Innovation Now
By WHRO
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Podcast Description
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.
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Breathing Batteries Add Range to Electric Cars | IBM has gotten into the electric car business with an ambitious plant to develop a lithium-air rechargeable battery that gets its 500-mile range by “breathing.” | 5/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Unlocking the Puzzle of Genetics | A new way to screen your genes, may explain how to escape hereditary diseases. | 5/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Smart Sand and Robot Pebbles | MIT is researching a different way of replicating objects, using building blocks and sand. | 5/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Future Tech That Could Floor You | Imagine if the entire floor in your house had multi-touch capability like your smartphone. | 5/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Deep Space Atomic Clock | NASA is exploring a Deep Space Atomic Clock that could enable future probes to self-navigate. | 5/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Kidney Stones Rolled Away by Ultrasound | Researchers are looking at using ultrasound to move kidney stones out of the body,without surgery | 5/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Emergency Responders REACT with Confidence | The key to protecting a NASA facility from a hurricane turns out to be its own scientific data | 5/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Virtual Reality Contact Lens | DARPA and the National Science Foundation have found a way around the main problems with current eyeglass-style VR goggles | 5/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Biggest Ear(Square Kilometer Array) | The biggest ear on the planet brings galactic scale challenges for computing! | 5/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fishing with Satellites | Sport Fishermen are using tools that tap into satellite data to catch the big fish | 5/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ChemScan Knows What's in Your Water | Cities are analyzing drinking and treated water with tools based on technology developed for future gardens in space | 5/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Atomic Teabag | Oklahoma State University are working on a capsule you could put into a glass of water to pull out radioactive contamination | 5/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Picture of Innovation | Some history behind the ubiquitous CMOS sensor technology | 5/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What Butterflies Know About Thermal Vision | Thermal imaging goggles have more in common with butterfly wings than you'd expect | 5/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Flying Cars at Last | This year at least two flying cars have made successful test flights. Is the future here yet? | 5/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Miniature Space Medicine Chest | A biocapsule device designed at NASA for use with astronauts on deep space missions may change the face of Earth medicine | 5/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Looking for Clean Ideas on Waste | NASA is co-hosting a challenge to identify 10 game-changing innovations that could transform waste management | 5/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Google Glasses | The Google Glasses project aims to create a new way for humans to see and interact with their world | 5/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Map of the Entire Infrared Sky | A satellite scanning the entire sky in infrared light has led to an atlas whose legacy will endure for decades | 4/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Robotic Handyman Gets to Work in Space | A multi-armed robotic handyman built by the Canadian Space Agency helps test satellite repair missions on the International Space Station | 4/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Rapunzel Number Helps Scientists Quantify Ponytails | Scientists take a look at the math and science of hair | 4/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Electron Microscope Improvement is the Biggest Thing in Years | Researchers at the University of Sheffield have revolutionized the electron microscope by developing a new method which could create the highest resolution images ever seen | 4/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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HIAD-Changing the Way We Explore | The HIAD project is testing high-tech materials and designs to see if an inflatable spacecraft can change the way we explore other worlds | 4/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Liquid Metal Alloy | It's stronger than titanium, bounces like rubber, molds like plastic, and they call it liquid metal | 4/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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No Ice Please | NASA is helping to stop ice build-up on aircraft surfaces long before you leave the runway | 4/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Space Toothpaste | Toothpaste designed for astronauts in space proves useful for young and old | 4/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Robot Food Coach | Software for driving robot arms now helps you stick to a healthy diet | 4/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Everybody Gets Their Turn | Scheduling software for the Hubble Space Telescope has been adapted to reduce hospital waiting time for patients | 4/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hyperspectral Imaging | NASA's expertise on spectral imaging comes from long years of practice, making scientific sensors for space probes ever smaller, and more powerful | 4/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sailboat Racing Computer | Integrating cameras, computers, and trimmers takes the guesswork out of getting sails set up correctly | 4/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Brighter Choice for Safety | NASA helped test materials for emergency exit signs that illuminate without the need for electricity, maintenance, or a power connection | 4/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Cooler Car Air Conditioning in a Can | NASA technology helps restore cooling in your vehicle's air conditioning system | 4/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Rebar