Spinoff story

Behavior Prediction Tools Strengthen Nanoelectronics

A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.

About this technology

Overview

NASA's electronics must resist the effects of extreme temperature and radiation. Huntsville, Alabama-based CFD Research Corporation received funding from Marshall Space Flight Center's SBIR program to refine software to predict the behavior of electronics in space. Now used by the Department of Defense, nuclear laboratories, and commercial satellite designers, the software has generated approximately $2 million in revenue.