-12 ps-0 pe-lg-2 pe-0"> <h6 class="overline"> <i class="fa-duotone fa-solid fa-newspaper me-1"></i> Spinoff: Consumer, Home, and Recreation</h6> <h5> <a href="/component/content/article/50806-temperature-regulating-clothing-additive-heats-up?m=692">Temperature-Regulating Clothing Additive Heats Up</a></h5></div> <div class="ps-0 pe-lg-2 col-12 pe-0"> <div id="feed_inside_50806" class="float-end pb-2 col-md-6 col-5 ps-sm-2 d-lg-none d-flex px-0"></div> <p>A highly emissive coating that NASA invented to protect the heat shield on a planned spaceplane in the 1990s was licensed and turned into the Emisshield product line. Now it’s been...</div></div> <div id="feed_below_50806" class="col-xl-4 pe-0 col-lg-5 d-lg-flex d-none"> <a class="w-100" href="/component/content/article/50806-temperature-regulating-clothing-additive-heats-up?m=692"><img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/tbmg/ar_16:9,c_thumb,g_auto:subject,f_auto,q_auto/c_limit,w_400/v1717853430/sites/tb/econa-16x9/50806/1000/spinoff-2024-p27-fig1.jpeg' class='object-fit-contain w-100 lazyload blur-up' width='400' alt='Feature Image' /></a></div></div></div> <div itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="item-wrapper row mx-0 px-0"> <div class="col-xl-8 px-0 col-lg-7 col-12"> <div class="col-12 ps-0 pe-lg-2 pe-0"> <h6 class="overline"> <i class="fa-duotone fa-solid fa-newspaper me-1"></i> Spinoff: Industrial Productivity & Manufacturing Technology</h6> <h5> <a href="/component/content/article/50804-webb-telescope-made-simulation-software-better?m=692">Webb Telescope Made Simulation Software Better</a></h5></div> <div class="ps-0 pe-lg-2 col-12 pe-0"> <div id="feed_inside_50804" class="float-end pb-2 col-md-6 col-5 ps-sm-2 d-lg-none d-flex px-0"></div> <p>Developers of the James Webb Space Telescope relied heavily on simulation software, work that helped advance the whole field of integrated modeling. In particular, the Goddard Space...</div></div> <div id="feed_below_50804" class="col-xl-4 pe-0 col-lg-5 d-lg-flex d-none"> <a class="w-100" href="/component/content/article/50804-webb-telescope-made-simulation-software-better?m=692"><img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/tbmg/ar_16:9,c_thumb,g_auto:subject,f_auto,q_auto/c_limit,w_400/v1716988190/sites/tb/econa-16x9/50804/1000/spinoff-2024-p86-fig1.jpeg' class='object-fit-contain w-100 lazyload blur-up' width='400' alt='Feature Image' /></a></div></div></div> <div itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="item-wrapper row mx-0 px-0"> <div class="col-xl-8 px-0 col-lg-7 col-12"> <div class="col-12 ps-0 pe-lg-2 pe-0"> <h6 class="overline"> <i class="fa-duotone fa-solid fa-newspaper me-1"></i> Spinoff: Industrial Productivity & Manufacturing Technology</h6> <h5> <a href="/component/content/article/50803-nasas-moon-shot-launched-commercial-fuel-cell-industry?m=692">NASA’s Moon Shot Launched Commercial Fuel Cell Industry</a></h5></div> <div class="ps-0 pe-lg-2 col-12 pe-0"> <div id="feed_inside_50803" class="float-end pb-2 col-md-6 col-5 ps-sm-2 d-lg-none d-flex px-0"></div> <p>The first practical fuel cells were developed for Johnson Space Center in preparation for NASA’s Apollo missions because batteries would have weighed too much. The group...</div></div> <div id="feed_below_50803" class="col-xl-4 pe-0 col-lg-5 d-lg-flex d-none"> <a class="w-100" href="/component/content/article/50803-nasas-moon-shot-launched-commercial-fuel-cell-industry?m=692"><img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/tbmg/ar_16:9,c_thumb,g_auto:subject,f_auto,q_auto/c_limit,w_400/v1717851887/sites/tb/econa-16x9/50803/1000/spinoff-2024-p84-fig1.jpeg' class='object-fit-contain w-100 lazyload blur-up' width='400' alt='Feature Image' /></a></div></div></div> <div itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="item-wrapper row mx-0 px-0"> <div class="col-xl-8 px-0 col-lg-7 col-12"> <div class="col-12 