Radar magazine has a gallery of thirteen consumer products that were originally developed by space exploration programs. Among them is the ear thermometer:
In an effort to identify newborn suns, NASA replaced standard mercury-filled thermometers with infrared-sensing cameras to detect tricky heat signatures. And now doctors use the same technology to take your temperature in your ear.
Link via The Corner
konaha
swipe cards designed for space use initially? neat...
Skipweasel
Cordless power tools certainly predate the space programme - I've seen them in Popular Science from the 50s somewhere.
Ordinary pens turn out to work just as well in micro-g by capilliary effects.
Electrically heated gloves were certainly around for airgunners during the second war.
Some of the others are a bit dubious, too.
whitcwa
The "space pen" was developed by Paul Fisher independent of the space program. NASA did use it however. http://www.spacepen.com/about-us.aspx
Eve White
That's cool. Can't wait for space travel.
MadMolecule
From the article:
"Besides providing musicians with enhanced tone and sturdier instruments, the lightweight material [for guitars] emits sound 11 times faster than wood."
What on earth does that mean?
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