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Space exploration
A record-setting flyby for Parker Solar Probe
Published Jan 2, 2025
NASA's Parker Solar Probe survived a record-breaking closest approach to the sun on Dec. 24, flying just 3.8 million miles above the star's surface while hurtling through the solar atmosphere at 430,000 miles per hour—faster than any human-made object has ever moved.
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Artificial intelligence
AI finds biased Wikipedia content
Published Jan 9, 2025
New tool analyzes and addresses cultural disparities across language versions, paving the way for more-balanced information
An AI-generated world featuring a house next to a small footbridge that crosses a creek. In the creek is a wooden canoe.
Artificial intelligence
A (generated) world of pure imagination
Published Dec 19, 2024
Model created by Hopkins computer scientists imagines in-depth scenarios based on a single image to make informed decisions
Concept art depicting two white dwarf stars of equal mass but differing temperatures. The hotter white dwarf on the left appears slightly larger and puffier, surrounded by a glowing blue halo, while the cooler white dwarf on the right looks more compact and has a slightly less pronounced halo. The background consists of a dark starry sky with faint nebular patterns.
Astrophysics
Study confirms key details of extreme stellar behavior
Published Dec 18, 2024
Telescope observations of more than 26,000 dying stars match theories of hotter, puffier white dwarfs
Webb telescope's largest study of universe expansion confirms challenge to cosmic theory
Dec 9, 2024
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Dec 17, 2024
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Featured topic: cybersecurity

Anton Dahbura
3 Questions
Why might the U.S. ban TikTok?
Published March 25, 2024
Hopkins cybersecurity expert Anton Dahbura explains the proposed regulation and the threats the app could pose to Americans
An illustration of a person using a phone and being spied on
Expert Opinion
Is TikTok stealing more than just your time?
Published Dec 21, 2022
Cybersecurity expert Anton Dahbura discusses growing concerns with the popular app, citing potential data theft as a risk to U.S. security
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Cybersecurity
Computer scientist identifies JavaScript vulnerability in thousands of websites
Published March 14, 2022
ProbeTheProto framework helps identify and alert websites vulnerable to a flaw that allows malicious actors to 'pollute' important web code
A person enters a passcode on their phone
Cybersecurity
Now's the time to protect your computer networks from cyberattack
Published March 4, 2022
Anton Dahbura from the Information Security Institute suggests that individuals and enterprises should take steps now to secure cyber systems against attack from Russian agents
Vladimir Putin
Q+A
Russia-Ukraine conflict maxes out cyberattack risk assessment index
Published Feb 15, 2022
Cyber Attack Predictive Index predicts the potential for cyberattacks between nations; Tool finds "extremely high likelihood" of attack against Ukraine by Russia
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Artificial intelligence
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Published Jan 2, 2025
NASA's record-setting spacecraft was just 3.8 million miles from the sun's surface—the closest any human-made object has ever come to a star
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Artificial intelligence
A (generated) world of pure imagination
Published Dec 19, 2024
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Concept art depicting two white dwarf stars of equal mass but differing temperatures. The hotter white dwarf on the left appears slightly larger and puffier, surrounded by a glowing blue halo, while the cooler white dwarf on the right looks more compact and has a slightly less pronounced halo. The background consists of a dark starry sky with faint nebular patterns.
Astrophysics
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Published Dec 18, 2024
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A Johns Hopkins research team has created a new 3D-printing technique that addresses structural vulnerabilities in 3D-printed objects
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Artificial Intelligence
New AI tool pinpoints gene splicing
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A recent innovation from Johns Hopkins researchers enables deeper insights into gene function and disease-linked mutations
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Chemical and biomolecular engineer David Gracias, transplant surgeon scientist Zhaoli Sun among 170 fellows recognized for contributions to science and society
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Experiment reveals new blind spot in our physical reasoning: Most people cannot tell a weak knot from a strong one by looking at them
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