Technology Spotlight

NASA Innovation Award...

ITSR's Java PathFinder (JPF) model checker wins NASA's “Engineering Innovation” Turning Goals Into Reality (TGIR) award for 2003.

Carbon nanotubes may replace copper conductors as interconnects for silicon chips.

DNA and molecular self-assembly may lead to smaller and more economical computers and photonic devices for future missions in space and on Earth.

Genetically engineered proteins may provide the tools NASA needs to create nanoscale electronic circuits for future computers and sensors.

The lessons of evolution may show us how to develop self-repairing electronic components for space missions.

Genetic algorithms that simulate evolutionary processes could improve the scheduling of earth-observation satellites.

Rats, fish and frogs may show scientists how to develop active sensing and control systems for robots exploring remote planets.