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Spinoff story
Somewhere in the Rainbow
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
Aerometrics, Inc.'s Rainbow Refractometer was developed through an SBIR contract with Lewis Research Center. The system is a non-intrusive instrument for measuring droplet inside of refraction. It can also derive the temperature and chemical composition of refractive droplets. The technology can be integrated with the Phase Doppler Particle Analyzer systems (featured in SO 1994) or used independently.