Innovation Now

89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

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.

  • Generations of Dreamers
    Meia’s story, in the graphic novel, Gearhart Legacies, was created to inspire future generations of dreamers to become outstanding engineers.
    24 January 2025, 5:00 am
  • Accepting the Challenge
    Space exploration is perilous. Yet NASA astronauts accept the challenge bravely.
    23 January 2025, 5:00 am
  • Paying Tribute
    Many of the guests at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex take time to honor our fallen astronauts at the Center’s Space Mirror Memorial.
    22 January 2025, 5:00 am
  • Exploring Triton
    Using today’s propulsion technology means a trip to Neptune still takes about twelve years.
    21 January 2025, 5:00 am
  • Built for the Mission
    Europa Clipper is the largest spacecraft NASA has ever built for a mission headed to another planet.
    20 January 2025, 5:00 am
  • Shapeshifting Structures
    Bend-forming could certainly transform in-space manufacturing, literally shaping a new generation of spacecraft built in space.
    17 January 2025, 5:00 am
  • Making Space Safer
    Otter will collect information about defunct satellites, supporting NASA’s goal to make space safer.
    16 January 2025, 5:00 am
  • Fungal Protein
    NASA is studying an edible fungus that grows in Yellowstone as a possible protein source for astronauts on long-duration missions.
    15 January 2025, 5:00 am
  • Immune to Disinfection
    Harmless bacteria that show antibiotic resistance and a tolerance to disinfection, have been isolated on the International Space Station.
    14 January 2025, 5:00 am
  • Thermal Insulators
    Aerogels are lightweight materials that make good thermal insulators.
    13 January 2025, 5:00 am
  • Fluid Mirrors
    FLUTE would use the physics of fluids to create a large mirror more than four hundred times the size of the mirror in the Hubble Space Telescope.
    10 January 2025, 5:00 am
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