Technology Topics
Bacterial Integrated Circuits
2004 — Sept. 20, 2011
By interfacing bacteria to silicon chips, NASA-supported researchers have created a device that can sense almost anything.
Waste Not
2004 — April 6, 2011
NASA-supported researchers are working to develop a fuel cell that can extract electricity from human waste.
The Electric Border Collie
2004 — April 6, 2011
Using electric fields, NASA-supported researchers are learning to herd microbes for the benefit of Astronautsand Homeland Security.
A Black Box for People
2004 — Sept. 20, 2011
Developed by NASA for astronauts, a mouse-sized device called "the CPOD" does for people what black boxes do for airplanes.
Resilient Rockets
2004 — April 6, 2011
Spacecraft and automobiles could benefit from a new NASA Technologythat protects the insides of scorching-hot engines.
Spinning Brains
2004 — April 6, 2011
One day, Astronautscould zip across the solar system in spinning spaceships. How will their brains adapt to life onboard a twirling home where strange "Coriolis forces" rule?