On June 18, 2012, LaRC approved a nonexclusive research license agreement between NASA and Daniels Manufacturing Corporation (DMC) for Langley's wire crimping tool technologies...
On June 12, 2012, LaRC executed a Joint Ownership Agreement (JOA) between NASA and Brigham Young University (BYU) for the Nano-Propellants Based on Aluminum-Hydrogen-Peroxide Ferritin (AI-HPOF) technology...
Langley researcher Sam Miller successfully defended his doctoral dissertation, "A Unified Nano-Satellite Sensing Architecture for Orientation, Docking, and Whole-Sky Imaging" at N.C. State University...
NASA Langley recently executed a Joint Ownership Agreement among NASA, Jefferson Science Associates (JSA), which manages and operates the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility for the Department of Energy, and the National Institute of Aerospace Associates (NIA) for boron nitride nanotube (BNNT) technologies...
On February 27, 2012, Langley approved a partially-exclusive license agreement between NASA and Magic Leap, Inc., for Langley's photogrammetry system and method for determining relative motion between two bodies...
Recently, Langley partnership representatives and research experts participated in a NASA Automotive Industry Workshop at Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH...
Interested in one of our technologies but not sure if it will be right for your business? NASA Langley now has a unique licensing option for you. A way to "try it before you buy it...
At this year's Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE) conference we highlighted a number of our innovative materials...
Through Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contracts, TerraMetrics, Inc. worked with researchers at Langley to develop a synthetic vision (SV) display for pilots...
At the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) at the national meeting in Nashville, TN, NASA received four awards for Excellence in Technology Transfer...
The U.S. Patent Office has granted three patents for technologies at Langley. The first patent is for "Electrically Conductive, Optically Transparent Polymer/Carbon Nanotube Composites ..."
Dr. Bobby Braun, NASA Chief Technologist, visited Langley on Tuesday, May 18 th and met with members of the Innovative Partnerships Program (IPP) Office...
The Hampton Roads Technology Council (HRTC) recently recognized two Langley researchers for their technology. Qamar Shams and Allan Zuckerwar received the HRTC “Green Economic Alliance Green...
During 2009, the Langley Innovative Partnerships Program (IPP) Team was hard at work, helping to move the Center’s technology up and out, as well as develop numerous partnerships to support innovation.
A Langley technology has been selected as NASA Government Invention of the Year for 2009. K. Elliott Cramer, Daniel F. Perey, and William T. Yost invented “Ultrasonic Wire Crimp Inspection,”...
Langley recently signed a nonexclusive license agreement with PCB Piezotronics for an extreme low-frequency acoustic measurement portable system technology...
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Every year, NASA's “Spinoff” magazine highlights successful technology partnerships that have brought out-of-this-world technologies back down to Earth. This year's issue features seven Langley-based articles...
Langley signed a partially exclusive license agreement with Kelvin International Corporation (Newport News, VA) for wireless sensor technologies. Originally invented as an easier and more efficient way to use...
Several Langley researchers are being honored for their innovative achievements in the world of semiconductor physics. Their remarkable two-fold discovery has just won a 2009 R&D 100 Award in the category of...
RICHMOND – Governor Timothy M. Kaine today announced that for the second time during his administration, CNBC has named Virginia its “Top State for Business.” This best-in-the-nation ranking was based on a wide range...
In late June, the Innovative Partnerships Program (IPP) Office played host to about 40 delegates from the International Business Wales (IBW) group. The IBW works to establish and strengthen global business...
Recently, NASA’s Innovative Partnerships Program, working with the Office of the Chief Engineer at NASA Headquarters, selected 20 projects for the 2009 NASA Innovation Fund. The fund was established to advance...
Because axial tension and compression loads significantly impact truss structures, the structures are often designed to be heavy and durable. Two NASA researchers have teamed on a project that could provide a new...
Dr. John Connell from Langley's Advanced Materials & Processing Branch has partnered with Dr. Yi Lin from the National Institute of Aerospace on developing technology to mitigate lunar dust from spacesuits, radiators...
Researchers from Langley and Johnson Space Center (JSC) have teamed to develop a new manufacturing system. The system uses electron-beam freeform fabrication (EBF 3). Although the EBF 3 process has been used...
“Hallmarks of Success” stories feature successful technologies developed through Langleys collaborations with other government partners, small and large businesses, and other research institutions.
NASA Langley Airborne Instrument Uses SBIR Technology
As NASA studies the atmosphere surrounding our planet, its researchers are also working to improve the tools they use to take more accurate measurements and collect better data...
FPF-44
“FPF-44” polyimide foam is not only “NASA’s Commercial Invention of the Year,” it is also a NASA “Hallmark of Success” story. Researchers at Langley teamed with a small firm...
Collier Research
With funding from SBIR awards and other contracts, Collier Research has teamed with Langley and several other NASA Centers to help design and develop all the components of the next generation ...
Ballistic Recovery Systems Through a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) partnership, BRS developed a parachute technology concept for NASA’s Small Aircraft Transportation System program. Now, a fully....
CALIPSO Led by Langley, the CALIPSO mission satellite and its unique laser technology were developed to help scientists answer significant questions and provide new information about the role of clouds...
Electron Beam Free Form Fabrication (EBF3)
By working with another federal partner, a university, small and large businesses, Langley has created a radically different layer-additive, welding process. The EBF3 process, which can operate...
LaRC-Si - Medtronic, Inc.
Medtronic has licensed Langleys LaRC-Si, a hi-temperature polymer, for a medical application. The firm is using the material as a coating on the lead wire of their implantable cardiac therapy devices...
Fire-resistant, Lightweight Electrical Insulation Material Polyimide composite insulated conductor for medium to high voltage applications.Learn More »
Decorated Carbon Nanotubes For novel materials with tailorable electrical properties.Learn More »
At NASA Langley Research Center, we believe that "Technology" means more than a piece of hardware or software. It's also the people and facilities that make technologies take shape and be successful. That's why we are a "Technology Gateway." A place for the answers to your technology challenges and problems.
PARTNERSHIP MECHANISMS
When you've found the right technology, what's next? We have a number of options for working together. While each mechanism has unique terms and conditions, all are designed to help you get the most benefit from NASA's cutting-edge technologies and expertise.
This is just a short list. You don't have to make the decision, and we'll work with you to determine which one is appropriate.
Space Act Agreements
Cooperative R&D Agreements (CRADAs)
Licenses (patents, copyrights)
Software Usage Agreements
Small Business Contracts (SBIR/STTR)
Standard Procurements
Intergovernmental Personnel Act Mobility Program
PARTNERSHIP BENEFITS
What are the mutual benefits?
Reduces R&D costs by drawing on existing technology resources
Expands technical capabilities, expertise and facilities
Different perspectives accelerate solutions to technical challenges
Create new products for government and the commercial marketplace
The 2012 NASA Commercial Invention of the Year Award will be presented to a team of NASA Langley researchers for "Methodology for the Effective Stabilization of Tin Oxide-Based Oxidation/Reduction Catalysts."
Ever wonder where our technologies find homes? Actually, they can be found in many different applications. This year's NASA Spinoff magazine features four of Langley's commercialized technologies. Maybe you, too, have an application idea for one of our inventions?
EM4, a small company based in Bedford, MA, utilized the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to develop advanced hardware for a future NASA science mission that will collect carbon dioxide and oxygen data in ways that have never been done before.
NASA Langley engineers had been working with thin films to develop lighter materials with increased strength while incorporating damage tolerance for a number of aerospace applications.
While the world is drastically dependent on fossil fuel, researchers at NASA Langley Research Center are working on another way of producing energy efficient nuclear power.
To precisely navigate and safely land vehicles on planets and near earth objects, researchers at NASA Langley Research Center have developed a 3-D Super Resolution Algorithm for Flash LIDAR Image Enhancement.
To stop fatigue cracks from growing in metallic structures, researchers at NASA Langley Research Center have developed a heat-activated healing system.
For most conventional spectrometers-size is related to resolution. The higher the resolution you need, the larger the spectrometer you'll use. But, researchers at NASA Langley Research Center have developed an innovative system that provides rapid multi-spectral analysis and hyper spectral imaging at one time, yet the system is as small as the head of a pin.
While they work on improving the safety of flight systems, NASA scientists are also working hard to improve the comfort for passengers and crew who board aerial navigational structures. With the Compact Active Vibration Control System, researchers at NASA Langley Research Center have devised a way to suppress the vibration of flexible structures.
A Novel method for determining position, shape, and curvature. NASA Langley Research Center has demonstrated a patent pending method and apparatus for determining the position,
in three dimensions, of any point on an optical fiber. The new method uses low reflectance Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) strain sensors in a multi-core fiber to determine how any point
along that fiber is positioned in space...
At Langley, we're not just working on innovative solutions for today. We're also looking ahead at the technical challenges we'll all face in the future. Recently, 10 of our researchers received funding to explore some very unique concepts from amorphous robots to wind energy harvesting.
To become a leader in the nanotechnology field, Langley has built state-of-the-art laboratories and assembled a highly skilled team of researchers. These resources are available to your organization through innovative partnership opportunities. Check out some of the cutting edge nanotechnology being worked at Langley right now!
Each year infants and small children die because they have been left in vehicles. As a result, Langley developed a safety device, called a "Child Presence Sensor," that would alert parents who inadvertently leave their infants and small children strapped in car seats.
Originally, inspired by aircraft flight test technology, the uses precision materials and electronics to sense when a child is seated in a car infant or booster seat after the driver has left the vehicle.
Does your project need a technology? Are you looking for a small business partner? Langley's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program can help! Find out about the advantages of an SBIR Phase 3
Take advantage of these opportunities to visit with Langley experts, managers, and inventors! Discover the many ways that our technologies can add real value and benefits to your business.
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