28 research outputs found
Project for the analysis of technology transfer Quarterly report, 1 Apr. 1970 - 30 Jun. 1970
Operations summary for NASA technology transfer progra
The NASA role in major areas of human concern: Health care
Benefits derived from the civilian aeronautics and space effort are discussed in a statement whose focus is on the developments in health care which can be traced to specific NASA program elements. A summary is provided for each case where NASA has been involved in expanding the biomedical technical base, as well as where NASA has been directly instrumental in providing solutions in maintaining adequate health, and correcting health problems when they occur
Project for the analysis of technology transfer
The special task of preparing technology transfer profiles during the first six months of 1971 produced two major results: refining a new method for identifying and describing technology transfer activities, and generating practical insights into a number of issues associated with transfer programs
Project for the analysis of technology transfer Quarterly reports, 1 Jul. - 31 Dec. 1970
Summary of research activities of Project for Analysis of Technology Transfer for period 1 July - 31 Dec. 197
Accessing numeric data via flags and tags: A final report on a real world experiment
An experiment is reported which: extended the concepts of data flagging and tagging to the aerospace scientific and technical literature; generated experience with the assignment of data summaries and data terms by documentation specialists; and obtained real world assessments of data summaries and data terms in information products and services. Inclusion of data summaries and data terms improved users' understanding of referenced documents from a subject perspective as well as from a data perspective; furthermore, a radical shift in document ordering behavior occurred during the experiment toward proportionately more requests for data-summarized items
Program for transfer research and impact studies
Research activities conducted under the Program for Transfer Research and Impact Studies (TRIS) during 1972 included: (1) preparation of 10,196 TSP requests for TRIS application analysis; (2) interviews with over 500 individuals concerning the technical, economic, and social impacts of NASA-generated technology; (3) preparation of 38 new technology transfer example files and 101 new transfer cases; and (4) maintenance of a technology transfer library containing more than 2,900 titles. Six different modes of technology utilization are used to illustrate the pervasiveness of the transfer and diffusion of aerospace innovations. These modes also provide a basis for distinguishing the unique characteristics of the NASA Technology Utilization Program. An examination is reported of the ways in which NASA-generated technology is contributing to beneficial social change in five major areas of human concern: health, environment, safety, transportation, and communication
Applications of aerospace technology in industry, a technology transfer profile: Fire safety
The fire safety field is considered as being composed of three parts: an industry, a technology base, and a user base. An overview of the field is presented, including a perspective on the magnitude of the national fire safety problem. Selected NASA contributions to the technology of fire safety are considered. Communication mechanisms, particularly conferences and publications, used by NASA to alert the community to new developments in the fire safety field, are reviewed. Several examples of nonaerospace applications of NASA-generated fire safety technology are also presented. Issues associated with attempts to transfer this technology from the space program to other sectors of the American economy are outlined
Applications of aerospace technology in industry, a technology transfer profile: Lubrication
Technology transfer in the lubrication field is discussed in terms of the movement of NASA-generated lubrication technology into the private sector as affected by evolving industrial requirements. An overview of the field is presented, and NASA technical contributions to lubrication technology are described. Specific examples in which these technologies have been used in the private sector are summarized
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Studies of coal reactivity for direct liquefaction
This paper presents a preliminary report on a continuing effort to quantify the reactivity of coal for direct liquefaction reactions in terms of the utilization of hydrogen, the selectivity to products and the properties of the products formed. Liquefaction processes are aimed at maximizing the yield of distillate that can serve as hydrocarbon fuels and chemical feedstocks. This study seeks to better describe: (1) how hydrogen consumed during liquefaction is distributed among product groups; (2) coal reactivity in terms of a relationship defining the selectivity to products formed during liquefaction; and (3) the relation of coal structure to reactivity for liquefaction reactions. Because of the limited space for reporting this effort in this special edition of Fuel, the experimental methods, calculations and data are presented in abbreviated form in order to focus on interpretation and discussion of the results in terms of coal structure and reactivity. 30 refs., 3 figs., 2 tabs