# Everyday inventions that came from NASA technology

Smartphone camera sensors, memory foam mattresses, cordless vacuums, freeze-dried food: NASA technologies developed for space exploration that made it into everyday life. Which one surprises you most?

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- Feb 4, 2023 · Seo S.
- https://even.best/en/l/3416/everyday-inventions-that-came-from-nasa-technology

## Top 15

1. **CMOS image sensors** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Developed for spacecraft by JPL's Eric Fossum, now in every smartphone camera.
2. **Memory foam** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Developed in 1966 to absorb impacts in aircraft seats.
3. **The Dustbuster cordless vacuum** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released by Black & Decker in 1979 from Apollo moon drill technology.
4. **Freeze-dried food** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Light, long-lasting meals for astronauts.
5. **Anti-fog coating** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A spacecraft window coating that moved to goggles and glasses.
6. **Scratch-resistant lenses** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A helmet visor coating adapted for eyeglass lenses.
7. **Cold-resistant tyres** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Tyres Goodyear made for Apollo 14's lunar cart.
8. **Space blankets** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The aluminised Mylar of satellites and spacesuits.
9. **Athletic wear fabrics** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Sportswear born from spacesuit cooling technology.
10. **Invisible braces** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A translucent material from NASA advanced ceramics research.
11. **Eye tracking in LASIK surgery** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Laser radar technology developed for spacecraft docking.
12. **Cochlear implants** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Patented in 1977 by hearing-impaired NASA engineer Adam Kissiah.
13. **The LZR Racer swimsuit** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Developed with NASA wind tunnel tests; a world-record spree at Beijing 2008.
14. **DHA and ARA in infant formula** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Nutrients from microalgae research for space missions.
15. **The infrared ear thermometer** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A thermometer born from NASA infrared sensor technology.

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