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Scientific Engineering and Research

Protecting Deep-Sea Divers
Technology designed to protect astronauts in space, now has earthlings diving head first into earth’s most extreme environments.
Biosphere 2
What’s the best way to teach teachers about research in the real world? By inviting them to learn in an enclosed one.
RIACS has 25th Anniversary
Intelligent systems are poised to revolutionize our future. But the last 25 years are reason enough to celebrate.
NASA Tweets
NASA has entered a new frontier by giving Space Age missions an Internet Age spin – and it’s setting their work all a-“twitter!”
Toughest Ceramic Ever Made
A new synthetic material is giving Mother Nature a run for her money – and it could give the aerospace industry an added boost as well!
AIA’s New Campaign
All eyes are on the aerospace industry’s latest launch – but can it catapult their business and the economy?
Microbes Survive Space
Can life as we know it endure a trip from one world to another?
Real World Design Challenge
More fun than a math test… more challenging than a science project… one annual competition puts teams of kids to work on real world problems.
FAST
Gadgets designed for use in space might look good in the lab, but how will they hold up in the cosmos? Now there’s a fast way to find out.
More to the Magnetosphere
Invisible cloaks aren’t just for wand-waving boys in storybooks. Earth has one too – but it’s much more energetic.
Rubber Ducks in the Name of Science
From out of the bathtub and into the ocean, NASA’s latest research tool is a classic rubber ducky.
Exoplanet Atmosphere Detected
Scientists are forging a new frontier in space – by seeking out new worlds, and perhaps new civilizations, that go beyond our solar system.
Jelled Rocket Fuel
The sciences of gastronomy and rocketry are jelling -- to give engines a new boost.
Silk Worms in Space
A steak dinner in space isn't the easiest task to accomplish, so where will astronauts on long-duration flights get their necessary protein?
Singularity University
Forget everything you’ve heard about summer school. This summer, education is going sci-fi, with the most cutting edge curriculum on the planet.
Microtransceivers: From Mars to Earth
When hi-tech space gadgets get an upgrade, the benefits are far from remote.
SandBoT
Leaping lizards! The next wave of robot explorers has made a giant leap in walking - by mimicking the unusual movement of desert animals.
NASA’s Insulating Powder
What comes in every color you can imagine, but still always stays green?
Science S’Cool
When scientists and school kids get together, the results are… S’Cool.
Water-Powered Jetpacks
Jetpacks have made the idea of personal flight soar, but the latest design is really making a splash!
eSpace
How can potential space entrepreneurs get their gadgets from the workbench to the launchpad? A not-for-profit company has the answer – and a whole lot more!
JAXA Sneakers
Astronauts get their kicks with new shoes designed for zero g.
Research on Mt. Everest
NASA researchers are going to extremes, by climbing the tallest mountain on Earth, all in the name of science.
Super Plastic Helps Hearts
A super plastic meant for high-speed aircraft is now saving lives, by making its way into the hearts – literally - of cardiac patients.
Space Tech. in the E.R.
Medical technology designed for outer space is coming down to Earth – and could transform Emergency Rooms around the world!
Gigapan
Technology used to explore Mars is giving people on earth a bigger perspective.
O/OREOS
Can outer space and biology ever be friends? The answer is “probably not”, but a new research project will soon uncover how life responds to the full array of harsh space conditions.
The Electric Nose
From space station to subway station, one cosmic technology knows how to sniff out danger!
Biofeedback & Pro Golfers
For some pro-golfers, getting in the zone, means training with NASA.
BMW Benefits from Space
Using space technology, BMW is pushing the limits of auto-making on Earth.
NASA & Diabetes Research
Diabetes researchers are borrowing NASA technology, to help take a closer look at insulin.
Super Space Tomtato
A failed space experiment has launched into a fruity success story – and it’s packing a nutritional punch!
Spaceport America
Space may be the final frontier for tourism, but where is the launch pad for such a trip? The New Mexico desert, of course!
Spherical Solar Power
Solar Power developers are hoping to give space-based arrays, a design that’s as simple as the sun.
Strongest Ceramic Yet
A new synthetic material is giving Mother Nature a run for her money and it could give the aerospace industry an added boost as well!
Earth’s Plasma Cloak
Invisible cloaks aren’t just for wand-waving boys in storybooks. Earth has one too, but it’s much more energetic.
Hearts in Space
Floating around in space seems relaxing… but, as we know, microgravity weakens muscles and the heart is no exception.
From Dust to Bricks?
A new idea for food in space has astronauts asking ‘where’s the beef’?!
Almost a hundred years after Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravity waves, his theory will be put to the test.
Shear Thinning in Space
To understand the thick and thin of fluid dynamics, NASA is taking ketchup into consideration.
The Fisher Space Pen
Defying the laws of gravity!! Withstanding the most extreme temperatures!! It must be, the one and only… Space Pen®!
Saving NASA’s Notes
How do you document the doodads and scribblings of a legendary rocket scientist?
Repair for Broken DNA
In the microscopic world inside the cells of astronauts, enzymes have their own special way of repairing damaged DNA.
Undergrads in Space
Because kids are the future, NASA is giving undergrads a little taste of space.
Asteroid Protection
If an asteroid were hurtling towards earth, how would nations respond? And who would make the decisions?