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Everyday Stuff Developed by NASA

• Cell phone camera You can thank NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory for your ability to take selfies with your phone. Cell phones use a complementary metal oxide semiconductor image sensor, which NASA researchers made smaller and lighter and able to take clearer photographs. Interestingly, the concept of a cell phone was first considered at the JPL in the 1960s.

• COURTESY ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANICA