09/09/2025 - USA | AL | MADISON COUNTY | HUNTSVILLE Midsize City
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER LICENSING OPPORTUNITY: Passive Porous Tube Nutrient Delivery System ( KSC- TOPS- 73) - NASA s Technology Transfer Program solicits inquiries from companies interested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture and market the following technology. License rights may be issued on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis
**** miscellaneous items miscellaneous items nasas technology transfer program solicits inquiries from companies interested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture and market the following technology. license rights may be issued on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis and may include specific fields of use. nasa provides no funding in conjunction with these potential licenses. the technology: a primary challenge to growing plants in microgravity is the delivery of adequate air, water and nutrients to a plants roots. microgravity alters convection and thus the behavior of root zone aeration which plants are evolutionarily reliant upon to grow. current nutrient delivery techniques proposed for space involve the use of a medium for the roots to penetrate, such as arcilite, and power or frequent astronaut intervention is typically required to actively pump water to the roots. when water is actively pumped to the roots, the user must carefully calibrate the amount of water and nutrients being pump
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This notice is a technology transfer opportunity from NASA. Companies can express interest in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture, and market a technology related to growing plants in microgravity. No funding is provided by NASA. Interested parties should submit a license application through NASA's automated technology licensing application system (ATLAS). Further information is available at the provided website.
