{"id":386357,"date":"2026-03-14T03:13:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T17:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=973450"},"modified":"2026-03-14T03:13:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T17:13:49","slug":"usbr-crack-the-case-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=386357","title":{"rendered":"USBR Crack the Case Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Super Therm has been applied in several places, including handrails on the Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge over the Colorado River. The selection of its makeup of ceramic and polymeric materials was assisted by NASA scientists.\n<\/div>\n
Credit: Superior Products InternationaI II, LLC<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

NASA\u2019s Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI) assists in the use of crowdsourcing across the federal government. CoECI\u2019s NASA Tournament Lab offers the contract capability to run external crowdsourced challenges on behalf of NASA and other agencies.<\/em><\/p>\n

This three-phase challenge invites geophysicists, sensing specialists, nondestructive testing experts, and creative problem-solvers (including AI\/ML practitioners) from any field to develop novel methods for detecting subsurface cracks in embankment dams.<\/p>\n

Through this multi-phase challenge, teams will embark on a structured journey that moves from concept to development and ultimately to real-world demonstration. In Phase 1, teams will articulate and frame their solution approach and execution vision. During Phase 2, selected teams will detail and validate their designs. Finally, in Phase 3, the selected teams will demonstrate the most promising solutions in conditions that reflect real embankment dam environments. Each phase intentionally builds on the last, increasing in technical rigor and realism while maintaining focus on practical deployment and impact. Together, the phases are designed to support teams in transforming strong ideas into credible, implementable solutions that advance the state of embankment dam crack detection.<\/p>\n

Award: $400,000 in total prizes across all three phases<\/p>\n

Open date: March 12, 2026<\/p>\n

Phase 1 submission deadline: April 30th, 2026<\/p>\n

For more information, visit: https:\/\/www.herox.com\/CrackTheCase<\/a><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NASA\u2019s Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI) assists in the use of crowdsourcing across the federal government. CoECI\u2019s NASA Tournament Lab offers the contract capability to run external crowdsourced challenges on behalf of NASA and other agencies. This three-phase challenge invites geophysicists, sensing specialists, nondestructive testing experts, and creative problem-solvers (including AI\/ML practitioners) from [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15705,16320,15966],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-386357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-center-of-excellence-for-collaborative-innovation-coeci","category-coeci-news","category-prizes-challenges-crowdsourcing-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t