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In the Right Hands, NASA Satellite Data and Analysis Make Earth Better

The space agency makes its own data freely available and provides additional tailored tools to help humanitarian and environmental efforts.

Communicating via Long-Distance Lasers

A NASA partnership made lasers viable for satellite communications.

NASA Brain Training Tech Makes Smart Glasses

Narbis improves concentration with NASA neurofeedback technology.

Environmental Cleanup Courtesy of a NASA Cafeteria Brainstorm

What if the system NASA developed for removing contaminants from paint could also be used to clean up the environment?

The Rewards of Perseverance

Even as the Perseverance rover approaches Mars, technology on board is paying off on Earth.

Space Fuel Cell Provides Deep-Sea Power

Rugged, reliable fuel cells provide power for offshore drilling.

New Industrial Robotic Gripper Copies Geckos’ Toes

No sooner had the gecko’s secret been cracked than humans got to work trying to copy it.

Planets Take Virtual Shape on Earth with NASA Knowledge and Imagery

Companies are creating virtual worlds with NASA’s planetary data and augmenting our own, enabling immersive experiences of space.

Catch the Waves

NASA-funded sensors are testing 5G cellular systems.

In Cloud Computing, Open Source Becomes Big Business

Learn about a collaboration between NASA and Rackspace called OpenStack.

For Work or Play, Comfort All Day

A new line of gaming chairs combines two NASA technologies.

Artificial Intelligence for Astronauts Monitors Patients at Home

Software that monitors astronaut health in space now monitors high-risk patients at home.

Vehicle Safety Communications Landscape Clarified with Controversial FCC Ruling

After years of transportation-industry tussle over competing technologies to enable communications between vehicles and a “connected” environment, the...

Recalibrating Fine Motor Skills

A space app for testing fine motor skills touches down in the Apple App store.

How the Moon Landing Led to Safer Food for Everyone

A system created for Apollo astronaut food has become the global standard for hazard prevention.

Space-Age Water Conservation

NASA’s need to conserve water in space has long supported terrestrial water-purification techniques.

Odor-Eliminating Shoe Inserts Rely on NASA-Tested Activated Carbon Cloth

This is the story of a space-age insert for shoes that got its start when a graduate student with smelly feet took off her shoes and another tapped into his aerospace...

Fix It Like an Astronaut with Augmented Reality

Exhausted astronauts can make dangerous mistakes. See how an AR technology supports a variety of helpful tasks in space.

NASA Microphone Detects Turbulence Hundreds of Miles Away

A NASA microphone that detects unseen air turbulence is lofted to high heights aboard a stratospheric glider.

'Level 2+': Making Automated Driving Profitable, Mainstream

Soon after SAE International released its J3016 “Levels of Automated Driving” standard in January 2014, engineers and product planners working in automated-vehicle development...

Velodyne Preps for Volume Lidar

Prior to 2020 there were allegedly 80 to 100 “lidar companies” in the world, depending on who in Silicon Valley was compiling the list. Such was the over-inflated bubble of autonomous mobility prior to...

CES 2021: Mercedes-Benz Hyperscreen Brings Dash-Wide Displays to Production

Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its new Hyperscreen, a 56-inch IP-display that will debut on its 2022 EQS EV sedan and serve as the visual cornerstone of its MBUX...

CES 2021: GM Creates BrightDrop, a New Electrified Delivery and Logistics Company

During her CES 2021 keynote on January 12, GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra announced the creation of a new logistics company called BrightDrop. The new...

CES 2021: Magna Execs Warn of Impending EV Complexities

The industry’s transition to electrified, and ultimately fully electric, vehicles is bringing far greater complexity in product development and technology-management overall,...

Nissan’s 2021 Rogue Is a COVID Beater

Nissan staff truly pulled out the stops to get the all-new 2021 Rogue into the market during the global pandemic. Rogue is the company’s best-selling product in North America, by far – a...

Built-In Google Vehicle Apps Arrive

The modern vehicle cabin experience increasingly is defined by software and interactive screens. The new prominence of digital media interactions is evident in the late 2020 debut of the all-electric...

Gearing EVs for Greater Efficiency

A long-touted benefit of electric vehicles has been the utter simplicity of their drivetrains. With just a pair of reduction gears between the traction motor and final drive, single-speed gearing helps to...

Dana’s Twin-Clutch Axle Boosts Bronco Sport’s Off-Road Cred

Bandwidth is the Holy Grail of global vehicle development. Its measure of success includes the ability to derive genuinely diverse products and even entire brands from a...

Low-Cost, Customized Prosthesis Using 3D Printing

A novel 3D printed prosthetic arm is more comfortable, flexible, and cheaper than a conventional prosthesis.