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  • tire spikes

    Halting High-Speed Pursuits

    NASA improves tire deflation techniques, bringing high-speed pursuit to a screeching halt.

  • Modified radar unit that can detect turbulence by measuring the motions of the moisture in the air.

    Finding Smooth Air

    NASA taps into decades of aeronautics research to make flying more secure and comfortable.

  • Thumbnail of the MidSTAR-1 satellite.

    U.S. Naval Academy Teams Up With NASA

    Students at the U.S. Naval Academy are building a satellite called "MidSTAR-2" through a U.S. Department of Defense program that will carry four experiments into space in 2011 to look at different parts of Earth's atmosphere, gamma rays and solar winds.

  • Amberstrand (tm) spool

    Wearing Your Wireless

    NASA-sponsored conductive fibers can replace metal wiring and take "wireless" to a whole new level.

  • FIRST robotics teams meet President Bush at the White House. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

    Top Robotics Teams Visit White House

    President George W. Bush participates in a demonstration of robotic technology developed by one of the 3 national team finalists from the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics competition held in Atlanta.

  • Cool Robot Robotics Alliance Project

    Robotics Teams Ready to 'Rack and Roll'

    On April 12-14, 2007, 344 of the top FIRST Robotics teams will gather at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta to determine the FIRST Champions for 2007.

  • These plants have developed healthy root systems, all while growing in a no-soil environment.

    Growing Plants in Mid-Air

    They may grow in the air, but aeroponic plants have deep roots at NASA.

  • Photo of mechanic at FIRST

    Machine Shop Keeps Robots Rolling

    NASA Glenn mechanics enjoyed the First Buckeye Regional Robotics Competition almost as much as the students did. They ran an on-site machine shop for robots in distress.

  • Dust associated with the Saharan Air Layer.

    NASA's Advanced Technology Peers Deep Inside Hurricanes

    Determined to understand why some storms grow into hurricanes while others fizzle, NASA scientists recently looked deep into thunderstorms off the African coast using satellites and airplanes.

  • Space Cookies

    'March Madness' for Robotics

    For many people, this time of year brings 'March Madness,' the frenzy of tournaments to determine the best college basketball team in the nation, but for thousands of high school students around the world, the 'madness' involves robots.