Volume 4, Number 3    July/August 1996

About the Cover: Hasbro toy designers received technical guidance and a hands-on tutorial, from NASA, on the physics of designing and flying gliders. As a result, Nerf has introduced this unique product into the industry. (view a 99K JPEG of the Cover )

Contents

Welcome to Innovation

• Commercial Development Mission Update
• Earthquake!

Technology Transfer

• Hasbro Launches New Toy With NASA's Help
• Space Technology Helps Louisiana Packaging Firm
• SBIR May Reduce Stolen Credit Card Use
• NASA Technology Helps Inventor Clean Up

Advanced Technologies

• Innovative Flow Meter Has Private Sector Uses
• Satellites Used to Predict Potentially Destructive Solar Storms
• 20th Anniversary Letter-Writing Contest: NASA Tech Briefs
• Technology 2006: America's Premier Technology Showcase

Commercial Development of Space

• NASA Airborne Sensor Aids Superfund Site Cleanup
• Internet Users Benefit From New Service
• Space Shuttle Insulation Cools NASCAR Driver

Moving Forward

• Composites Consortium Coming Soon
• Station Identification: Commercial Plant Biotechnology on the International Space Station
• Technology Opportunity Showcase: Oil and Gas Industry
• Small Business Awards Announced
• Reader Questionnaire
• National Commercial Technology Network Directory
• Publications/Videos/Events

Inside This Issue

• Credits