Hubble has become a household name
Various technologies developed for the famous orbiting telescope have helped create or improve several different medical and and scientific tools
Micro-Endoscope for Medical Diagnosis:
a surgical tool that enables surgeons to view what is happening inside the body on a screen, eliminating the need for a more invasive diagnostic procedure. This saves time, money and lessens the discomfort patients experience.
CCDs Enable Clearer, More Efficient Biopsies
Charge coupled devices (CCDs) used on the HST to convert light into electronic files—
to image breast tissue more clearly and efficiently.
A biopsy from HST CCD technology. Credit: NASA
helped improve optics manufacturing in microlithography—a method for printing tiny circuitry
Software Enhances Other Observatories
allowing a user to control computer-driven
telescopes
Optics Tool Sharpens Record-Breaking Ice Skates
inspired by principles used to create optics for the HST
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