Spinoff

Spinoff is NASA's annual premier publication featuring successfully commercialized NASA technology. For more than 40 years, the NASA Innovative Partnerships Program has facilitated the transfer of NASA technology to the private sector, benefiting global competition and the economy. The resulting commercialization has contributed to the development of commercial products and services in the fields of health and medicine, industry, consumer goods, transportation, public safety, computer technology, and environmental resources. Since 1976, Spinoff has featured between 40 and 50 of these commercial products annually.

Issues

• Spinoff 2010
• Spinoff 2009
• Spinoff 2008

Computer Technology

• Controller Chips Preserve Microprocessor Function
• Technologies Render Views of Earth for Virtual Navigation
• Content Platforms Meet Data Storage, Retrieval Needs

Consumer, Home, and Recreation

• Monitors Track Vital Signs for Fitness and Safety
• NASA Missions Inspire Online Video Games
• Retrofits Convert Gas Vehicles into Hybrids

Environmental and Agricultural Resources

• Remediation Technologies Eliminate Contaminants
• Catalyst Substrates Remove Contaminants, Produce Fuel
• Analyzers Provide Water Security in Space and on Earth

Health and Medicine

• Frameworks Coordinate Scientific Data Management
• Mass Analyzers Facilitate Research on Addiction
• Protein Innovations Advance Drug Treatments, Skin Care

Industrial Productivity & Manufacturing Technology

• Custom Machines Advance Composite Manufacturing
• Materials Advance Chemical Propulsion Technology
• Models Support Energy-Saving Microwave Technologies

Public Safety

• Alloy-Enhanced Fans Maintain Fresh Air in Tunnels
• Modified Fittings Enhance Industrial Safety
• Simulation Tools Model Icing for Aircraft Design

Transportation

• Fly-by-Wire Systems Enable Safer, More Efficient Flight
• Modeling Programs Increase Aircraft Design Safety
• Advisory Systems Save Time, Fuel for Airlines