ps-0 pe-lg-2 pe-0"> <h6 class="overline"> <i class="fa-duotone fa-solid fa-newspaper me-1"></i> Spinoff: Public Safety</h6> <h5> <a href="/component/content/article/50802-where-the-wildfires-are?m=692">Where the Wildfires Are</a></h5></div> <div class="ps-0 pe-lg-2 col-12 pe-0"> <div id="feed_inside_50802" class="float-end pb-2 col-md-6 col-5 ps-sm-2 d-lg-none d-flex px-0"></div> <p>Technosylva Inc.’s wildfire monitoring service combines Landsat Earth-observation data with other fire resources, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to predict, monitor, and support post-fire...</div></div> <div id="feed_below_50802" class="col-xl-4 pe-0 col-lg-5 d-lg-flex d-none"> <a class="w-100" href="/component/content/article/50802-where-the-wildfires-are?m=692"><img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/tbmg/ar_16:9,c_thumb,g_auto:subject,f_auto,q_auto/c_limit,w_400/v1717851228/sites/tb/econa-16x9/50802/1000/spinoff-2024-p80-fig1.jpeg' class='object-fit-contain w-100 lazyload blur-up' width='400' alt='Feature Image' /></a></div></div></div> <div itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="item-wrapper row mx-0 px-0"> <div class="col-xl-8 px-0 col-lg-7 col-12"> <div class="col-12 ps-0 pe-lg-2 pe-0"> <h6 class="overline"> <i class="fa-duotone fa-solid fa-newspaper me-1"></i> Spinoff: Transportation</h6> <h5> <a href="/component/content/article/50801-new-energy-source-powers-subsea-robots-indefinitely?m=692">New Energy Source Powers Subsea Robots Indefinitely</a></h5></div> <div class="ps-0 pe-lg-2 col-12 pe-0"> <div id="feed_inside_50801" class="float-end pb-2 col-md-6 col-5 ps-sm-2 d-lg-none d-flex px-0"></div> <p>A former NASA engineer licensed technology he had developed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to power sensors on the marine floats that calibrated NASA’s Aquarius satellite...</div></div> <div id="feed_below_50801" class="col-xl-4 pe-0 col-lg-5 d-lg-flex d-none"> <a class="w-100" href="/component/content/article/50801-new-energy-source-powers-subsea-robots-indefinitely?m=692"><img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/tbmg/ar_16:9,c_thumb,g_auto:subject,f_auto,q_auto/c_limit,w_400/v1717850909/sites/tb/econa-16x9/50801/1000/spinoff-2024-p76-fig1.jpeg' class='object-fit-contain w-100 lazyload blur-up' width='400' alt='Feature Image' /></a></div></div></div> <div itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="item-wrapper row mx-0 px-0"> <div class="col-xl-8 px-0 col-lg-7 col-12"> <div class="col-12 ps-0 pe-lg-2 pe-0"> <h6 class="overline"> <i class="fa-duotone fa-solid fa-newspaper me-1"></i> Spinoff: Computer Technology</h6> <h5> <a href="/component/content/article/50800-unfurling-antennas-let-tiny-satellites-do-big-things?m=692">Unfurling Antennas Let Tiny Satellites Do Big Things</a></h5></div> <div class="ps-0 pe-lg-2 col-12 pe-0"> <div id="feed_inside_50800" class="float-end pb-2 col-md-6 col-5 ps-sm-2 d-lg-none d-flex px-0"></div> <p>A license, SBIR funding, and a contract to develop a deployable antenna, all from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, as well as a former JPL chief engineer, helped Tendeg LLC of...</div></div> <div id="feed_below_50800" class="col-xl-4 pe-0 col-lg-5 d-lg-flex d-none"> <a class="w-100" href="/component/content/article/50800-unfurling-antennas-let-tiny-satellites-do-big-things?m=692"><img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/tbmg/ar_16:9,c_thumb,g_auto:subject,f_auto,q_auto/c_limit,w_400/v1717932629/sites/tb/econa-16x9/50800/1000/spinoff-2024-p74-fig1.jpeg' class='object-fit-contain w-100 lazyload blur-up' width='400' alt='Feature Image' /></a></div></div></div> <div itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="item-wrapper row mx-0 px-0"> <div class="col-xl-8 px-0 col-lg-7 col-12"> <div class="col-12 ps-0 pe-lg-2 pe-0"> <h6 class="overline"> <i class="fa-duotone fa-solid fa-newspaper me-1"></i> Spinoff: Health and Medicine</h6> <h5> <a href="/component/content/article/50799-semiconductor-research-leads-to-revolution-in-dental-care?m=692">Semiconductor Research Leads to Revolution in Dental Care</a></h5></div> <div class="ps-0 pe-lg-2 col-12 pe-0"> <div id="feed_inside_50799" class="float-end pb-2 col-md-6 col-5 ps-sm-2 d-lg-none d-flex px-0"></div> <p>Research into growing crystals for electronics at NASA’s short-lived Electronics Research Center led to an agency patent for repairing teeth by growing crystals of...