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![Breathing apparatuses for aviation, life support, high-altitude parachuting, and deep sea diving are common applications for COPVs. Image courtesy of Piro4D, CC0 A deep-sea diver](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/Spinoff2019_Images_ps_19.jpg?itok=z14nIc6-)
![Breathing apparatuses for aviation, life support, high-altitude parachuting, and deep sea diving are common applications for COPVs. Image courtesy of Piro4D, CC0 A deep-sea diver](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/Spinoff2019_Images_ps_19.jpg?itok=5inSd5wM)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2019/ps_4.html
2019
![Researchers know a lot about asteroids from studying the ones that have fallen to Earth. The Murchison asteroid, a piece of which is shown here, struck near Lake Murchison in Australia in 1969. This is a CM-type carbonaceous chondrite, predominantly made up of clays and rich in organic compounds. CM-type asteroids present a potential source of water, shielding materials, and other resources and are one of four types Deep Space Industries (DSI) simulates. Rock from an asteroid](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-10/ip_6_web.png?itok=5tVRGZMO)
![Researchers know a lot about asteroids from studying the ones that have fallen to Earth. The Murchison asteroid, a piece of which is shown here, struck near Lake Murchison in Australia in 1969. This is a CM-type carbonaceous chondrite, predominantly made up of clays and rich in organic compounds. CM-type asteroids present a potential source of water, shielding materials, and other resources and are one of four types Deep Space Industries (DSI) simulates. Rock from an asteroid](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-10/ip_6_web.png?itok=S20s8fVV)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2019/ip_3.html
2019
![For every gallon of wine it produces, a winery creates about five gallons of wastewater that’s 30 times more concentrated than household wastewater. Breweries generate similar levels of waste. This makes them a natural market for Cambrian’s bioelectrically enhanced wastewater treatment systems, although the company is also targeting dairy producers, juice processors, and the wider food and beverage market. Image courtesy of Jairo BD, CC BY-SA 2.0 Barrels in a winery](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/Spinoff2019_Images_ee_4.jpg?itok=96cACSVA)
![For every gallon of wine it produces, a winery creates about five gallons of wastewater that’s 30 times more concentrated than household wastewater. Breweries generate similar levels of waste. This makes them a natural market for Cambrian’s bioelectrically enhanced wastewater treatment systems, although the company is also targeting dairy producers, juice processors, and the wider food and beverage market. Image courtesy of Jairo BD, CC BY-SA 2.0 Barrels in a winery](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/Spinoff2019_Images_ee_4.jpg?itok=pBUlRlVZ)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2019/ee_1.html
2019
![For a project with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Minus K Technology built a vibration isolator that worked well in a hard vacuum. The company now sells similar models to other customers, including to run quality control testing on silicon chips. Instruments testing during silicon chip manufacturing](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/ip_10_web_0.jpg?itok=_TtJ00XZ)
![For a project with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Minus K Technology built a vibration isolator that worked well in a hard vacuum. The company now sells similar models to other customers, including to run quality control testing on silicon chips. Instruments testing during silicon chip manufacturing](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/ip_10_web_0.jpg?itok=o7npngBZ)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2019/ip_4.html
2019
![With SBIR funding from Ames Research Center, Applied Spectra was able to build the first device that uses laser ablation to detect different isotopes of an element. The technology will need further development, but the company has sold units to a university and a major corporation. Applied Spectra’s Laser Ablation Molecular Isotopic Spectrometer](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/ps_24_web_0.png?itok=yY6riM9r)
![With SBIR funding from Ames Research Center, Applied Spectra was able to build the first device that uses laser ablation to detect different isotopes of an element. The technology will need further development, but the company has sold units to a university and a major corporation. Applied Spectra’s Laser Ablation Molecular Isotopic Spectrometer](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/ps_24_web_0.png?itok=WJkTPCXQ)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2019/ps_6.html
2019
![Integrated Building Solutions improved its energy-monitoring dashboard for Sustainability Base and now installs the upgraded system at corporate campuses across Silicon Valley as well as in other government buildings. Among other features, it enables a building manager to look at how energy consumption differs across different zones, even on the same floor. Screenshot of Integrated Building Solutions energy-monitoring dashboard](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/Spinoff2019_Images_ee_6.jpg?itok=LeGiMvzf)
![Integrated Building Solutions improved its energy-monitoring dashboard for Sustainability Base and now installs the upgraded system at corporate campuses across Silicon Valley as well as in other government buildings. Among other features, it enables a building manager to look at how energy consumption differs across different zones, even on the same floor. Screenshot of Integrated Building Solutions energy-monitoring dashboard](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/Spinoff2019_Images_ee_6.jpg?itok=K15nrW91)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2019/ee_2.html
2019
![In the Mattauch-Herzog mass spectrometer configuration, ions are deflected first by an electrical field and then by a magnetic field to sort them by weight before they strike a focal plane that detects all the ions simultaneously. The CCD-based prototype created at JPL accomplished this within a small, rugged, inexpensive, energy-efficient device. OI Analytical Charged Particle Detector](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/Spinoff2019_Images_ip_12.png?itok=PF50kgya)
![In the Mattauch-Herzog mass spectrometer configuration, ions are deflected first by an electrical field and then by a magnetic field to sort them by weight before they strike a focal plane that detects all the ions simultaneously. The CCD-based prototype created at JPL accomplished this within a small, rugged, inexpensive, energy-efficient device. OI Analytical Charged Particle Detector](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/Spinoff2019_Images_ip_12.png?itok=w3g5I3w_)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2019/ip_5.html
2019
![The Phytofy system’s lighting capability and range of choice allow NASA researchers on Earth to simulate the lighting capabilities of the Advanced Plant Habitat, a growth chamber that astronauts began using on the ISS in early 2018. Plants growing with different colored LED lights](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/ee_7_web_3.jpg?itok=dB7VZeDD)
![The Phytofy system’s lighting capability and range of choice allow NASA researchers on Earth to simulate the lighting capabilities of the Advanced Plant Habitat, a growth chamber that astronauts began using on the ISS in early 2018. Plants growing with different colored LED lights](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/ee_7_web_3.jpg?itok=7JYFuv4b)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2019/ee_3.html
2019