Monitoring heart rates on the ISS crewmembers while sleeping to determine potential physiological reason for sleep disturbance

Shields for the undersides of cars made from Superplastics originally used for Ariane 5 fuel tank manufacturing

Artificial vision techonology first developed for ISS docking now applied to precision automobile assembly

Calling on satellites in alpine rescues

Building nuclear fusion powerplants using structure expertise developed through Ariane 5

Transformers being developed for space drills used as efficient and safe chargers for electric cars

Micro-switches first developed for nanosatellites applied to blood viscosity measurements

Biological Light Fieldable Laboratory for Emergencies

Vegetation monitoring based on satellite and RPAS data for farmers

In 2018, almost 480 000 tons of pesticides were sold in Europe while the EU aims to halve the use of pesticides by 2030. The ESA-supported BIOSCOPE project uses EO and satellite navigation (GNSS and EGNOS) to help farm managers monitor their crops and efficiently use fertiliser and crop protection agents.

Source: FAO

Plant-filled walls actively degrading air pollutants

Every year, air pollution causes about 4.2 million premature deaths largely due to increased mortality from stroke, heart disease, lung cancer and acute respiratory infections. The ESA-backed Biofiltration of air via living walls project aims to improve indoor air quality by integrating an active air filtration system in a plant-filled building wall.