Doctors | NASA,the State of Florida and Surtreat created a liquid treatment for concrete that stops rebar erosion | 4/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Navy's Robot Firefighters | The U.S. Navy is building a firefighting robot that could be as capable as a human, without the risk of lost life. | 4/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lifeshears Cut Through Emergencies | A debris cutter used to free accident victims uses the same power source that separates rocket boosters from the space shuttle. | 4/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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More Power To You | The space probe MESSENGER is using advanced power electronics as it orbits the planet Mercury | 4/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Atomic Innovation for Artwork | Atomic oxygen, a corrosive space gas, breathes new life into artwork on Earth | 4/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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End of the Wire | Induction charging technology makes its way to your home and garage | 4/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Robo-Glove | Robotic gloves from NASA research and GM could auto workers a hand at the factory! | 4/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What Airplane Designers and Chefs Have in Common | Choosing the best ingredients for their creation is just as important to aerospace designers as it is chefs | 3/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Fire-Fighting Nozzle with the Power of a Rocket | A NASA nozzle design for rockets has led to more effective fire fighting | 3/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Inflatable Safety Belts | A new class of seatbelts will keep passengers safer and more comfortable | 3/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Biofeedback Monitors Track Fitness and Safety | Sportswear coming to market can measure your body’s performance and relay it in real-time to a laptop, or even your smartphone | 3/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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World Wind Tools Reveal Environmental Change | NASA open source software that started as a software visualization tool for presenting satellite climate data has evolved into so much more | 3/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Crab-like Robot to Remove Stomach Cancer | Researchers in Singapore are developing a robot to aid in cancer removal surgery that’s inspired by a crab dish | 3/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Safe Pressure Coupling Makes the Connection | Working in the oil industry is safer thanks to NASA enhancements to pressure hoses | 3/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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From Spaceships to Barbeque Pits | A thin,ceramic-based coating, designed for protecting spacecraft makes its way to your oven | 3/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tooling Techniques Enhance Medical Imaging | When NASA launched a special imager for studying solar flares, they broke new ground in how to look at x-rays from space | 3/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Cryoscope Gives You a Feel for the Weather | A new internet gadget gives you a feel for tomorrow's weather | 3/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Weather Forecasting Goes Beyond Hot | Scientists at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center have developed a more accurate way to predict space weather which can lead to earlier warnings for communications blackouts. | 3/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Flying at the Speed of Trees | A team of scientists are trying to teach future robotic aircraft just how fast they should fly! | 3/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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New Thermoelectrics are Hot Stuff | A new recipe for thermoelectric materials helps scientists make power from heat that’s normally wasted | 3/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Protein Innovations Advance Drug Treatments | Understanding details of the Albumin crystal enables researchers to tailor many drug molecules to be safer and more effective | 3/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Cafeteria Psychology | Color coding labels lead customers to choose healthier cafeteria foods | 3/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Flywheels Put a New Spin on Power Storage | Flywheels may be poised to replace batteries in many key power applications on Earth | 3/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Robot Hummingbird | A challenge from DARPA leads to a tiny aircraft that looks and flies like a hummingbird. | 3/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Software Framework Connects the Dots | NASA releases flexible and open source software for organizing and making sense of huge, wide-spread datasets | 3/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Magnetic Soap | Magnetic soap and detergents may clean up our future | 3/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Your Plane May Know a Shortcut | Your plane may know a shortcut to your next destination, thanks to NASA - originated software | 3/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Small Business Gains Fans with NASA Tech | A Small Tennessee company is using NASA technology to build better fans to ventilate tunnels | 3/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Touch Sensors Everywhere | Technology used to find underwater cable damage could be modified to usher in a new generation of touch sensitive products | 3/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tough Textiles Protect More Than Spacecraft | Lessons-learned from making airbags bound for Mars are helping keep things safe closer to home. | 2/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The First 1800 Years are the Hardest | By digitizing the collection into a NASA-derived open source data standard, researchers worldwide can future-proof their archives. | 2/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Robot Tails | Researchers at UC Berkeley study how robots can get better balance and control by having tails like lizards. | 2/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Paper-powered Batteries Turn Junk Mail to Joules | Sony Corporation has demonstrated a unique battery that generates electricity by digesting scraps of waste paper | 2/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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From Cockpits to Operating Rooms | Using checklists, specific rules and procedures for communicating and problem-solving, has made flying and visiting a hospital much safer. | 2/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Building a Better Mosquito to Fight Malaria | Scientists are researching malaria resistant mosquitoes to help smack down the disease before it's transmitted to humans. | 2/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Formula for More Nutritious Baby Food | Space research on photosynthesis led to improved baby formula and breakfast foods | 2/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Spotting Diseases from Space | Scientists at Princeton explore how to track diseases from space | 2/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fantastic Voyager Propelled by MRI | Will a future doctor fix your clogged artery with a microscopic submarine? | 2/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Shape of Future Jetliners | NASA is mapping out how to meet their goal of quieter, cleaner, greener, and faster aircraft for the future | 2/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Flickering Lights for Wi-Fi | One day you just might get your Wi-Fi signal from your desk lamp | 2/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bacteria Light the Way to New Sensors | Description: Bioengineers at UC-San Diego say glowing bacteria could be used as innovative pollution sensors. | 2/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Rocket Alloy | A “recipe” for a rocket nozzle is the hot new thing in welding. | 2/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Paint-on Solar Cells | Scientists have created a new process to make solar cells that you can “paint-on” a wall or roof. | 2/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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HIAD | Inflatable heat shields could mean more discoveries on the red planet – and beyond! | 2/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Self-healing Electronics | NASA is interested in a new concept proposed by engineers at the University of Illinois for electronic circuitry that can repair itself. | 2/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Whispers of Sonic Booms | NASA’s Dryden and Langley Flight Research centers explore how planes might be flown at mach-busting speeds without disturbing noise on the ground. | 2/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Trillion-frame Camera | Media Lab set out to build a camera that takes a trillion shots per second! | 2/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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University Students Tackle Space Junk | University students are challenged by NASA to develop ground-breaking approaches for orbital debris removal | 2/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Shooting Down Space Debris With Air | Through the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts program, the University of Michigan and Raytheon corporation are looking at a method that uses puffs of air to safely de-orbit space junk | 2/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Mining With Bacteria | A process called bio-mining uses specially-bred bacteria to eat the metals from rock, and even purify contaminated soil! | 1/31/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Rockets with the Muscle for Mars | Finding breakthroughs that could revolutionize space exploration is a driving force behind NIAC, the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts program. One NIAC study looks at how rockets could fly faster, more direct paths to other planets. | 1/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ozone and Earthquakes | Researchers at the University of Virginia are exploring ways to enable sensors to smell and therefore detect impending earthquakes early. | 1/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NEO Flex Missions | NASA connects with the bright minds of college students as the students share innovative design concepts for human missions to near earth objects, like an asteroid. | 1/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Micro Rover Powered by Bacteria | The Naval Research Laboratory and NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts program are supporting experimental research that could make future bacteria-powered micro-rovers run with incredible range. | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Antibacterial Floors | A new technology developed at the Dublin Institute of Technology sheds new light on one way to keep floors free from bacteria. | 1/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tiny Bubbles | Researchers at the University of Southampton are perfecting a much more efficient way to wash things, using microscopic water bubbles vibrated with ultrasonics. | 1/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hop Around the Comet | A NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts project aims to design a hybrid concept for space probes to comets, asteroids, and small moons. | 1/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Wave Gliders Spanning the Ocean | A fleet of robotic ocean explorers use water wings capture the free energy of passing waves and convert it into propulsion. | 1/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lunar Settlement Concepts Competition | University students compete in a NASA program to design lunar outpost architectures that go beyond the scope of just how to live on the Moon, but also establish a lunar economy. | 1/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Recharging Devices by Walking Around | Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have hit upon a possible answer for powering micro-devices using a cloth that generates power, any time it flexes. | 1/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Automated Construction of Moon Bases | The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts program is investigating a technique called 'contour crafting' as a potential for automated machines to build shelters, roads, landing platforms, and more on the Moon. | 1/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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From