A major international publication Review of Ophthalmology in its October 2009 issue published a review article, “Cracking the Cataract Code: New Technology, New Hope” written by Senior Editor Christopher Kent. The article (pages 80-87) discusses the NASA Glenn Research Center-developed dynamic light scattering (DLS) technology, the clinical trials conducted at the National Eye Institute of [...]
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NASA Picks Turbojet For TBCC Engine Test
October 26, 2009 – 1:47 pm
AviationWeek.com reported on October 22, 2009, that “NASA has selected a Williams International high-speed turbojet as the turbine element of its Turbine Based Combined Cycle (TBCC) engine test rig, which will be used to evaluate technologies for potential future two-stage to orbit launcher concepts.
“The 30-foot-long TBCC rig is under construction for runs at Mach 2 [...]
X-51 Scramjet Demonstrator Facing Delay
October 26, 2009 – 11:51 am
Via Guy Norris at AviationWeek.com: Test officials preparing for first flight of the X-51 scramjet demonstrator say issues with the U.S. Air Force B-52 mothership may delay the first hypersonic flight attempt to early 2010. The U.S. Air Force/Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)/Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne/Boeing hypersonic test vehicle was originally expected to make [...]
Williams International Building Turbine Test Rig At NASA Glenn
October 26, 2009 – 10:32 am
The Aerospace Daily and Defense Report (10/22, Norris) reported NASA “has selected a Williams International high-speed turbojet as the turbine element of its Turbine Based Combined Cycle (TBCC) engine test rig, which will be used to evaluate technologies for potential future two-stage to orbit launcher concepts.”
The rig is being built at the Glenn Research Center [...]
Atomic Oxygen Testing Facilities Highlighted in NASA’s Technology Innovation Magazine
October 24, 2009 – 8:38 am
The NASA Glenn Research Center’s unique atomic oxygen testing facilities were highlighted in NASA’s Technology Innovation Magazine for Business and Technology (Volume 15, Number 2, 209). The two-page article (written by Laurel Stauber, Cindy Dreibelbis of GRC and Nancy Oates of Fuentek, LLC), discusses the space and spinoff applications of the uniquely large GRC atomic [...]
NASA Glenn to Hold Ares I-X Events
October 22, 2009 – 3:18 pm
Reporters are invited to several events for the upcoming Ares I-X flight test at NASA’s Glenn Research Center. The test launch and flight is a critical milestone in the development of NASA’s Constellation Program that will take astronauts further into space.
Briefings featuring Glenn’s work in building and shipping the Ares I-X Upper Stage Simulator for [...]
NASA Spotlight: High-Performing Intern, Jorge Alberto Jimenez
October 22, 2009 – 1:48 pm
NASA first awarded Jorge A. Jimenez a summer internship in 2007, and today he finds himself amongst Glenn Research Center’s high-performing summer interns. Recently, Jimenez was inducted into the newly unveiled NASA Student Ambassadors Virtual Community program.
Jimenez, a Motivating Undergraduates in Science and Technology, or MUST intern, worked on the Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Project. His [...]
Two NASA Glenn Research Center Engineers Win Tech Award
October 20, 2009 – 1:59 pm
Sun News reported on October 11, 2009, “Two employees at NASA Glenn Research Center here were among members of a team that won an award for lessening noise in a turbofan aircraft engine. The team used a metallic foam developed at Glenn.
“Team members Daniel Sutliff, of Brunswick, and Cheryl Bowman, of Valley City, were selected [...]
Dr. Bansal Appointed to Committee of American Ceramic Society
October 17, 2009 – 3:05 pm
Dr. Narottam P. Bansal of the Ceramics Branch has been appointed a member of the Subcommittee on Book Publishing of the American Ceramic Society for a 3-year term. The purpose of this committee is to work with the society’s commercial books publishing partner (Wiley) to build a jointly owned series of books covering science and [...]
Miranda, Simons Receive Award at Wall Street Journal 2009 Technology Innovation Awards Ceremony
October 16, 2009 – 12:10 pm
Dr. Rainee N. Simons (Electron & Opto-Electronic Devices Branch) and Dr. Félix A. Miranda (Antenna & Optical Systems Branch) received an award on October 13, 2009, at the Wall Street Journal 2009 Technology Innovation Awards ceremony, taking place in conjunction with the Dow Jones VentureWire Technology Showcase 2009.
At the ceremony, they received their award for [...]
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