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![Ocean Optics collaborated with NASA to redesign its miniaturized spectrometers for use in space and has since transferred those technologies to some of its commercial product lines, which are now more resistant to the effects of shock and vibration and are more protected from extreme temperature swings. Pictured here is the company’s EMBED spectrometer, which offers those enhancements. Miniature spectrometer](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/ee_14_web_0.png?itok=fgWXknRn)
![Ocean Optics collaborated with NASA to redesign its miniaturized spectrometers for use in space and has since transferred those technologies to some of its commercial product lines, which are now more resistant to the effects of shock and vibration and are more protected from extreme temperature swings. Pictured here is the company’s EMBED spectrometer, which offers those enhancements. Miniature spectrometer](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/ee_14_web_0.png?itok=HcCnCYdV)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2015/pdf/ee_2.pdf
2015
![The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) is being lowered to a horizontal position for testing at Goddard Space Flight Center. Launched in February 2010, the satellite was developed as part of the Living with a Star program and is focused on analyzing energetic particles, solar wind, and other potentially harmful radiation that affect Earth. The Solar Dynamics Observatory is prepared for testing](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/ip_19_web_0.jpg?itok=DeAH8h_T)
![The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) is being lowered to a horizontal position for testing at Goddard Space Flight Center. Launched in February 2010, the satellite was developed as part of the Living with a Star program and is focused on analyzing energetic particles, solar wind, and other potentially harmful radiation that affect Earth. The Solar Dynamics Observatory is prepared for testing](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/ip_19_web_0.jpg?itok=yLtKzJB5)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2015/pdf/ip_6.pdf
2015
![Two pilots operate the X-56A MUTT from a ground control station. Two pilots operate the X-56A MUTT from a ground control station](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/t_5_web_2.jpg?itok=yH4brB56)
![Two pilots operate the X-56A MUTT from a ground control station. Two pilots operate the X-56A MUTT from a ground control station](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/t_5_web_2.jpg?itok=Cs-uoNKA)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2015/pdf/t_3.pdf
2015
![Currently, natural gases released during oil drilling operations are often simply burned off in gas flares. Pioneer Energy’s Mobile Alkane Gas Separator (MAGS) system would separate these gases into three streams, one to be captured in tanks and shipped off for sale, another to run a generator that would power the oil drilling rig, and one to power the MAGS system itself. Natural gas flare on oil well](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/ee_25_web_0.jpg?itok=3HFvay2e)
![Currently, natural gases released during oil drilling operations are often simply burned off in gas flares. Pioneer Energy’s Mobile Alkane Gas Separator (MAGS) system would separate these gases into three streams, one to be captured in tanks and shipped off for sale, another to run a generator that would power the oil drilling rig, and one to power the MAGS system itself. Natural gas flare on oil well](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/ee_25_web_0.jpg?itok=L7fjwaFM)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2015/pdf/ee_3.pdf
2015
![Bearings, including the slim-section bearings used on shuttles, are among the machine components that Applied Tungstenite coats with tungsten disulfide for use in a wide variety of applications. Slim section bearings](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/ip_24_web_0.png?itok=0cN4MPQg)
![Bearings, including the slim-section bearings used on shuttles, are among the machine components that Applied Tungstenite coats with tungsten disulfide for use in a wide variety of applications. Slim section bearings](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/ip_24_web_0.png?itok=Tn5B6lB1)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2015/pdf/ip_7.pdf
2015
![Aviation Technology Inc.’s Alt Alert cabin pressure monitor uses a flashing, red light combined with either advisory chirps or sustained alarms, depending on the seriousness of the situation, to alert pilots and crewmembers to a loss of cabin pressure. The device can be secured to a visor with a clip, but it can also use a suction cup to attach to a window, or Velcro for mounting on an instrument panel. Alt Alert in foreground with hand reaching for Alt Alert clipped to a visor](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/t_1_web.png?itok=ut2I7Zhu)