Spacesuits to Stadium Domes | Space-age fabric technology 'raises the roof' at sports stadiums | 1/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Students Working on Mars (RASC-AL) | Through NASA's RASC-AL competitions, university students work on comprehensive mission designs for Mars that include breakthroughs in the tough challenges that come with exploring extraterrestrial environments. | 1/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Building Spacecraft Out of Nothing | NASA' Innovative Advanced Concepts program and researchers at MIT are looking at using electromagnetic fields to make parts that can unfold and become lightweight, rigid structural objects in space | 1/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Smart Crowds are Living Sensors | Engineers from Rice University and Motorola created a computer program that can use data trends from thousands of individual sports fans as human computer sensors. | 1/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Apollo Life Rafts Still Saving Lives | A raft design concept from the Apollo-era is still saving lives every day | 1/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Alternatives to Antibiotics | DARPA is encouraging researchers to come up with a solution to fight illness that's NOT an antibiotic, in the traditional sense. | 1/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tractor Beams | NASA's NIAC program is exploring a concept that uses specially-tuned laser beams to fetch individual molecules of gas, and dust, thru space - sort of like the tractor beam from science fiction. | 1/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Thermoelectric Cooling | Car makers are working with the Department Of Energy to adapt NASA spacecraft technology that could replace your old AC with thermo-electrics. | 1/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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BLAST (Bonding with Laser Ablative Surface Technique) | A new manufacturing technique could change the way modern aircraft are built. | 12/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Turning Down the Volume on Radio Interference | A new system aims to turn down the volume on radio interference! | 12/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ResQPod | A Space medicine tool is helping heart attack patients on Earth! | 12/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Supertrucks | Crossing 18 wheelers with space technology... to design the super-trucks of the future! | 12/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Gyms for Your Brain | Some people join a gym to flex their muscles, and some are joining to exercise their brains! | 12/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sunblock Suits from Space | NASA spacesuits become beachwear...while saving the lives of people with a rare illness | 12/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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High Performance Batteries Charging Ahead | High performance batteries are charging ahead... | 12/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CAFE Green Flight Challenge | And the winner is ... an electric plane over 10 times more efficient than modern commercial aircraft! | 12/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Mind Controlled Prosthetics | Scientists are learning how to create artificial limbs that respond to thought patterns | 12/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Robots Save Soldiers Lives | Roving robots are keeping our soldiers safe from roadside bombs | 12/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Magnetic Crash Sensors | How the magnetic fields of cars could one day protect you in a crash | 12/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Super Strong Foam Core | Future bridges, airplanes, and even spaceships may be made out of super strong fiber-reinforced ... foam! | 12/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Nanomaterials Transform Hairstyling Tools | NASA research inspires some out-of-this-world hairstyling tools! | 12/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Focus After the Fact | It's a camera you focus AFTER you take the picture, and photos will never be the same. | 12/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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OmniTouch Projected Touch Screen | It's a virtual computer touch screen...without the screen! | 12/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Next Generation Satellite | Better weather forecasting and improved climate change data are coming thanks to a next-generation satellite recently launched by NASA. | 12/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Microwave Radiometer Breakthrough | A new eye on the sky, sees the air in Three-D | 12/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What's cooking...in Solar Cell Research | What's cooking... in solar cell production? | 12/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Lab in the Palm of Your Hand | Medical lab work; from space... to the palm of your hand! | 12/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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New Year, New Discoveries (GRAIL) | As we head toward the end of this year, a pair of lunar spacecraft are headed toward some big discoveries! | 12/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Laser Wind Monitoring | NASA researchers are using lasers to remotely measure wind with greater precision than ever. | 11/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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In-Space Solar Sail Demo | Long ago, sailing ships made it possible to explore all corners of our world. Soon, a new type of sail that could help us explore the rest of the universe will be unfurled! | 11/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Google's Garage Workshops | Some of history's greatest tech ideas were born in garages. One innovative company is bringing that creative environment back for its employees. | 11/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sustainability Base | A new NASA facility is one small step for architectural design, and one giant leap toward the future of the workplace. | 11/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hybrid Capacitors | Recent scientific breakthroughs could lead to