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$Marshall Space Flight Center materials engineer Phillip Allen developed the free, downloadable program Tool for Analysis of Surface Cracks, or TASC, to simplify determining a metal’s fracture toughness. Such a measurement helps engineers assess the point at which a crack will begin to tear and fail structurally. The software cuts the time needed to perform an analysis from several hours to 20 or 30 minutes.$

$Marshall Space Flight Center materials engineer Phillip Allen developed the free, downloadable program Tool for Analysis of Surface Cracks, or TASC, to simplify determining a metal’s fracture toughness. Such a measurement helps engineers assess the point at which a crack will begin to tear and fail structurally. The software cuts the time needed to perform an analysis from several hours to 20 or 30 minutes.$

Analytic Tool Simplifies Metal Fracture Assessments

http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2016/ps_3.pdf

2016

Natural gas flare on oil well

Natural gas flare on oil well

Gas Conversion Systems Reclaim Fuel for Industry

http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2015/pdf/ee_3.pdf

2015

Weather balloon, Unmanned aerial vehicle and Submarine

Weather balloon, Unmanned aerial vehicle and Submarine

Virtual Machine Language Controls Remote Devices

http://hdl.handle.net/hdl:2060/20140000107

2013

Sensors on a plant

Sensors on a plant

Sensors Enable Plants to Text Message Farmers

http://hdl.handle.net/hdl:2060/20130009022

2012

Synthetic vision display

Synthetic vision display

Technologies Render Views of Earth for Virtual Navigation

http://hdl.handle.net/hdl:2060/20120001893

2011

The Sun

The Sun

Software Innovations Speed Scientific Computing

http://hdl.handle.net/hdl:2060/20120001887

2011

Optical phase array chip

Optical phase array chip

Beam Steering Devices Reduce Payload Weight

http://hdl.handle.net/hdl:2060/20120001896

2011

Washington, D.C. satellite image

Washington, D.C. satellite image

GPS Software Packages Deliver Positioning Solutions

http://hdl.handle.net/hdl:2060/20110000715

2010

Solid-state recorder technology for spacecraft

Solid-state recorder technology for spacecraft

Solid-State Recorders Enhance Scientific Data Collection

http://hdl.handle.net/hdl:2060/20110000754

2010

Radiometrics Corporation’s modular polarized radiometers (left) are used in soil, snow, ocean, and atmospheric research.

Radiometrics Corporation’s modular polarized radiometers (left) are used in soil, snow, ocean, and atmospheric research.

Radiometers Optimize Local Weather Prediction

http://hdl.handle.net/hdl:2060/20110000737

2010

Clothing made with Outlast fabric

Clothing made with Outlast fabric

Phase Change Fabrics Control Temperature

http://hdl.handle.net/hdl:2060/20090039423

2009

Images of cloud particles

Images of cloud particles

Cloud Imagers Offer New Details on Earth’s Health

http://hdl.handle.net/hdl:2060/20090039392

2009