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Spinoff story
Software Accelerates Computing Time for Complex Math
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
Ames Research Center awarded Newark, Delaware-based EM Photonics Inc. SBIR funding to utilize graphic processing unit (GPU) technology—traditionally used for computer video game—so develop high-computing software called CULA. The software gives users the ability to run complex algorithms on personal computers with greater speed. As a result of the NASA collaboration, the number of employees at the company has increased 10 percent.