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Animal behavior
Bats' Plan B for when they can't hear
Published Nov 25, 2024
New research by Johns Hopkins neuroscientists reveals that these hearing-dependent animals employ a remarkable compensation strategy in times of diminished hearing. The work, newly published in Current Biology, raises questions about whether other animals and even humans might be capable of such deft accommodations.
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Artificial intelligence
AI and human writers share stylistic fingerprints
Published Nov 18, 2024
People write with personal style and individual flourishes that set them apart from other writers. So does AI, including top programs like Chat GPT, new Johns Hopkins University-led research finds.
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biomolecular engineering
Shape-shifting gels create possibilities for shape-shifting robots
Published Nov 22, 2024
Johns Hopkins engineers have developed gel strips that change shape when given chemical instructions written in DNA code
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Research
Hopkins scholars among world's most cited researchers
Published Nov 22, 2024
52 researchers affiliated with JHU are among the 6,636 individuals on the annual Highly Cited Researchers list compiled by Clarivate Analytics
Microbes, not fossil fuels, biggest source of rising atmospheric methane levels
Nov 12, 2024
Danielle Speller named winner of Joseph A. Johnson Award for Excellence
Nov 14, 2024
Robot that watched surgery videos performs with skill of human doctor
Nov 11, 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
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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
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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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Environmental health
Study confirms coal dust in Baltimore's Curtis Bay
Published Nov 25, 2024
Johns Hopkins team says the study raises health concerns, can be replicated by other heavily industrial neighborhoods
A little brown bat rests on a log
Animal behavior
Bats' Plan B for when they can't hear
Published Nov 25, 2024
New research by Johns Hopkins neuroscientists reveals instant compensation strategy that other animals might share
A a curved strip of flexible gel on a black background
biomolecular engineering
Shape-shifting gels create possibilities for shape-shifting robots
Published Nov 22, 2024
Johns Hopkins engineers have developed gel strips that change shape when given chemical instructions written in DNA code
The Dome with blue skies behind it and a green leafy tree in the foreground in April 2020
Research
Hopkins scholars among world's most cited researchers
Published Nov 22, 2024
52 researchers affiliated with JHU are among the 6,636 individuals on the annual Highly Cited Researchers list compiled by Clarivate Analytics
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Archaeology
Evidence of oldest known alphabetic writing unearthed
Published Nov 21, 2024
Findings suggest alphabetic writing may be some 500 years older than other discoveries
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Artificial intelligence
AI and human writers share stylistic fingerprints
Published Nov 18, 2024
People write with personal style and individual flourishes that set them apart from other writers. So does AI, including top programs like Chat GPT, new Johns Hopkins University-led research finds.
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Faculty Honors
Danielle Speller honored by American Institute of Physics
Published Nov 14, 2024
Co-sponsored by the National Society of Black Physicists, the award celebrates promising early-career physicists
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Q+A
Microbes, not fossil fuels, biggest source of rising atmospheric methane levels
Published Nov 12, 2024
Hopkins expert Scot Miller discusses a new analysis challenging assumptions about the drivers of spiraling global methane levels
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Machine learning
Robot performs with skill of human doctor
Published Nov 11, 2024
Breakthrough training system utilizing imitation learning opens 'new frontier' in medical robotics
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Artificial intelligence
Surgeons still key even as AI procedures advance
Published Nov 7, 2024
Johns Hopkins briefing explores the evolving role of robotics and artificial intelligence in surgery
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