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Spinoff story
Fixing ‘Thermal Incompatibility’ in the Bedroom
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
In the 1980s, Johnson Space Center explored using phase-change materials use in spacesuits. Funding via a Small Business Innovation Research contract resulted in a commercial textile product called Outlast. Global Web Horizons LLC of Arvada, Colorado, doing business as Slumber Cloud, now incorporates this material into various kinds of bedding and loungewear.