![Aviation Technology Inc.’s Alt Alert cabin pressure monitor uses a flashing, red light combined with either advisory chirps or sustained alarms, depending on the seriousness of the situation, to alert pilots and crewmembers to a loss of cabin pressure. The device can be secured to a visor with a clip, but it can also use a suction cup to attach to a window, or Velcro for mounting on an instrument panel. Alt Alert in foreground with hand reaching for Alt Alert clipped to a visor](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/t_1_web.png?itok=Ai1oyBCb)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2015/pdf/t_4.pdf
2015
![Thermacore worked with NASA to develop the Thin Titanium-Vapor Chamber, a thermal management device for PEM fuel cells, which are being considered for future NASA missions. It is now commercially available as Therma-Base. Thin titanium-vapor chamber](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/Spinoff2015_Images_ip_13_opt.png?itok=yt7xUEf_)
![Thermacore worked with NASA to develop the Thin Titanium-Vapor Chamber, a thermal management device for PEM fuel cells, which are being considered for future NASA missions. It is now commercially available as Therma-Base. Thin titanium-vapor chamber](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/Spinoff2015_Images_ip_13_opt.png?itok=awhXeENd)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2015/pdf/ip_8.pdf
2015
![LandViewer is an online, subscription-based product that predicts crop production. The software dashboard provides real-time views of the latest data and includes tools such as comparison map views and data commentary. LandViewer data showing a comparison of rainfall over time](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/ee_16_web_2.jpg?itok=q__FwEyX)
![LandViewer is an online, subscription-based product that predicts crop production. The software dashboard provides real-time views of the latest data and includes tools such as comparison map views and data commentary. LandViewer data showing a comparison of rainfall over time](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/ee_16_web_2.jpg?itok=7vCw_egf)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2015/pdf/ee_5.pdf
2015
![Scientists at Ames Research Center, the Climate Analytics Group in nearby Palo Alto, and California State University, Monterey Bay, collaborated on the Downscaled Climate Projections (NEX-DCP30), which are now freely available through OpenNEX. Taken from NEX-DCP30, the top image shows average maximum temperatures across the continental US in July 2000, while the image below displays projected average maximum temperatures over the same region in the year 2100. Data for 1950-2000 is based on climate simulations driven with observed data, and data for 2010-2100 is based on the ensemble average of all climate models under the highest greenhouse gas emissions pathway evaluated. At present, the global rate of greenhouse gas emissions is tracking at or above this highest emissions pathway. Climate maps](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/it_3_web_2.jpg?itok=daRrCGs9)
![Scientists at Ames Research Center, the Climate Analytics Group in nearby Palo Alto, and California State University, Monterey Bay, collaborated on the Downscaled Climate Projections (NEX-DCP30), which are now freely available through OpenNEX. Taken from NEX-DCP30, the top image shows average maximum temperatures across the continental US in July 2000, while the image below displays projected average maximum temperatures over the same region in the year 2100. Data for 1950-2000 is based on climate simulations driven with observed data, and data for 2010-2100 is based on the ensemble average of all climate models under the highest greenhouse gas emissions pathway evaluated. At present, the global rate of greenhouse gas emissions is tracking at or above this highest emissions pathway. Climate maps](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/it_3_web_2.jpg?itok=fowRGfrN)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2015/pdf/it_1.pdf
2015
![Aeroprobe’s new sensors can be employed on a variety of craft to measure atmospheric gases. The company sells fast-response sensor systems all over the world, including a recent commission by Turkish Aerospace Industries, a major manufacturer of aerospace equipment (such as the unmanned aerial vehicle pictured here) for research and military purposes. A drone flying over an arid stretch of land](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/ee_6_web_3.jpg?itok=TIdWvxHX)
![Aeroprobe’s new sensors can be employed on a variety of craft to measure atmospheric gases. The company sells fast-response sensor systems all over the world, including a recent commission by Turkish Aerospace Industries, a major manufacturer of aerospace equipment (such as the unmanned aerial vehicle pictured here) for research and military purposes. A drone flying over an arid stretch of land](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/ee_6_web_3.jpg?itok=FqvKTKHX)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2015/pdf/ee_6.pdf
2015