October 30, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 10
Learn more about NASA’s publications that deal with innovation and public-private partnerships.
NASA has three regular publications dedicated to innovation and partnerships with industry.
Techbriefs, a monthly magazine, features exclusive reports of innovations developed by NASA and its industry partners/contractors that can be applied to develop new/improved products and solve engineering or manufacturing problems. Authored by the engineers or scientists who did the work, the briefs span a wide array of fields, including electronics, physical sciences, materials, computer software, mechanics, machinery/automation, manufacturing/fabrication, mathematics/information sciences, and life sciences.
Spinoff, an annual magazine, highlights the transfer of NASA technology to the private sector. The agency distributes copies to politicians, economic decision makers, company CEOs, academics, professionals in technology transfer, the news media, and the general public.
Technology Innovation provides information about NASA’s technology needs and opportunities, as well as interesting facts and feature articles about our successes. It is published by the Innovative Partnerships Program. NASA seeks to create partnerships and cooperative activities with U.S. enterprises to develop technology that is applicable to NASA’s mission technology needs and contributes to commercial competitiveness in global markets.
