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![In the early 1980s, NASA’s models for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling of the Space Shuttle consisted of three grids, 10,000 surface points, and 300,000 volume points (far left). As NASA engineers developed the overset-grid method of CFD, creating and improving the OVERFLOW CFD solver and accompanying software throughout the 1980s and ’90s, modeling details and capabilities exploded. By 2004, the Shuttle CFD grid system included 267 overlapping grids with 636,000 surface points and 34.8 million volume points (far right). Progressive renderings of the Space Shuttle, external fuel tanks, and boosters showing increased level of detail](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/it_11_web.jpg?itok=Q18mjQQ7)
![In the early 1980s, NASA’s models for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling of the Space Shuttle consisted of three grids, 10,000 surface points, and 300,000 volume points (far left). As NASA engineers developed the overset-grid method of CFD, creating and improving the OVERFLOW CFD solver and accompanying software throughout the 1980s and ’90s, modeling details and capabilities exploded. By 2004, the Shuttle CFD grid system included 267 overlapping grids with 636,000 surface points and 34.8 million volume points (far right). Progressive renderings of the Space Shuttle, external fuel tanks, and boosters showing increased level of detail](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/it_11_web.jpg?itok=nj7YyrE4)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2019/it_5.html
2019
![Tao Systems’ CVAs measure liquid velocities just as well as they measure wind speeds, and they’ve been used to design America’s Cup-winning yachts, among other applications. Meanwhile, the company’s latest CVA, the high-bandwidth, multi-channel Model 4-600 (inset) is currently under testing at Langley to compare the CVA with other types of anemometers.Image courtesy of Dale Frost, CC BY 2.0 The X-43 hypersonic aircraft undergoes testing in a Langley Research Center wind tunnel](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/Spinoff2019_Images_t_17.jpg?itok=VEbeE03_)
![Tao Systems’ CVAs measure liquid velocities just as well as they measure wind speeds, and they’ve been used to design America’s Cup-winning yachts, among other applications. Meanwhile, the company’s latest CVA, the high-bandwidth, multi-channel Model 4-600 (inset) is currently under testing at Langley to compare the CVA with other types of anemometers.Image courtesy of Dale Frost, CC BY 2.0 The X-43 hypersonic aircraft undergoes testing in a Langley Research Center wind tunnel](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/Spinoff2019_Images_t_17.jpg?itok=y9EBymUH)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2019/t_6.html
2019
![Because microchips’ components are so small and sensitive, they must be manufactured in hyperclean environments, free of even tiny specks of dust or traces of harmful gases such as ammonia. Serionix is working with one microchip manufacturer to incorporate its filters in the company’s facilities. Workers in clean-room suits look through microscopes](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/Spinoff2019_Images_cg_5B.png?itok=ebp0ESOh)
![Because microchips’ components are so small and sensitive, they must be manufactured in hyperclean environments, free of even tiny specks of dust or traces of harmful gases such as ammonia. Serionix is working with one microchip manufacturer to incorporate its filters in the company’s facilities. Workers in clean-room suits look through microscopes](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/Spinoff2019_Images_cg_5B.png?itok=em5QJ-bv)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2019/cg_2.html
2019
![In a chromosomal inversion, one or more segments of a chromosome are reversed. As the chromosome divides, it produces corresponding mistakes in the new “daughter strands.” At this point, KromaTiD’s fluorescently tagged chromatid paints are introduced and highlight the damage to the daughter strands. Diagram showing how chromatid paints highlight chromosomal inversion after chromosome divides](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/hm_8_web_0.jpg?itok=ES1Rv2a3)
![In a chromosomal inversion, one or more segments of a chromosome are reversed. As the chromosome divides, it produces corresponding mistakes in the new “daughter strands.” At this point, KromaTiD’s fluorescently tagged chromatid paints are introduced and highlight the damage to the daughter strands. Diagram showing how chromatid paints highlight chromosomal inversion after chromosome divides](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/hm_8_web_0.jpg?itok=j3X0zF0j)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2019/hm_3.html