</div></div> <div id="feed_below_50799" class="col-xl-4 pe-0 col-lg-5 d-lg-flex d-none"> <a class="w-100" href="/component/content/article/50799-semiconductor-research-leads-to-revolution-in-dental-care?m=692"><img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/tbmg/ar_16:9,c_thumb,g_auto:subject,f_auto,q_auto/c_limit,w_400/v1717932230/sites/tb/econa-16x9/50799/1000/spinoff-2024-p72-fig1.jpeg' class='object-fit-contain w-100 lazyload blur-up' width='400' alt='Feature Image' /></a></div></div></div> <div itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="item-wrapper row mx-0 px-0"> <div class="col-xl-8 px-0 col-lg-7 col-12"> <div class="col-12 ps-0 pe-lg-2 pe-0"> <h6 class="overline"> <i class="fa-duotone fa-solid fa-newspaper me-1"></i> Spinoff: Health and Medicine</h6> <h5> <a href="/component/content/article/50798-medical-grade-smartwatch-can-monitor-astronauts-patients?m=692">Medical-Grade Smartwatch Can Monitor Astronauts, Patients</a></h5></div> <div class="ps-0 pe-lg-2 col-12 pe-0"> <div id="feed_inside_50798" class="float-end pb-2 col-md-6 col-5 ps-sm-2 d-lg-none d-flex px-0"></div> <p>A research consortium backed by Johnson Space Center funded the development of a wearable device that could monitor the vital signs and activities of astronauts in space or...</div></div> <div id="feed_below_50798" class="col-xl-4 pe-0 col-lg-5 d-lg-flex d-none"> <a class="w-100" href="/component/content/article/50798-medical-grade-smartwatch-can-monitor-astronauts-patients?m=692"><img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/tbmg/ar_16:9,c_thumb,g_auto:subject,f_auto,q_auto/c_limit,w_400/v1717931873/sites/tb/econa-16x9/50798/1000/spinoff-2024-p70-fig1.jpeg' class='object-fit-contain w-100 lazyload blur-up' width='400' alt='Feature Image' /></a></div></div></div> <div itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="item-wrapper row mx-0 px-0"> <div class="col-xl-8 px-0 col-lg-7 col-12"> <div class="col-12 ps-0 pe-lg-2 pe-0"> <h6 class="overline"> <i class="fa-duotone fa-solid fa-newspaper me-1"></i> Spinoff: Transportation</h6> <h5> <a href="/component/content/article/50797-nasa-gives-the-world-a-brake?m=692">NASA Gives the World a Brake</a></h5></div> <div class="ps-0 pe-lg-2 col-12 pe-0"> <div id="feed_inside_50797" class="float-end pb-2 col-md-6 col-5 ps-sm-2 d-lg-none d-flex px-0"></div> <p>Thanks to exclusive patent licenses for a radical new disc brake design, Orbis Brakes Inc. of Santa Rosa, California, incorporates Marshall Space Flight Center structural materials expertise into a more...</div></div> <div id="feed_below_50797" class="col-xl-4 pe-0 col-lg-5 d-lg-flex d-none"> <a class="w-100" href="/component/content/article/50797-nasa-gives-the-world-a-brake?m=692"><img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/tbmg/ar_16:9,c_thumb,g_auto:subject,f_auto,q_auto/c_limit,w_400/v1716979884/sites/tb/econa-16x9/50797/1000/spinoff-2024-p68-fig1.jpeg' class='object-fit-contain w-100 lazyload blur-up' width='400' alt='Feature Image' /></a></div></div></div> <div itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="item-wrapper row mx-0 px-0"> <div class="col-xl-8 px-0 col-lg-7 col-12"> <div class="col-12 ps-0 pe-lg-2 pe-0"> <h6 class="overline"> <i class="fa-duotone fa-solid fa-newspaper me-1"></i> Spinoff: Industrial Productivity & Manufacturing Technology</h6> <h5> <a href="/component/content/article/50795-rocket-manufacturing-meets-science-friction?m=692">Rocket Manufacturing Meets Science Friction</a></h5></div> <div class="ps-0 pe-lg-2 col-12 pe-0"> <div id="feed_inside_50795" class="float-end pb-2 col-md-6 col-5 ps-sm-2 d-lg-none d-flex px-0"></div> <p>SBIR funding from Langley Research Center let a team from Aeroprobe Corporation try out additive friction stir deposition, a new method for 3D printing with metal. The work demonstrated...