 The Oil Field Services Company in Louisiana called DMI has developed this downbow video lock to locate obstructions in its customers' wells. Essentially a small camera and light combination, it can be lowered almost three miles into the ground, providing a low-cost view of what's inhibiting oil flow. Computer scientists at NASA's Stennis Space Center are working with DMI in developing a software package for the downhole logger. It makes significant features easier to see. Brown Cobb is president of DMI. We're taking this technology out of the space program and we're getting it back into the hands of the people that can take this technology, create jobs, create worth and create a better standard of living. The same space technology giving a boost to the oil industry is also assisting in the care of the unborn. Nearly everyone who has had a child in this country has also had an ultrasound, a procedure that makes it possible to view a baby in the mother's womb. But these blank and white images are often noisy or fuzzy. Dr. Jason Collins and Obstetrician recognized these limitations. He brought some of his ultrasound views to NASA's Stennis Space Center, where computer scientists adapted satellite processing technology that enhances contrast and reduces noise and making that a clear structure on the ground. We may actually improve a condition with the help of NASA that up until now hasn't had a solution. From a distance, the oil industry in this country might appear strong. This rigs like small islands dotting the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, but those in the business have a different perspective. We have lost 500,000 jobs in the oil industry and what has happened even more critical than that is the fact that the young people are not coming to the industry, they're scared of the industry. Brown Cobb is president of DMI, a leading independent oil field services company in Louisiana. Although its clients are diverse, all have a common goal, keep the oil flowing. A block dwell means costly downtime and until recently, determining the source of obstruction often impaling the client, a procedure referred to as a workover. The standard workover will run you $150,000, so you have to spend $150,000 to go out, look down hold to see what the problem is. This white DMI developed this down hold video blocker, essentially a small camera and light combination, it can be lowered almost three miles into a well, providing a far more cost effective way to see what's inhibiting oil flow. With this camera, we can go down hold and do it for about $10,000. One of the challenges DMI faced in marketing this new product was the quality of the images produced in such a dark environment. Looking for a way to enhance their video, the company turned to Rick Gale, head of the technology transfer office at NASA's Stennis Space Center. Gale presented their problem to computer scientists. Drawing upon technology used to process satellite imagery, they worked with DMI in developing a software package that captures individual frames of the video signal and manipulates them to bring out significant features. The system is currently being field tested. We're taking this technology out of the space program and we're getting it back into the hands of the people that can take this technology, create jobs, create worth and create a better standard of living, not only for us, but for the whole world. America has to leave and we're going to leave with technology. The same space technology giving a boost to the oil industry is also assisting in the care of Elon Musk. Nearly every woman who has had a child in this country has also had an ultrasound, a procedure that makes it possible to deal with a baby in the mother's womb, but these black and white images, like those produced by DMI's video locker, are often noisy or fuzzy. Dr. Jason Collins and obstetrician recognize these limitations, particularly in trying to determine the position of the ability to go around the baby's neck. As he demonstrates here, this crud can become entangled under his arm and he's coming around this way and potentially causing brain down to his belly right here. We believe through our studies that as many as 8,000 babies a year in the United States may be impacted by a court accident and it's the one thing that can sneak up on you and turn a beautiful pregnancy into a tragedy. Looking to improve his ability to detect all the behavior and the contrast of justness helps help get you to what is the name of the course, and we end up with the second picture at the bottom which is quite brutal. So that is used to be what you've been able to do in terms of eliminating the noise and making that a clear structure on the photograph. Making umbilical cord problems easier to detect. We may actually improve a condition with the help of NASA that up until now hasn't had a solution.