Innovation Now

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Innovation Now episodes

July 24, 2018 Using the Stars
There’s no need to reinvent the wheel when it comes to navigation, but astronauts are being asked to test some new ideas about how to use a very old technology.
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July 23, 2018 Revealing Jupiter
Thirteen science flybys --- and counting. Juno’s mission to the largest planet in our solar system has been officially extended.
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July 20, 2018 Sophisticated Images of Mars
Mars 2020 will send home the clearest, most sophisticated images of Mars we have ever laid eyes on.
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July 19, 2018 Rocket Technology for Tall Towers
The same device used by NASA to stop rockets from shaking has been placed on a tall building in Brooklyn.
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July 18, 2018 Transparent Sound Systems
A see-through sound-system could turn any flat surface into giant speakers.
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July 17, 2018 Cosmic Images
NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory is a telescope designed to detect X-ray emissions from very hot regions of the universe.
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July 16, 2018 Floating a Spacecraft
If you float a spacecraft at a specific Lagrange point, you could lower a tethered platform to the surface of a moon or planet to explore.
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July 13, 2018 Engineering in Real Time
Imagine thinking about an idea, talking about a solution, and going right into a laboratory to test it out.
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July 12, 2018 NASA and John Deere
GPS was a new idea when John Deere began using the technology to measure crop yields and help farmers determine seed productivity.
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July 11, 2018 A Busy Spacecraft
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, or MRO, is a busy spacecraft.
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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…