batteries that recharge in 90 seconds... and last a decade! | 11/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Darker Than Black Metamaterial | Scientists at Perdue University recently created a new material that absorbs 99 percent of all light that hits it, making it the darkest black on Earth. | 11/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Wearable Antennae for Rescue | Sailors, hikers, and mountain climbers have a new way to make sure help is on the way - right when it's needed most. | 11/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Driverless Car | Self-driving cars may finally be moving from science fiction movies, right into your home garage. | 11/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Laser Communications Relay Demo Mission | An upcoming satellite mission tests replacing radio links in future spacecraft with lasers. | 11/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Cell Phone Chemical Sensor | Cell phone apps aren't new- but a cell phone with a nose for danger IS! | 11/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Intelligent Structures | A futuristic monitoring system originally conceived for spaceships may soon help keep you safe on the road. | 11/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Laser Guide Pod Cars | A transportation concept born in the 1950s is now taking airport passengers in London toward the future. | 11/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Deep Space Atomic Clock | NASA plans to make time fly... with more precision than ever before. | 11/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Collaborative Online Game Advances Science | Online gamers are helping unlock some tough biochemistry puzzles - that have stumped researchers for years! | 11/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Star-mapping Algorithm Spots Endangered Animals | How do you 'spot' one Polar Bear out of a lineup? | 11/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Nanotechnology Biosensor | Nanotechnology - this science of the future is making present-day life on Earth a little safer. | 11/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Google Art Project | An immersive technology opens the virtual door to some the world's most acclaimed art museums. | 11/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean Space Clothes | Specially engineered space undergarments are giving a new twist to the term 'long-duration mission.' | 11/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Little WINCs for Ultra-Small Satellites | Scientists have created a tiny satellite payload that opens up a giant opportunity! | 11/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Space Tires That Never Go Flat | Technology built for future moon rovers may one day keep you from getting a flat tire here on Earth! | 11/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Shaking Up Osteoporosis | Does osteoporosis have you rattled? Exercise techniques from space could lead to new treatments for patients on Earth. | 10/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Smart Helicopter Blades | A new helicopter blade may shape the way you travel in the future. | 10/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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From Space to the Farm | Technology from a space mission that tested Einstein's theories is changing the face of farming around the world | 10/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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EHD Heat Pump | NASA is testing a tiny super-cooling heat pump that may change the way computers are built! | 10/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Power Beaming Challenge | A competition to improve reliable and efficient wireless power transmission could revolutionize space exploration, and even methods for providing power to disaster areas here on Earth | 10/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Gravity Probe B | The Gravity Probe B mission took on one of science's most intriguing challenges- to confirm a space-time vortex around our planet. | 10/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sample Return Centennial Challenge | Can you build a robot that can fetch your slippers from the living room? How about from behind a rock on Mars?!?! | 10/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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X-Flex Blast Protection | Heard about the new blast protection system for buildings? The strength of this innovative design ... is in the wallpaper! | 10/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Nano-Sat Centennial Challenge | Calling all rocket enthusiasts ... your hobby just might launch new business opportunities ... literally!! | 10/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Artificial Energy Leaves | Nature has inspired a technology that's being called a revolutionary leap in energy storage. | 10/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Night Rover Challenge | A NASA exploration challenge is keeping engineers - and robots - up all night! | 10/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NeoNurture Incubator | Repurposed car parts are helping save newborns in developing countries | 10/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NASA Centennial Challenges | If you're an inventor that likes a challenge ... NASA is looking for your revolutionary ideas! | 10/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Parachutes for Entire Aircraft | Rocket launched parachutes are making flight safer for pilots and passengers. | 10/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Aerogel Insulation | Next time you build a house ... you might want to insulate it with solid smoke. | 10/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Battery Powered Eyeglasses | Bifocals are so 18th century! The future of eyeglasses will be here in the blink of an eye. | 10/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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MEMs Deformable Mirrors | Researchers can now see two to three times more clearly by using tiny mirrors that they can bend! | 10/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Repair Patches for Racecars | Patches designed for repairs in space are now being used to get race cars back on the track! | 10/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Heads Up Sport Goggles | From the ski slopes to the desert and maybe to another planet, these futuristic goggles give you more than just the view. | 10/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hi-Tech Tool | The FAA has a new hi-tech tool to help avoid future flight delays! | 10/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Power Aware Cord | Want to do a better job of conserving energy? Maybe it's time to glow with the flow | 10/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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163 |
