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Astrophysics

JWST study of universe expansion confirms challenge to cosmic theory

Published Dec 9, 2024

The findings offer a crucial cross-check for previous Hubble Space Telescope measurements of the universe's mysterious expansion

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Civil engineering

Improving 3D-printed objects

Published Dec 12, 2024

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

Published Dec 11, 2024

A recent innovation from Johns Hopkins researchers enables deeper insights into gene function and disease-linked mutations

David Gracias and Zhaoli Sun

Faculty honors

Two Johns Hopkins researchers named to National Academy of Inventors

Published Dec 10, 2024

Chemical and biomolecular engineer David Gracias, transplant surgeon scientist Zhaoli Sun among 170 fellows recognized for contributions to science and society

Judging knots throws people for a loop

Dec 9, 2024

New AI cracks complex engineering problems faster than supercomputers

Dec 9, 2024

By tweaking materials, scientists create transistors that remember

Dec 9, 2024

Featured topic: cybersecurity

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

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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An example of VI3DP printed material in light blue and white

Civil engineering

Improving 3D-printed objects

Published Dec 12, 2024

A Johns Hopkins research team has created a new 3D-printing technique that addresses structural vulnerabilities in 3D-printed objects

Kuan-Hao Chao stands at a podium and speaks. There is a desktop screen on the podium.

Artificial Intelligence

New AI tool pinpoints gene splicing

Published Dec 11, 2024

A recent innovation from Johns Hopkins researchers enables deeper insights into gene function and disease-linked mutations

David Gracias and Zhaoli Sun

Faculty honors

Two Johns Hopkins researchers named to National Academy of Inventors

Published Dec 10, 2024

Chemical and biomolecular engineer David Gracias, transplant surgeon scientist Zhaoli Sun among 170 fellows recognized for contributions to science and society

Graduate student Riley Bond and Professor Howard Katz added voltage to the transistor and observed its ability to retain a charge

Materials science

Transistors that remember

Published Dec 9, 2024

Hopkins researchers reveal an unexpected quality in electrical switches, potentially impacting computer memory

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Human perception

Judging knots throws people for a loop

Published Dec 9, 2024

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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Artificial intelligence

New AI cracks complex engineering problems faster than supercomputers

Published Dec 9, 2024

Shape-shifting technological solution by Hopkins researchers could be a game-changer for engineering designs

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Eye of the beholder

Published Winter 2024

Pat Bernstein turned surgical recovery into artistic and philanthropic passion / Johns Hopkins Magazine

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Neuroscience

We see faces, everywhere

Published Winter 2024

Humans see the face of an old man in the knots of a tree, the shape of an animal in the clouds, the man on the moon. There's a word for that phenomenon: pareidolia. / Johns Hopkins Magazine

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Nonfiction

Metropolis in Miniature

Published Winter 2024

New book explores the decadeslong rat empire experiments of Johns Hopkins Professor John B. Calhoun / Johns Hopkins Magazine

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AI with a Heart

Published Winter 2024

Traditional video analysis methods often struggle to predict viewers' emotional reactions. Now, a new AI system developed by engineers at Johns Hopkins can help. / Johns Hopkins Magazine

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