Innovation Now

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Innovation Now episodes

July 08, 2016 Chemical Free Sanitizing
Researchers are shining a new light on organic fruits – making them safe without chemicals.
2 min
July 07, 2016 Up Up in the Stratosphere
Up, up in the stratosphere…. An idea that has been around for over a hundred years may open a new era of space travel.
2 min
July 06, 2016 Spot On
A leopard may not be able to change its spots, but researchers at MIT have found a way to turn those patterns into a medical technology that will help millions.
2 min
July 05, 2016 Crickets in Space
How do we develop the technology that will make us a truly star-faring people? It might just begin on the moon.
2 min
July 04, 2016 Flower Power
Researchers in Germany are giving new meaning to flower power!
2 min
July 01, 2016 Viking Science
Viking was an ambitious mission --- one designed to not only orbit Mars, but to land and operate on the planet’s surface – something that no one had successfully done before.
2 min
June 30, 2016 Laser Communications
NASA has relied on radio frequency based communications since its inception. But as exploration takes us farther from Earth, how do we meet today’s demand for higher data rates?
2 min
June 29, 2016 Enabling Science
After returning home from the moon, Astronaut Buzz Aldrin said, “Mars is there – waiting to be explored.” But what’s the point of sending humans to another world?
2 min
June 28, 2016 Landing on Triton
What if a spacecraft could simply use the resources found on moons to make exploration possible . . . ?
2 min
June 27, 2016 Spinoff for Cell Phones
Find out how space blankets are being used to protect electronics from extreme temperatures.
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…