Innovation Now

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Innovation Now episodes

June 22, 2017 Helicopter Impact
Swinging like a giant pendulum, this Marine helicopter has a crew of crash dummies that are helping to make helicopters safer.
2 min
June 21, 2017 Nondestructive Testing
NASA’s Langley Research Center has found a way to determine just how far an airplane wing will bend before it breaks.
2 min
June 20, 2017 Out of Focus
A London eye surgeon and an optical physicist have developed a new treatment for age-related macular degeneration inspired by the flaw in the Hubble Telescope.
2 min
June 19, 2017 Driving Hot
Formula 1 race teams are looking at a new exhaust system that diverts more of the heat behind their seat, thanks to a NASA polymer.
2 min
June 16, 2017 Closing the Communications Gap
NASA’s space-based communications system will efficiently close the generation gap, supporting space communications for another 15 years.
2 min
June 15, 2017 Reset Your Clock
The re-setting of your biological clock can take as long as two weeks but a new app for smartphones can help dramatically shorten that adjustment period.
2 min
June 14, 2017 Air Traffic Control
A NASA app monitors an aircraft’s current position, altitude, flight route, air traffic, and real-time weather conditions all while searching for routes that can save flight time.
2 min
June 13, 2017 Cure for a Broken Heart
Doctors are using a special glue to patch holes and seal cuts in hearts and heart arteries, without using stitches, or staples of any kind.
2 min
June 12, 2017 Comet Crunchers
This radical design for sampling comets or small asteroids, and returning those samples splits the job for efficiency.
2 min
June 09, 2017 Generating Hydrogen
A team from Columbia and Harvard Universities are perfecting a catalyst for generating cheap hydrogen, powered by sunlight.
2 min

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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…