NASA Develops Composite Tank Designs Ideal for Cryogenic Liquids

NASA Develops Composite Tank Designs Ideal for Cryogenic Liquids

Several new designs and fabrication methods developed by innovators at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center combine advances in performance with low-cost processes to enable economical production of strong, lightweight, adaptable, uniquely shaped, insulated, chemically...
NASA Develops Composite Tank Designs Ideal for Cryogenic Liquids

NASA Device Offers Faster Data Storage and Retrieval

A new data storage device developed and patented by innovators at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center uses high-density ferroelectric memory to store electronic information as a digital or analog signal and then convert it back to the original data format. The device...
NASA Develops Composite Tank Designs Ideal for Cryogenic Liquids

Oil Industry Struggles Could Be Solved by NASA

As we continue to hear about the deteriorating conditions in the Gulf of Mexico and await word as to the exact cause of the BP oil spill, I am reminded of the many innovations emerging from NASA that can help the oil industry—indeed, almost any industry—tackle their...
NASA Develops Composite Tank Designs Ideal for Cryogenic Liquids

NASA Develops Novel Battery Management System

Excellent for use in electric vehicles, other applications Nothing is worse than waking up on a cold morning and discovering that the battery in your vehicle is dead, especially if your vehicle is a spacecraft. Fortunately, NASA engineers have developed technology to...
NASA Develops Composite Tank Designs Ideal for Cryogenic Liquids

NASA Creates an Eco-Friendly Alloy

An alloy developed as part of a government-business partnership to create environmentally friendly vehicles has found a new life reviving the two-stroke motor. In the 1990s, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center participated in the Partnership for Next Generation...