</div></div> <div id="feed_below_50795" class="col-xl-4 pe-0 col-lg-5 d-lg-flex d-none"> <a class="w-100" href="/component/content/article/50795-rocket-manufacturing-meets-science-friction?m=692"><img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/tbmg/ar_16:9,c_thumb,g_auto:subject,f_auto,q_auto/c_limit,w_400/v1717930967/sites/tb/econa-16x9/50795/1000/spinoff-2024-p62-fig1.jpeg' class='object-fit-contain w-100 lazyload blur-up' width='400' alt='Feature Image' /></a></div></div></div> <div itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="item-wrapper row mx-0 px-0"> <div class="col-xl-8 px-0 col-lg-7 col-12"> <div class="col-12 ps-0 pe-lg-2 pe-0"> <h6 class="overline"> <i class="fa-duotone fa-solid fa-newspaper me-1"></i> Spinoff: Health and Medicine</h6> <h5> <a href="/component/content/article/50789-concentrating-on-microbes?m=692">Concentrating on Microbes</a></h5></div> <div class="ps-0 pe-lg-2 col-12 pe-0"> <div id="feed_inside_50789" class="float-end pb-2 col-md-6 col-5 ps-sm-2 d-lg-none d-flex px-0"></div> <p>SBIR funding for InnovaPrep LLC of Drexel, Missouri, led to a bioconcentration system for testing air and water quality on the space station and improved the company’s commercial technology. The funding...</div></div> <div id="feed_below_50789" class="col-xl-4 pe-0 col-lg-5 d-lg-flex d-none"> <a class="w-100" href="/component/content/article/50789-concentrating-on-microbes?m=692"><img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/tbmg/ar_16:9,c_thumb,g_auto:subject,f_auto,q_auto/c_limit,w_400/v1716982976/sites/tb/econa-16x9/50789/1000/spinoff-2024-p59-fig1.jpeg' class='object-fit-contain w-100 lazyload blur-up' width='400' alt='Feature Image' /></a></div></div></div> <div itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="item-wrapper row mx-0 px-0"> <div class="col-xl-8 px-0 col-lg-7 col-12"> <div class="col-12 ps-0 pe-lg-2 pe-0"> <h6 class="overline"> <i class="fa-duotone fa-solid fa-newspaper me-1"></i> Spinoff: Environmental and Agricultural Resources</h6> <h5> <a href="/component/content/article/50788-oil-drillers-environmentalists-agree-on-small-sensitive-spectrometer?m=692">Oil Drillers, Environmentalists Agree on Small, Sensitive Spectrometer</a></h5></div> <div class="ps-0 pe-lg-2 col-12 pe-0"> <div id="feed_inside_50788" class="float-end pb-2 col-md-6 col-5 ps-sm-2 d-lg-none d-flex px-0"></div> <p>Technical assistance and STTR funding from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory helped Optoknowledge Systems Inc. (OKSI) develop a compact spectrometer for sensing...</div></div> <div id="feed_below_50788" class="col-xl-4 pe-0 col-lg-5 d-lg-flex d-none"> <a class="w-100" href="/component/content/article/50788-oil-drillers-environmentalists-agree-on-small-sensitive-spectrometer?m=692"><img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/tbmg/ar_16:9,c_thumb,g_auto:subject,f_auto,q_auto/c_limit,w_400/v1716980320/sites/tb/econa-16x9/50788/1000/spinoff-2024-p57-fig1.jpeg' class='object-fit-contain w-100 lazyload blur-up' width='400' alt='Feature Image' /></a></div></div></div> <div itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="item-wrapper row mx-0 px-0"> <div class="col-xl-8 px-0 col-lg-7 col-12"> <div class="col-12 ps-0 pe-lg-2 pe-0"> <h6 class="overline"> <i class="fa-duotone fa-solid fa-newspaper me-1"></i> Spinoff: Industrial Productivity & Manufacturing Technology</h6> <h5> <a 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