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Activity Monitors Help Users Get Optimum Sun Exposure
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
Goddard scientist Shahid Aslam was investigating alternative methods for measuring extreme ultraviolet radiation on the Solar Dynamics Observatory when he hit upon semiconductors that measured wavelengths pertinent to human health. As a result, he and a partner established College Park, Maryland-based Sensor Sensor LLC and developed UVA+B SunFriend, a wrist monitor that lets people know when they_ve received their optimal amounts of sunlight for the day.