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air- cleaning device

A device that cleans the air in place where the air is not clean. This can improve air in buildings that lack working windows (like hospitals or skyscrapers)

water filtration system

A filtration system that allows astronauts on the ISS to have clean drinking water. This can be used to treat water in areas where there is only dirty, muddy water available Purifying water is more efficient than trying to deliver clean water

Aeroponic Gardens

A garden that has no soil, but can still allow plants to grow in a healthy way This could alleviate food shortages in areas where land is not healthy for farming

pathogens

A germ that causes illness

Robotics on the ISS

A robot on the ISS that can help wounds but inserting very small implants.

Long distance Image-Capture Devices

A type of scanner that can take a picture of an injury This can be shared automatically and help find out what's wrong in emergencies so the doctors can take care of it quicker.

Food preservation

An air purifier that takes away the pathogens from perishable foods. This can make food stay fresh longer. This gives more time to transport food and more time for food to stay fresh in supermarkets and homes

bioreactor-grown cells

An experiment meant to prepare the astronauts cells This can become treatment for parts of damaged human cells

"Humanity's home in space"

Is another name for the ISS It was made by 15 countries who contributed together to improve the world's research and understanding of space.

LED

LED is a type of light. On the ISS it was used to grow plants This could help grow crops in difficult areas on Earth It can also be used to heal wounds by helping people grow new cells where old cells were destroyed

stretching elastomer technology

Made to help astronauts work out when on long trips on the ISS, these now work as an effective machine that keeps us healthy too.

air purifiers

Removes pathogens (germs) from the air. The helps alleviate sickness It can save perishable foods by removing the mold, fungi, viruses, odors, bacteria, and toxins.

embedded web technology

This web technology allows remote access control It can control heat and coolness which allows oven temperature to become hotter or colder when a homeowner is not at home

Cell tissues

Tissues are groups of the same type of cells Example lung tissue, skin tissue, liver tissue

CO2 and O exchange

When on the space station there is a machine that absorbs in C02 like plants do. This makes an exchange while the astronauts breathe in oxygen. This allows good gas exchange between humans and plants, even if there is no plant present It can be used to alleviate pollution