This slide presentation reviews several ways in which NASA research has benefited Earth and made life on Earth better. These innovations include: solar panels, recycled pavement, thermometer pill, invisible braces for straightening teeth, LASIK, aerodynamic helmets and tires for bicycles, cataract detection, technology that was used to remove Anthrax spores from mail handling facilities, study of atomic oxygen erosion of materials has informed the restoration of artwork, macroencapsulation (a potential mechanism to deliver anti cancer drugs to specific sites), and research on a salmonella vaccine. With research on the International Space Station just beginning, there will be opportunities for entrepreneurs and other government agencies to access space for their research and development. As well as NASA continuing its own research on human health and technology development.
NASA Benefits Earth
2009
17 pages
Report
No indication
English
Urban & Regional Technology & Development , Research Program Administration & Technology Transfer , Space Technology , Business & Economics , Behavior & Society , Research and development , Technology utilization , Nasa programs , Technology transfer , Space processing , Technologies , Drugs , International space station , Solar cells , Pavements , Space commercialization
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