NASA, Technology and Our Everyday Lives

Ever wondered how technologies developed by NASA are being used today to simplify and help us with our daily routines?

Space Shuttle Launch / www.nasa.gov

Quite a handful of them, from air purifiers to cameras, have been made available to us through partnerships and license grants to private entities. Some of the most notable technologies in the energy industry include:

A fuel cell device developed by K.R. Sridhar for the Ames Research Center that is being used by Bloom Energy Server to provide clean and cost-effective energy for companies such as eBay, Google and The Coca-Cola Company.

Blended Winglets, a drag-reducing feature for airplane wings, manufactured by Aviation Partners Boeing that has already saved 2 billion gallons of jet fuel and more than 21 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions.

For more information on these technologies, you may visit:  spinoff.nasa.gov

In line with this, NASA also launched the NASA TechnologyTransfer Portal to speed up the transfer of these technologies to industries and the general public.