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Spinoff story
Lightweight Material Patches Allow for Quick Repairs
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
Cornerstone Research Group Inc., of Dayton, Ohio, has been the recipient of 16 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contracts with NASA with a variety of different focuses, including projects like creating inflatable structures for radio frequency antennas and, most recently, healable polymer matrix composites for future space vehicles. One of its earlier SBIR contracts, with Kennedy Space Center, led to the development of a new type of structural patch for a variety of consumer uses: Rubbn'Repair, for automotive uses; and Rec'Repair for the outdoors and adventure market. Both are flexible, heatactivated structural patches.