NASA Technologies Enhance Our Lives

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NASA Technologies Enhance Our Lives
International Space Station	Space Telescopes and Deep Space Exploration	Satellites and Imaging Technology	Space Transportation	Astronaut Life Support	Aeronautics Research

Innovative technologies from NASA’s space and aeronautics missions (above) transfer as benefits to the sectors of society (below):
Health and Medicine Transportation Public Safety Consumer, Home, and Recreation	Environmental and Agricultural Resources Computer Technology Industrial Productivity
Each benefit featured in Spinoff 2008 is listed with an icon that corresponds to the mission from which the technology originated. These NASA-derived technologies, when transferred to the public sector:

Health and Medicine		Offer newfound surgical capabilities
		Improve hygiene and reduce expense
		Illuminate new paths to healing
		Coat leads on implantable medical devices
		Speed rehabilitation
		Support horses and humans
		Screen millions for vision disorders
		Improve exams, alleviate pain
		Enhance treatment possibilities
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Transportation		Deliver electric vehicles to market
		Increase helicopter safety
		Revolutionize truck design
		Ease and speed prototyping
		Perform complex design analysis
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Public Safety		Protect deep-sea divers
		Monitor strain and reduce cost
		Protect firefighters, military, and civilians
		Ensure safe environments
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Consumer, Home, and Recreation		Equip boat owners
		Make panoramic photography a snap
		Advance gardening at home and in space
		Reduce drag, break records
		Render 360º views
		Capture our imagination
		Maximize power and dependability
		Fortify nutrition worldwide
		Insulate missions and consumer products
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Environmental and Agricultural Resources		Locate environmental hazards
		Store clean energy
		Explore the farthest reaches of Earth and space
		Create safer drinking water
		Eliminate emissions
		Put the world at your fingertips
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Computer Technology		Assist satellite designers
		Simplify circuit board manufacturing
		Schedule missions, aid project management
		Analyze complex systems in real time
		Handle image data
		Offer a wide perspective
		Simulate sight
		Monitor tasks
		Bring Main Street to life
		Overcome harsh environments
		Improve network efficiency
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Industrial Productivity		Revolutionize the welding industry
		Increase productivity in harsh environments
		Analyze rocks and minerals
		Strengthen welds
		Boost high-temperature performance
		Build better nanotubes
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