NASA placed 56 of its space‑age inventions into the public domain this week. The release includes a carbon‑nanotube manufacturing method that costs about 20 times less than existing processes, a super‑efficient rocket…

Daniel Lockey of NASA’s Technology Transfer programme said the agency hopes the move will spark a new wave of entrepreneurship. “By making these technologies available in the public domain, we are helping foster a new…

The patents were all developed for NASA missions, but the agency notes that space research has historically seeded everyday products—from memory foam to portable vacuums. The real test will be whether private firms ca…

A team led by Professor Martin Tajmar at Dresden University of Technology published fresh measurements that confirm thrust from the controversial EM Drive. The British‑designed electromagnetic propulsion system, origi…