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NASA just released 56 Patents into Public Domain

Science is mostly a collaborative effort. Helen Keller once said, “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much”. NASA firmly believes…

NASA invents Bug-Proof Airplane Wings

Flight tests have shown that insect impacts on wing leading edge surfaces can leave residue with critical heights sufficient to disrupt laminar flow and decrease…

NASA spacecrafts can now sense pain

Drawing inspiration from living beings, NASA intends to put “pain” receptors throughout in the outer shell of spacecrafts. The result: the space crafts exterior turns…

This Week in Patents - April 11 - 17

NASA has developed engines with up to 92% efficiency

NASA filed a patent for a system to harvest energy from engine exhaust. The current energy efficiency of automobile engines is only about 33% for…

This Week in Patents - March 14 - 20

NASA patents technology to help sportsmen "get in the zone" quickly

It is well known in the field of performance psychology that the peak performance of a task, such as, for example, putting in golf, requires…

NASA patents cannibalizing spacecrafts

For future space missions, NASA plans to shift its strategy of sending a single spacecraft per mission. Instead, they plan to send a swarm of…