Sensors With No Electrical Connections | NASA Researchers have invented a new class of wireless sensor that keeps working even when damaged! | 9/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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164 |
NASA Tech Helps Treat Cancer | A NASA imaging technique may soon be following doctor's orders and given a new role - in the treatment of breast cancer! | 9/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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165 |
Transition Airplane | : It's been a quarter of a century since the movie Back to the Future promised us flying cars. So where are they? | 9/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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166 |
Advanced Math in the Airport | Reverse Geometry might sound like a math course, but it's actually a technology that could save you time in the airport, and help keep your travels safe. | 9/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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167 |
ArterioVision | Technology that helped us get a good look at Mars is now helping save lives here on Earth! | 9/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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168 |
Highway Safety Grooving | To improve space shuttle safety NASA came up with a solution for flooded roads that's pretty groovy. | 9/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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169 |
The (Almost) Waterless Washing Machine | We all try to do our part to conserve water- we take shorter showers; we turn off the faucet while we're brushing our teeth- but what about when we wash our clothes? | 9/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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170 |
Lifeguard Robot | This summer at the beach, there's a new lifeguard on duty and her name is Emily, but she's no human. | 9/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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171 |
Steering Clear of Choppy Air | Buckle up, it's going to be a bumpy ride are not the words you want to hear from the pilot of your next flight. Thanks to new technology, you might not have to. | 9/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bloom Energy | Going green sounds like a great idea, but we can't just unplug from the energy grid, right? Thanks to research originally geared to help humans live on Mars, we just might. | 9/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Housecalls for Plants | Just because a plant looks healthy, doesn't mean it actually is. But thanks to some NASA research, it's now possible to gauge a plant's health by giving it a quick check-up. | 9/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bionic Legs | New bionic legs are helping patients that were previously bound to a wheelchair stand tall - and reach farther than ever before. | 9/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Airplane Feathers | In the world of flight, human-kind is a newcomer compared to our avian comrades. So, maybe it's time to take a second look at how birds do fly right. | 9/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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176 |
Straddle Bus | While sitting in heavy traffic, do you ever wish you could just drive over all the other cars? One company is looking at doing just that! | 9/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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177 |
Advanced Plastic Touches the Heart | An advanced plastic developed for airplanes touches hearts around the world. | 9/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Body Powered Devices | As the world population increases so will energy demands. But what if, instead of harnessing coal and oil for energy, we harnessed the population itself? | 9/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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179 |
Eagle Eyes | Ever wish you had eyes like an eagle? Some advanced space technology - brought down to earth - might be just what you're looking for! | 9/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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180 |
Mosquito Laser | Researchers trying to stop the spread of malaria have really made a buzz - by battling the flying pests that carry the disease... with lasers! | 9/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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181 |
Inflatable SatCom Systems | Disaster relief workers around the world are on the ball coordinating rescue and response efforts - even when traditional communications systems have been knocked offline. | 9/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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182 |
Insulating Paint | NASA derived innovation could paint those high energy cost blues away. | 9/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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183 |
ArterioVision | Technology that helped us get a good look at Mars is now helping save lives here on Earth! | 9/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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184 |
Slingshot Drones | New federal rules are making micro-surveys with small aerial drones practical | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 184 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Teaser Arteriovision
The podcast is limited to 90 seconds, so you cant really expect too much info. This item is very interesting for people my age, but would even be more useful if they had some sort of a way get people who have been "hooked" by the story connected to more information. I had a CIMT last year and think it is really a great, cheap way to get ahead of coronary disease.
