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Spinoff story
Safer Bridges
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
U.S. Steel Corporation commercialized NASA's contribution to fracture toughness testing. This represents a broad area of spinoffs. Originally used for fracture toughness in aerospace hardware, this method has been testing a variety of structures and systems besides bridges, ranging from nuclear reactors to power generating equipment such as tractors and plows.