Innovation Now

Eighteen months and 148 billion pixels later, a computer has painted a Rembrandt.

Once again researchers turn to the natural world, and they’ve discovered something that has them buzzing.

And the winner is . . . Boeing’s UV toilet that takes to the air.

Pictures play an important role in Facebook posts. But unless the person who uploads the picture takes time to manually add a caption, visually impaired users miss out on these updates from friends. Until now.

She counted everything; and NASA counted on her. And now NASA Langley is dedicating a new computer research facility after this remarkable woman, Katherine G. Johnson.

Imagine a room where robots are running around while researchers are controlling the machines from across the country and beyond. At Georgia Tech, you don’t have to imagine.

Dr. Mark Rodefeld, a pediatric surgeon at Indiana University, has spent decades fixing broken hearts. And his research led him to a team of engineers at NASA.

For centuries opiates have brought relief to people in severe pain. But the relief came with consequences. Now researchers are engineering an alternative to morphine.

Few sights are as impressive as the ghostly colors of the auroras. And now NASA is looking at citizen scientists to accurately track auroras in real time.

Ninety years ago, a small rocket lifted off – and forever changed the way we explore. Learn about Robert Goddard’s impact on rocket engineering.