2019
![Players can explore the surface of Mars like never before, even picking up samples to analyze with instruments modeled on real NASA technology. The spacesuit is also designed using concepts developed for real future Mars missions. Virtual reality image of an astronaut on Mars](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/cg_9_web_2.jpg?itok=zmFjh4Kc)
![Players can explore the surface of Mars like never before, even picking up samples to analyze with instruments modeled on real NASA technology. The spacesuit is also designed using concepts developed for real future Mars missions. Virtual reality image of an astronaut on Mars](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/cg_9_web_2.jpg?itok=ej1w9PCS)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2019/cg_3.html
2019
![NASA uses a variety of tools to create simulations, including the computational fluid dynamics software used to simulate the aerodynamics of Space Shuttle descent here. The Distributed Observer Network (DON) can read and display any of those simulations. Computational fluid dynamics simulation of the Space Shuttle in decent](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/it_13_web_0.jpg?itok=YL_cTHRk)
![NASA uses a variety of tools to create simulations, including the computational fluid dynamics software used to simulate the aerodynamics of Space Shuttle descent here. The Distributed Observer Network (DON) can read and display any of those simulations. Computational fluid dynamics simulation of the Space Shuttle in decent](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/it_13_web_0.jpg?itok=XldJf6vR)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2019/it_7.html
2019
![Today, memory foam is one of NASA’s most widely used spinoffs. The material turns up in everything from mattresses to wheelchairs to protective gear—and even bras. ThirdLove adapted the material to enable it to be cast in thin layers for a bra that molds comfortably to the body while offering the right level of support. Bras hang on hangers in a closet, and a bra being made by hand](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/Spinoff2019_Images_cg_11A.jpg?itok=qwZDzIpc)
![Today, memory foam is one of NASA’s most widely used spinoffs. The material turns up in everything from mattresses to wheelchairs to protective gear—and even bras. ThirdLove adapted the material to enable it to be cast in thin layers for a bra that molds comfortably to the body while offering the right level of support. Bras hang on hangers in a closet, and a bra being made by hand](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/Spinoff2019_Images_cg_11A.jpg?itok=YMORRI35)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2019/cg_4.html
2019
![Each of nearly 2,400 fibers on the fiber-fed spectrograph must move independently and needs a range of motion that can cover any point on the image. New Scale Technologies designed and manufactured an extremely tiny, low-voltage positioner that combines two rotary motors. The company now uses the technology on many of its products, including ones that turn up in medical instruments, like a portable blood analyzer that tests for HIV. New Scale Technologies’ tiny, low-voltage positioner](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/hm_15_web_2.jpg?itok=-uHTR0pz)
![Each of nearly 2,400 fibers on the fiber-fed spectrograph must move independently and needs a range of motion that can cover any point on the image. New Scale Technologies designed and manufactured an extremely tiny, low-voltage positioner that combines two rotary motors. The company now uses the technology on many of its products, including ones that turn up in medical instruments, like a portable blood analyzer that tests for HIV. New Scale Technologies’ tiny, low-voltage positioner](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/hm_15_web_2.jpg?itok=JAeiDqhq)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2019/hm_5.html
2019
![Offshore oil and gas drilling is one of the industries that relies heavily on GDGPS, as workers determine where to drill and where to build platforms, all without visible landmarks, and then must navigate near them, often in rough seas or low visibility. An offshore oil platform is lit up at night](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/Spinoff2019_Images_ps_8.jpg?itok=4RO1u08H)
![Offshore oil and gas drilling is one of the industries that relies heavily on GDGPS, as workers determine where to drill and where to build platforms, all without visible landmarks, and then must navigate near them, often in rough seas or low visibility. An offshore oil platform is lit up at night](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/Spinoff2019_Images_ps_8.jpg?itok=tyuZwcnT)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2019/ps_1.html
2019