Health and Medicine
Air Treatment Systems Break Down Pollutants, Germs
Astronaut Peggy Whitson checks on soybean plants growing in the Advanced Astroculture plant growth chamber
Medical-Grade Smartwatch Can Monitor Astronauts, Patients
EmbracePlus smartwatch with app running on phone and tablet behind it
Cutting the Knee Surgery Cord
A crowded operating room with ArthroFree on screens
Concentrating on Microbes
NASA astronaut Megan McArthur collects microbial samples from surfaces inside the space station
Semiconductor Research Leads to Revolution in Dental Care
This building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, now the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, housed NASA’s short-lived Electronics Research Center from 1964 to 1970
NASA’s VITAL Contribution to Global Pandemic Relief
Electrical Body Signals Help Researchers Restore Movement and More
Space Radiation Research Fights Cancer on Earth
Telescope Mirror Tech Improves Eye Surgery
NASA Research Illuminates Medical Uses of Light
From a Lightbox to Lamps
Clean Air Tech for Spacecraft Helps Fight Pandemic
Lighting in a Bottle
Artificial Intelligence for Astronauts Monitors Patients at Home
NASA Investment in Small Businesses Helps Both Thrive
Remote Monitoring Promotes Community Health beyond Hospitals
Balance Scale Predicts, Helps Prevent Falls
Low-Outgassing, Space-Grade Coatings Cover Electronics, Sensors, Pacemakers
Fiber-Optic “Nerves” Enable Sensitive Surgery Tools
Variable-Gravity Device Enables Medical, Pharmaceutical Research
Space Station Research Platform Paves the Way for Zero-G Manufacturing
Unique Polymer Finds Widespread Use in Heart Devices
Material for Mars Makes Life-Saving Sutures
Fluorescent Paints Spot DNA Damage from Radiation, Gene Editing
Image-Analysis Software Sees Cancer in 3D
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