Sinopsis
Innovation Now is a daily 90-second radio series and podcast that gives listeners a front row seat to hear compelling stories of revolutionary ideas, emerging technologies and the people behind the concepts that are shaping our future.
Episodios
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Energetic Neptune
05/09/2025Astronomers are using the Webb Telescope to shine a little light on the bizarre magnetic field surrounding Neptune.
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Analyzing Bennu
04/09/2025Analysis of Bennu’s samples suggest the conditions necessary for life were widespread across the early solar system.
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Seafloor Maps
03/09/2025Accurate seafloor maps are crucial for seafaring activities including laying underwater communications cables, rare-mineral seabed mining, and optimizing shipping routes.
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Space Fermented Food
02/09/2025Sailors might have avoided scurvy if someone in the age of exploration on the high seas had found a way to make the vitamin C sailors were missing.
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American Workers
01/09/2025Labor Day is an opportunity to reflect on the contributions NASA missions make to the American workforce and American innovation.
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Space Fermented Food
31/08/2025Sailors might have avoided scurvy if someone in the age of exploration on the high seas had found a way to make the vitamin C sailors were missing.
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An Ideal Temperature
29/08/2025This NASA spinoff is keeping hot liquids and cold containers at an ideal temperature.
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Spraying for Food Safety
27/08/2025What started out as the astronauts’ need for an easy way to support plant growth experiments in space has improved nozzle technology across industries here on Earth.
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Materials for Mars
26/08/2025Embedded in the Perseverance rover are five swatches of material that could help prepare astronauts for a future trip to Mars.
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Drain Brain
25/08/2025Understanding the physical processes the body uses to compensate for the lack of gravity is important for maintaining astronaut health.
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Tectonic Activity on Venus
22/08/2025Using archival data from NASA’s Magellan mission, researchers have uncovered new evidence that tectonic activity may be changing the surface of Venus.
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Tours of the Cosmos
21/08/2025From a dark cloud of hydrogen to a supermassive black hole, begin your galactic journey with ViewSpace.
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Airplane Noise
20/08/2025Airplanes go through testing so they don’t exceed noise levels set for their body type.
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Together We Rise
18/08/2025For sixty years, since NASA’s Gemini program, every astronaut launching to space has worn a mission patch.
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Radiation Repairs
15/08/2025JunoCam is located outside the titanium-walled radiation unit that provides protection for sensitive components.
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Ground Systems Testing
14/08/2025The ten-day Artemis II mission will test NASA’s deep space human exploration capabilities with astronauts.
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Smoke Exposure Maps
13/08/2025HAQAST is working to better understand the impact prescribed controlled burns have on air quality.
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Safer Air Taxi Designs
12/08/2025Over the years, planes, cars, helicopters, and even the Orion capsule have been dropped from the gantry.