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Tech Today: Flipping NASA Tech and Sticking the Landing
NASA tech adds gecko grip to phone accessory Akeem Shannon showcasing Flipstik attached to a smartphone. The product’s design was improved by looking at NASA research to inform its gecko-inspired method of adhering to surfaces Credit: Flipstik Inc. When it comes to innovative technologies, inventors often find inspiration in the most unexpected places. A former salesman, Akeem Shannon, was inspired…
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NASA
Tech Today: Measuring the Buzz, Hum, and Rattle
NASA-supported wireless microphone array quickly, cheaply, and accurately maps noise from aircraft, animals, and more. The WirelessArray developed by Interdisciplinary Consulting Corporation (IC2), laid out here for a test flight at Langley Research Center, makes flight testing for drones quick and cost-effective. Credit: NASA Anyone who lives near an airport or is experiencing the emergence of a cicada brood can…
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Tech Today: NASA Helps Find Where the Wildfires Are
Globally, nearly all wildfires start with a human ignition source – not lightning strikes or wildlife encountering power equipment. Knowing humans can be a primary cause is an example of the sort of knowledge that helps predict and prevent wildfires, a challenge that NASA and the firefighting industry are undertaking together. As wildfires become more common in rarely experienced countries…
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