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**Innovation Now**

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.

Latest Episodes:

Foot Comfort Jun 10, 2020

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Adidas is hoping to improve foot comfort thanks to research they are conducting in space.

Navigation Doppler Lidar Jun 09, 2020

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Navigation Doppler Lidar determines a spacecraft’s exact speed and position, enabling it to land at a specific location on planetary surfaces.

Bringing the Universe Home Jun 08, 2020

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NASA at Home invites you to be part of NASA’s exploration from around the world and across the universe.

Enhancing Helicopter Safety Jun 05, 2020

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Night vision goggles are designed to provide pilots with the ability to see clearly at night.

Solar Cycles Jun 04, 2020

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Approximately every 11 years, the sun undergoes a change from calm to violently active. But the timing of this important solar cycle is far from precise.

Space Tech to Float a Boat Jun 03, 2020

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Like many innovations in NASA’s patent portfolio, these technologies have practical applications for use on Earth, or in this case, out on the open sea.

Mimicking Terrain Jun 02, 2020

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At NASA’s Glenn Research Center, researchers can test rover components in a unique indoor lab, the Simulated Lunar Operations Laboratory.

Casting a Shadow Jun 01, 2020

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The darkness, and subsequent cold on the Moon, create issues for rovers that might be used to explore these extreme environments.

Visual Guidance May 29, 2020

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The FAA is a leader in the development of new visual guidance systems that make our airports safer.

Cryogenic Tanks May 28, 2020

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Cryogenics is the study of things at very low temperatures. And NASA is changing the way they work to keep things cool.