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![JPL senior scientist Lance Christensen tests the methane sensor he invented. Utility companies will use the device to detect gas pipe leaks, which are potentially dangerous and contribute to global warming. Scientist with methane sensor](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/ps_11_web_5.jpg?itok=XFcHAjIn)
![JPL senior scientist Lance Christensen tests the methane sensor he invented. Utility companies will use the device to detect gas pipe leaks, which are potentially dangerous and contribute to global warming. Scientist with methane sensor](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/ps_11_web_5.jpg?itok=shq9MOOl)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2016/ps_4.pdf
2016
![Geometrics’ micro-fabricated atomic magnetometer, a prototype of which is shown here, has been optimized for miniature deployment platforms thanks in part to the use of special buildings at NASA’s Ames Research Center. Geometrics’ micro-fabricated atomic magnetometer prototype](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/ee_13_web.jpg?itok=oPf9TYG2)
![Geometrics’ micro-fabricated atomic magnetometer, a prototype of which is shown here, has been optimized for miniature deployment platforms thanks in part to the use of special buildings at NASA’s Ames Research Center. Geometrics’ micro-fabricated atomic magnetometer prototype](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/ee_13_web.jpg?itok=IPFwgM_D)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2016/ee_4.pdf
2016
![Thanks to an innovative process that incorporates a reusable substrate, MicroLink Devices has created thin, flexible solar cells and arrays that could be used to help power exploration in space. Flexible solar panel](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/ee_21_web_1.jpg?itok=loqCjJ0G)
![Thanks to an innovative process that incorporates a reusable substrate, MicroLink Devices has created thin, flexible solar cells and arrays that could be used to help power exploration in space. Flexible solar panel](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/ee_21_web_1.jpg?itok=BVtVHgEb)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2016/ee_5.pdf
2016
![NASA contributed the soft X-ray spectrometer for Japan’s ASTRO-H X-ray astronomy satellite. To carry electricity, but not heat, from a room-temperature power source to a cryogenic superconducting electromagnet aboard the satellite, Energy to Power Solutions developed a set of hybrid, superconductive leads. The electromagnet is used to cool the instrument’s detectors to near absolute zero, making them ultrasensitive. A depiction of Japan’s ASTRO-H X-ray astronomy satellite](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/ip_12A_web_0.png?itok=5jAK88eY)
![NASA contributed the soft X-ray spectrometer for Japan’s ASTRO-H X-ray astronomy satellite. To carry electricity, but not heat, from a room-temperature power source to a cryogenic superconducting electromagnet aboard the satellite, Energy to Power Solutions developed a set of hybrid, superconductive leads. The electromagnet is used to cool the instrument’s detectors to near absolute zero, making them ultrasensitive. A depiction of Japan’s ASTRO-H X-ray astronomy satellite](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/ip_12A_web_0.png?itok=at-Dg2I1)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2016/ip_8.pdf
2016
![In 2010 Sigma provided components of Goddard’s airborne, photon-counting Multiple Altimeter Beam Experimental Lidar, which served as a test bed for the technology that will fly on the Agency’s Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite 2. Sigma is contributing significantly to that vehicle’s instrumentation as well. NASA test jet](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/ps_27_web_1.jpg?itok=GJq2wk9-)
![In 2010 Sigma provided components of Goddard’s airborne, photon-counting Multiple Altimeter Beam Experimental Lidar, which served as a test bed for the technology that will fly on the Agency’s Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite 2. Sigma is contributing significantly to that vehicle’s instrumentation as well. NASA test jet](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/ps_27_web_1.jpg?itok=PrCOrSlU)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2016/ps_6.pdf
2016
![Combining elements of both a line scanner and a digital camera, Xiomas has developed an aerial scanner that can pinpoint the presence and location of a forest fire from a great distance and indicate its intensity. Thermal image of a forest fire](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/ee_17_web_1.jpg?itok=VY5yMahj)
![Combining elements of both a line scanner and a digital camera, Xiomas has developed an aerial scanner that can pinpoint the presence and location of a forest fire from a great distance and indicate its intensity. Thermal image of a forest fire](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/ee_17_web_1.jpg?itok=GJdhQykW)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2016/ee_6.pdf
2016
![As part of NASA’s Space Technology 7 project, Busek developed electrospray thrusters that max out at the weight of a fine grain of sand for the disturbance reduction system on the European Space Agency’s LISA Pathfinder spacecraft. The craft is trying out technology that could be used in the future to detect gravity waves, which are predicted by the theory of relativity but have never been directly observed. A rendering of the European Space Agency’s LISA Pathfinder craft](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/t_5_web.jpg?itok=w4ERlcaP)
![As part of NASA’s Space Technology 7 project, Busek developed electrospray thrusters that max out at the weight of a fine grain of sand for the disturbance reduction system on the European Space Agency’s LISA Pathfinder spacecraft. The craft is trying out technology that could be used in the future to detect gravity waves, which are predicted by the theory of relativity but have never been directly observed. A rendering of the European Space Agency’s LISA Pathfinder craft](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/t_5_web.jpg?itok=j2JPjR-2)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2016/ip_9.pdf
2016
![As automakers and governments begin to turn their attention to hydrogen fuel cell-powered vehicles, Nanoptek hopes its technology will become integral to the new, hydrogen-based transportation infrastructure. Image courtesy of the U.S. Navy Fuel cell car charging](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/ee_11_web_2_0.jpg?itok=KcZLM6JH)
![As automakers and governments begin to turn their attention to hydrogen fuel cell-powered vehicles, Nanoptek hopes its technology will become integral to the new, hydrogen-based transportation infrastructure. Image courtesy of the U.S. Navy Fuel cell car charging](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/ee_11_web_2_0.jpg?itok=5j1jedlo)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2016/ee_7.pdf
2016
![The IMS that CEMSol licensed from Ames Research Center to develop its ISHM software has also been applied to the Black Hawk helicopter engine. Image courtesy of the U.S. Navy Helicopter landing on a ship](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/it_11_web_2.jpg?itok=A_GF68i4)
![The IMS that CEMSol licensed from Ames Research Center to develop its ISHM software has also been applied to the Black Hawk helicopter engine. Image courtesy of the U.S. Navy Helicopter landing on a ship](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/it_11_web_2.jpg?itok=b2IHVujw)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2016/it_1.pdf
2016