The newly-discovered Kepler-90i is a sizzling hot, rocky planet that orbits its star once every 14.4 days. This brings the number of confirmed exoplanets from Kepler to 2,341 and small habitable zones to 30. The planet was discovered in data from NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope with the assistance of machine learning from Google. NASA, like many other organizations and startups, are using machine learning and artificial intelligence to uncover new solutions to global problems.
NASA is not only on the hunt for new planets, but for the latest innovation to help them accomplish their space travel missions, including the one to Mars in 2030s. The NASA iTech Challenge allows innovators from around the world to submit their ideas and products for a chance to work in tandem with some of the greatest minds at NASA. NASA recently announced the NASA iTech Cycle 3 finalists who will be presenting their innovations at the NASA iTech Forum to representatives from NASA, federal agencies, space industries, investment communities, and more, on January 31 and February 1 at Canon USA.
The Finalists
Innovation: BioVirtua: Humanizing telehealth in four dimensions. Challenge Area: Augmented Reality Advancement Innovation: Novel fuel injectors to enable clean, compact propulsion. Challenge Area: X-Factor Innovation Innovation: Germicidal UVC emitting robot for commercial aircraft. Challenge Area: Medical Breakthrough Innovation: New technology for H2 Generation from water in space by use of electromagnetic waves. Challenge Area: X-Factor Innovation Innovation: Augmented voyage. Challenge Area: Augmented Reality Advancement Innovation: The iFirst Analyzer: Handheld laboratory-grade diagnostics platform for extreme environments. Challenge Area: Medical Breakthrough Innovation: The Arisian Lens: A novel solution for low-cost, lightweight microscopy. Challenge Area: Medical Breakthrough Innovation: Affordable, powered recovery for small launch vehicles. Challenge Area: X-Factor Innovation Innovation: Smart real-time multipurpose sensor – Dissolved and suspended solids, bacteria, phosphorus and viruses. Challenge Area: X-Factor Innovation Innovation: Tactile interfaces for augmented reality to enhance communication. Challenge Area: Augmented Reality Advancement Read more about the NASA iTech Challenge Video credit: NASA/Ames Research Center
