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Mass Analyzers Facilitate Research on Addiction
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
To enhance the technology that monitored hydrogen and oxygen levels in the orbiter while on the launch pad, Kennedy Space Center awarded an SBIR contract to Houston-based Ionwerks Inc. After the SBIR, Ionwerks incorporated many of the innovations into its commercial laser imaging spectrometer. Today, Ionwerks sells the spectrometer for biological mass spectrometry and basic biological research.