#(spinoff)

[nasa]

Hubble Space Telescope: Exploring the Cosmos and Making Life Better on Earth

In the 35 years since its launch aboard space shuttle Discovery, the Hubble Space Telescope has provided stunning views of galaxies millions of light years away. But the leaps in technology needed for its look into space has also provided benefits on the ground. Here are some of the technologies developed for Hubble that have improved life on Earth.

Image Sensors Find Cancer

Charge-coupled device (CCD) sensors have been used in digital photography for decades, but Hubble’s Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph required a far more sensitive CCD. This development resulted in improved image sensors for mammogram machines, helping doctors find and treat breast cancer.

Laser Vision Gives Insights

In preparation for a repair mission to fix Hubble’s misshapen mirror, Goddard Space Flight Center required a way to accurately measure replacement parts. This resulted in a tool to detect mirror defects, which has since been used to develop a commercial 3D imaging system and a package detection device now used by all major shipping companies.

Optimized Hospital Scheduling

A computer scientist who helped design software for scheduling Hubble’s observations adapted it to assist with scheduling medical procedures. This software helps hospitals optimize constantly changing schedules for medical imaging and keep the high pace of emergency rooms going.

Optical Filters Match Wavelengths and Paint Swatches

For Hubble’s main cameras to capture high-quality images of stars and galaxies, each of its filters had to block all but a specific range of wavelengths of light. The filters needed to capture the best data possible but also fit on one optical element. A company contracted to construct these filters used its experience on this project to create filters used in paint-matching devices for hardware stores, with multiple wavelengths evaluated by a single lens.

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[one-time-i-dreamt]

There was a Diary of a Wimpy Kid spin-off where Rodrick had to fight a haunted house with the help of an actual angel in order to save his mom who got kidnapped by it.

[the-barefoot-hatter]

Oh Steve. Your marriage is really doomed if you can't get this lying under control! (I am pretty sure there's not enough triangle left in the 3/4 human twins for this but WHAT IF lol suffer steve)

Anyway's @megarhyssa-sp is cooking up a delightful non euclidean geometry au AU/spinoff called the grandpa bill au where Pyramid Steve has been humaning for 30 years and is doing super great with zero interpersonal issues and his marriage is absolutely not falling apart!!!

Bonus alt colour twin designs:

[doughguts-art]

Here's a bunch of Enochs!

I'm trying to figure out how to draw him more consistently since my fangames take place primarily in Zone 3 (and will definitely require his appearance). He's also my favorite Guardian so I'm having fun drawing him!

Taking a bit of design inspiration from @ab-arts and @keikoyume 's Enochs because OMG they're both so awesome!!!

[we-as-in-you-and-me]

"I want whatever you want.

Whatever you need.

A friend to talk to.

A shoulder to cry on."

(Shiva, 10x12)

[drmedicsgamesurgery]

Kirigiriso English Game Patch

Kirigiriso (Kirigiri Sou) now has a English Patch Courtesy of ItsMagick, using our Translation PDF!

Download it prepatched here!

[yurgenschmidt]

[darkficsyouneveraskedfor]

Unwanted Masterlist

A sequel to Unsolicited/Unexpected, but with a different reader.

Summary: You’re used to being unwanted, but a strange man might just convince you that’s a good thing.

Status: In progress

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

[project-goldfinch]

Tiny Terror's trailer is up! I will hopefully have more goodies soon as everything gets finished up. I am so pumped, y'all!

[see-arcane]

(please imagine the following being shouted in the loudest possible car salesman voice)

DRACULA SEQUEL HORROR PODCAST!

ACTUALLY ORIGINAL PREMISE THAT ISN'T MAKING DRACULA AND MINA BLOWUP DOLLS DO KISSY KISSY!

QUEER CAST! THEY ARE THE MAIN CHARACTERS!

ARCHIVES! GHOSTS! GHOULS! VAMPIRES! THE MOORS!

MINA AND JONATHAN HARKER AS THEIR CANON HEROIC SELVES! DRACULA AS AN EVIL SEVERED HEAD IN A BACKPACK!

COOL KICKSTARTER TIER GOODIES!

THREE DAYS LEFT!

