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![Applied in a vacuum with equipment like this device from Specialty Coating Systems Inc., Parylene coatings conform completely to the surfaces they cover. Machine to create vacuum and apply Parylene coating](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/Spinoff2020_Images_hm_10.png?itok=PSjHRi0Q)
![Applied in a vacuum with equipment like this device from Specialty Coating Systems Inc., Parylene coatings conform completely to the surfaces they cover. Machine to create vacuum and apply Parylene coating](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/Spinoff2020_Images_hm_10.png?itok=zOwSqVTC)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2020/hm_3.html
2020
![Mosaic CEO Chris Brinton, left, looks on as a retired air traffic coordinator tests a flow-management feature in the training program the company developed with NASA funding. The platform works within the ATM-X Test Bed, an airspace simulation created at the Ames Research Center. Mosaic CEO Chris Brinton and a retired air traffic coordinator look at a computer](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/Spinoff2020_Images_t14.jpg?itok=Dtjiii44)
![Mosaic CEO Chris Brinton, left, looks on as a retired air traffic coordinator tests a flow-management feature in the training program the company developed with NASA funding. The platform works within the ATM-X Test Bed, an airspace simulation created at the Ames Research Center. Mosaic CEO Chris Brinton and a retired air traffic coordinator look at a computer](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/Spinoff2020_Images_t14.jpg?itok=m5ft3ZJZ)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2020/t_5.html
2020
![IFOS and researchers at a handful of universities are working to apply the company’s technology to medical devices, including tools for robotic surgery. Multi-pronged robotic surgery tool](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/Spinoff2020_Images_hm_18.jpg?itok=QcJKc6sG)
![IFOS and researchers at a handful of universities are working to apply the company’s technology to medical devices, including tools for robotic surgery. Multi-pronged robotic surgery tool](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/Spinoff2020_Images_hm_18.jpg?itok=XlQiLiki)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2020/hm_4.html
2020
![The Langley researcher who oversaw Barron Associates’ work on the AURA software now plans to use it to develop resilience and safety assurance for autonomous multirotor drones. A quadcopter drone carrying a cardboard box over a city](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/it_18_web_5.jpg?itok=-uQ0DzLW)
![The Langley researcher who oversaw Barron Associates’ work on the AURA software now plans to use it to develop resilience and safety assurance for autonomous multirotor drones. A quadcopter drone carrying a cardboard box over a city](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/it_18_web_5.jpg?itok=l6SsZo51)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2020/it_4.html
2020
![Unlike most standard drone controllers that use two-thumb joystick models, the FT Aviator puts all the primary drone flight controls in one hand, freeing up the other hand to complete other tasks, such as controlling an onboard camera. The controller also has a mount for a smartphone, allowing the operator to easily see the “drone’s-eye view.” Closeup of hands manipulating the FT Aviator controller](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/cg_8_web_0.jpg?itok=V5n843PB)
![Unlike most standard drone controllers that use two-thumb joystick models, the FT Aviator puts all the primary drone flight controls in one hand, freeing up the other hand to complete other tasks, such as controlling an onboard camera. The controller also has a mount for a smartphone, allowing the operator to easily see the “drone’s-eye view.” Closeup of hands manipulating the FT Aviator controller](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/cg_8_web_0.jpg?itok=JvGfDSE8)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2020/cg_1.html
2020
![Techshot’s Multi-User Variable-Gravity device, about the size of a microwave oven, contains two carousels that spin at varying speeds to simulate different forces of gravity. Modules designed for specific experiments can be snapped in and out. Techshot’s Multi-User Variable-Gravity Device, opened to reveal internal carousels](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/techshot_2_web_0.jpg?itok=4BYfYivg)
![Techshot’s Multi-User Variable-Gravity device, about the size of a microwave oven, contains two carousels that spin at varying speeds to simulate different forces of gravity. Modules designed for specific experiments can be snapped in and out. Techshot’s Multi-User Variable-Gravity Device, opened to reveal internal carousels](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/techshot_2_web_0.jpg?itok=ndpiU8cv)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2020/hm_5.html
2020
![This screenshot of VisualSim’s RapidIO simulation shows multiple computers of different configurations connected by the Serial RapidIO communications protocol. Graphs on the bottom display the amount of data being processed on individual computers. A screenshot of VisualSim’s RapidIO simulationCables line the core stage of NASA’s Space Launch System, connecting flight-guidance avionics to the Orion capsule, ground control, and other systems. NASA’s need for higher-speed onboard electronic and communication networks drove the adoption of the Serial RapidIO communication protocol, but only after the Space Agency funded the development of a computer simulation of the Serial RapidIO standard by Mirabilis Design.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/Spinoff2020_Images_it_9.jpg?itok=fo_MR5LB)
![This screenshot of VisualSim’s RapidIO simulation shows multiple computers of different configurations connected by the Serial RapidIO communications protocol. Graphs on the bottom display the amount of data being processed on individual computers. A screenshot of VisualSim’s RapidIO simulationCables line the core stage of NASA’s Space Launch System, connecting flight-guidance avionics to the Orion capsule, ground control, and other systems. NASA’s need for higher-speed onboard electronic and communication networks drove the adoption of the Serial RapidIO communication protocol, but only after the Space Agency funded the development of a computer simulation of the Serial RapidIO standard by Mirabilis Design.](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/Spinoff2020_Images_it_9.jpg?itok=4hOZ2Ur6)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2020/it_5.html
2020
![In IC2’s DirectShear sensors, a tiny, micromachined silicon sensor moves back and forth as air passes over it, changing the output voltage to indicate shear stress. The DirectShear sensor, shown sitting on a quarter for scale](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/Spinoff2020_Images_t2.jpg?itok=NwLScJ_y)
![In IC2’s DirectShear sensors, a tiny, micromachined silicon sensor moves back and forth as air passes over it, changing the output voltage to indicate shear stress. The DirectShear sensor, shown sitting on a quarter for scale](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/Spinoff2020_Images_t2.jpg?itok=W0QpjH-i)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2020/t_7.html
2020
![Although freeze-dried ice cream sandwiches were not actually part of the astronaut diet, the treats took advantage of advances in freeze-drying techniques NASA pioneered for its missions and were first created at the request of Ames Research Center’s Visitor Center. A freeze-dried ice cream sandwich in front of the item’s packaging](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/Spinoff2020_Images_cg_3.png?itok=G0QBo0qr)
![Although freeze-dried ice cream sandwiches were not actually part of the astronaut diet, the treats took advantage of advances in freeze-drying techniques NASA pioneered for its missions and were first created at the request of Ames Research Center’s Visitor Center. A freeze-dried ice cream sandwich in front of the item’s packaging](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/Spinoff2020_Images_cg_3.png?itok=7UFGbLz5)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2020/cg_2.html
2020