← Back List of all Examples We have 80 examples and counting. Send in an idea NASA research leads to home air purifiers Gila monster venom as medicine for type 2 diabetes Immunotherapy to fight melanoma skin cancer The Internet Touchscreens Treatment for postpartum depression GPS (Global Positioning System) Better measures of depth of anesthesia Improved tornado detection Gene therapy for inherited blindness Immunization to flu viruses helps millions every year Microchip development sparks a techological revolution USDA research allows lactose intolerant people to enjoy the nutritional benefits of milk Solar panels pave the way for renewable energy efforts CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing revolutionizes the field of biology the world's first reliable at-home pregnancy test PrEP stops HIV before transmission Radio frequency identification enables electronic keys and credit cards Supercomputers help us predict the weather, design better airplanes, and discover new drugs An Algorithm for Kidney Donation Matching Basic research evolves into revolutionary medical imaging technology Federal funding develops the basis for autonomous robots Breast cancer genes and new treatments they made possible Rat Massage Research Helps Premature Babies Thrive Federal funding made closed captioning possible Federal funding helped create Google Artifical pancreas systems Breathing easier: the revolutionary effect of targeted asthma therapies The laser technology behind many commercial technologies TCP/IP: how computers talk to each other over the internet Progress in Cancer Immunotherapy Research Car cybersecurity Narcan nasal spray for reversing opioid overdose Oral Rehydration Therapy saves millions of lives Government funded mathematics research lays foundation for revolutionary quantum computers The Protein Data Bank L-dopa for Treating Parkinson's Adapting visual diagrams to help both younger and older kids learn best mRNA vaccines helped end the covid pandemic Exoskeletons Allow Those with Limited Mobility to Walk Again 65 years of chicken breeding that transformed science and agriculture Defibrillators - their development and the first successful application of an external defibrillator the science that shields our tech from the sun Linking Cholesterol and Heart Disease Finding a link between low level lead expsoure and reduced IQ in children Federal funding helped launch Qualcomm 3D Printing Wasn't Always This Easy Streamlining Military Communications Led to Apple's Siri The World's First Video Game: Tennis for Two Breakthrough treatment gives new hope for a childhood brain cancer CRISPR gene-editing therapy to treat rare diseases Federal funding helped create duolingo using stem cells to fight type 1 diabetes Hybrid Corn: The Better Version of the Corn The chemistry research that gave us wash-and-wear cotton fabrics Dialysis clinics got their start thanks to federal funding the carbohydrate chemistry that makes ice cream creamy, salad dressings delicious, and gluten-free baked goods possible A Breakthrough for a Rare Brain Disorder HT‑1 - A Fire Resistant Fiber for Clothing Discovery of 1-MCP, allowing fruit and flowers to stay fresh longer Discovery of a link between pesticides and Parkinson's disease Cheap ultraviolet light-based water dsinfection Antibiotic Mass Production Saving the Day Harnessing wind energy Hyperlinks: The Precursor to the World Wide Web The Mouse Walked so the Touchscreen Could Run Heparin: From Accidental Discovery to Lifesaving Medicine the mathematics of auctions, which net the Treasury billions NIH-funded research led to blood tests and vaccines for Hepatitis B Increased Efficiency in Fossil Fuel Energy Extraction the engineering research that gave us conformal antennas Discovering and Curing Hepatitis C Accurate and fast epilepsy diagnoses Cancer: Early Detection, Better Protection The Improvement of Cochlear Implants Decades Old Lab Curiosity Now Fighting Climate Change The Start of Zoom, Google Meets, and Microsoft Teams World War II fears of Super Soldiers led to Steroids the foundations of modern AI the heat-loving microbes that let scientists and doctors turn tiny amounts of DNA into big amounts