NASA/Quincy Eggert NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, is preparing today for tomorrow’s mission. Supersonic flight, next generation aircraft, advanced air mobility, climate changes, human exploration of space, and the next innovation are just some of the topics our researchers, engineers, and mission support teams focused on in 2024. NASA Armstrong began 2024 […]
Mature businessman leading project meeting in office conference room getty Great leadership is a balancing act—juggling priorities while inspiring others to achieve a shared vision. The PIE framework, devised by my colleague Suzy Welch at NYU Stern, offers a simple yet powerful blueprint for success: People, Ideas, and Execution. This approach highlights the essential balance […]
Standing on the garden rooftop of the Warsaw University Library (Biblioteka Uniwersytecka w Warszawie) feels like being at the center of the universe, or at least of Poland. From the perch, you can see the spire of the Palace of Culture and Science, the next-door Copernicus Science Centre, the basketlike PGE Narodowy stadium, and the […]
A bell rings and a strobe light flashes as a pilot pulls the nose of the DC-9 aircraft up sharply. The blood quickly drains from researchers’ heads as they are pulled to the cabin floor by a force twice that of normal gravity. Once the acceleration slows to the desired level, and the NASA aircraft […]
Mayo Clinic researchers have identified key protein patterns in the blood that could improve how doctors diagnose and monitor giant cell arteritis, a chronic autoimmune disease that causes inflammation in blood vessels. The condition often affects arteries in the head and can lead to vision loss or stroke if untreated. The new research, led by […]
Credit: CC0 Public Domain These days, it’s hard to escape news stories discussing how climate change is contributing to extreme weather disastersincluding the recent U.S. hurricanes. Aid agencies are increasingly worried about the widespread damage. A growing question as these disasters worsen in a warming world is how to pay for recoveries, particularly in poorer […]
A 3D illustration depicts mesothelioma cancer. Mayo Clinic researchers have developed an innovative testing strategy for mesothelioma that could potentially increase the detection rate of cancer DNA in the blood. This approach focuses on shuffled or swapped sections of DNA in mesothelioma cancer cells, called chromosomal rearrangements. By detecting these complex DNA patterns, rather than […]
Brian Principe, 60, knew he needed to get a colonoscopy. He’d been putting it off for years. The truth was, he’d had the colorectal exam already — when he was in his 20s and experiencing unexplained abdominal pain. At the time, the colonoscopy detected polyps, which are abnormal tissue growths, but, he says, “No one […]
NASA is announcing the relaunch of the NASA Acquisition Innovation Launchpad (NAIL), a framework to drive innovation and modernize acquisition processes across the agency, after piloting the program for a year. NASA spends approximately $21 billion or 85% of its budget on acquiring goods and services. Managed by NASA’s Office of Procurement, the NAIL was […]