LISTEN TO THE EPISODE! DONATE! SHARE!

GO GO GO!

[chazchaschad]

BABE WAKE UP NEW SPIN-OFF IDEA JUST DROPPED

If this gets enough likes I’ll make a part 2 (I’ll probably make it anyway this idea is so funny for me)

[nasa]

For the Benefit of All: Assistive Tech Developed from NASA Tech

What do modern cochlear implants and robotic gloves have in common? They were derived from NASA technology. We’ve made it easier to find and use our patented inventions that could help create products that enhance life for people with disabilities.

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, which highlights the contributions of American workers with disabilities – many of whom use assistive technology on the job. Take a look at these assistive technologies that are NASA spinoffs.

Low-Vision Headsets

The Joint Optical Reflective Display (JORDY) device is a headset that uses NASA image processing and head-mounted display technology to enable people with low vision to read and write. JORDY enhances individuals’ remaining sight by magnifying objects up to 50 times and allowing them to change contrast, brightness, and display modes. JORDY's name was inspired by Geordi La Forge, a blind character from “Star Trek: The Next Generation” whose futuristic visor enabled him to see.

Cochlear Implants

Work that led to the modern cochlear implant was patented by a NASA engineer in the 1970s. Following three failed corrective surgeries, Adam Kissiah combined his NASA electronics know-how with research in the Kennedy Space Center technical library to build his own solution for people with severe-to-profound hearing loss who receive little or no benefit from hearing aids. Several companies now make the devices, which have been implanted in hundreds of thousands of people around the world.

Robotic Gloves

Ironhand, from Swedish company Bioservo Technologies, is the world’s first industrial-strength robotic glove for factory workers and others who perform repetitive manual tasks. It helps prevent stress injuries but has been especially warmly received by workers with preexisting hand injuries and conditions. The glove is based on a suite of patents for the technology developed by NASA and General Motors to build the hands of the Robonaut 2 humanoid robotic astronaut.

Smart Glasses

Neurofeedback technology NASA originally developed to improve pilots’ attention has been the basis for products aimed at helping people manage attention disorders without medication. The devices measure brainwave output to gauge attention levels according to the “engagement index” a NASA engineer created. Then, they show the results to users, helping them learn to voluntarily control their degree of concentration. One such device is a pair of smart glasses from Narbis, whose lenses darken as attention wanes.

Anti-Gravity Treadmills

A NASA scientist who developed ways to use air pressure to simulate gravity for astronauts exercising in space had the idea to apply the concept for the opposite effect on Earth. After licensing his technology, Alter-G Inc. developed its anti-gravity G-Trainer treadmill, which lets users offload some or all of their weight while exercising. The treadmills can help people recover from athletic or brain injuries, and they allow a safe exercise regimen for others with long-term conditions such as arthritis.

Wireless Muscle Sensors

Some of the most exciting assistive technologies to spin off may be yet to come. Delsys Inc. developed electromyographic technology to help NASA understand the effects of long-term weightlessness on astronauts’ muscles and movements. Electromyography detects and analyzes electrical signals emitted when motor nerves trigger movement. Among the company’s customers are physical therapists developing exercise routines to help patients recover from injuries. But some researchers are using the technology to attempt recoveries that once seemed impossible, such as helping paralyzed patients regain movement, letting laryngectomy patients speak, and outfitting amputees with artificial limbs that work like the real thing.  

To further enhance the lives of people with disabilities, NASA has identified a selection of patented technologies created for space missions that could spur the next generation of assistive technology here on Earth.

Want to learn more about assistive technologies already in action? Check out NASA Spinoff to find products and services that wouldn’t exist without space exploration.   

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[one-time-i-dreamt]

Tamagotchi released a spinoff line where you had to solve a puzzle to violently kill your pet Tamagotchi's abusive parents in order to adopt them.

[imjustheretoseetheprivateblogs]

So, Kpop Demon Hunters spin-off that focuses on the various trios across the centuries Predator Killer of Killers style. Would you guys want to see that?

[doughguts-art]

Some KING stuff! Z's got to be my favorite so far. I love a good mysterious merchant. The first was a commission for @kingofffangame and the rest is just fanart. Threw a little Bandit in there for fun.