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May 2013
Research May Unlock Secret of Alzheimer’s

Some of the core beliefs about what causes Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases may be wrong, and flying an experiment on the International Space Station (ISS) could provide the best way to show it. Scientists at Kennedy Space Center, working with the Florida Institute of Technology (FIT), want to ...
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Trees Used to Create Recyclable Solar Cells

Georgia Institute of Technology and Purdue University researchers have developed efficient solar cells using natural substrates derived from plants such as trees. By fabricating them on cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) substrates, the solar cells can be quickly recycled in water at the end of their lifecycle.
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Curiosity Update

NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has seen evidence of water-bearing minerals in rocks near where it had already found clay minerals inside a drilled rock. The rover’s science team announced that analysis of powder from a drilled mudstone rock on Mars indicates past environmental conditions that were favorable for ...
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App of the Month: NASA Lunar Electric Rover Simulator

Buckle up as the Lunar Electric Rover Simulator gives you a glimpse of what it might be like to support the activities of a functioning Lunar Outpost. Get busy — you never know if your skills will become a major part of the NASA astronaut application process in the future. Download ...
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Apr 2013
Create the Future and Win
NASA’s “Blue-Collar” Mining Robot
Curiosity Update
App of the Month: HubbleSite
Feb 2013
NASA Foam Spans Space and Industry
Groundbreaking Air Cleaner Removes VOCs
Curiosity Update
App of the Month: NASA Earth As Art
Jan 2013
Ultrasound Can Monitor the Health of Your Car Engine
NASA Uses Futuristic Technology to Build New Rockets
Last Chance to Vote!
Curiosity Update
App of the Month: Ascent - Commemorating Shuttle
Dec 2012
Curiosity Update
App of the Month: NetworKing
Research Group to Develop Flight Navigation Technology
Smartphone Nanosatellites
Nov 2012
Creating the Future
The Sky’s the Limit
Curiosity Update
App of the Month: NASA Science - A Journey of Discovery
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