Spinoff 2018 Highlights Space Technology Improving Life on Earth. Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory used their expertise at detecting faint signals in satellite data to develop a device capable of detecting human heartbeats underneath piles of rubble. The technology has been licensed by multiple companies, including R4 Inc. After a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Ecuador in April of 2016, R4 president David Lewis Sr. brought the company's FINDER system to look for trapped victims. Here, Lewis, right, shows local firefighters how to operate the system. Credits: R4 Inc.

Spinoff 2018 Highlights Space Technology Improving Life on Earth. Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory used their expertise at detecting faint signals in satellite data to develop a device capable of detecting human heartbeats underneath piles of rubble. The technology has been licensed by multiple companies, including R4 Inc. After a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Ecuador in April of 2016, R4 president David Lewis Sr. brought the company's FINDER system to look for trapped victims. Here, Lewis, right, shows local firefighters how to operate the system. Credits: R4 Inc.

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