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Electrical and computer engineering

A saxophone player plays while student record

Acoustics

The science of the sound of music

Published Dec 7, 2021

Engineering students teach acoustics course at Peabody, opening a new avenue for scientific and musical collaboration

Engineering

Bat-inspired artificial brain could improve submarine navigation

Published Dec 3, 2021

Postdoctoral fellow identifies area in the midbrain of bats that processes sounds, which has implications for the next generation of sonar technology

X-Ray of human brain. Transparent and detailed with soft blue swaps.

Engineering

Mapping the brain to make surgery safer

Published Oct 22, 2021

Naresh Nandakumar is developing a painless, non-invasive approach using functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI, to locate the eloquent cortex

The ResQ cardiac patch monitors the strength and timing of their hearts' electrical activity and contacts caregivers in the event of abnormal heart activity.

Health Tech

A cardiac patch to the ResQ

Published April 20, 2021

Student-invented device continuously monitors the strength and timing of a heart's electrical activity and sends the data to a patient's caregiver and doctor

Illustration of a person with jumbled thoughts

Technology & Health

Unlocking schizophrenia's secrets

Published March 15, 2021

Engineering doctoral student Sayan Ghosal combines genetic and imaging data to develop better model of the mental illness

Spotlight

Inside the career of longtime engineering professor James West

Published Feb 10, 2021

West, who celebrates his 90th birthday today, remains as passionate about his work as he was when his career began nearly 70 years ago

Helena Hahn at work in her home laboratory

Engineering

Collaboration comes home during the pandemic

Published Nov 2, 2020

Johns Hopkins senior Helena Hahn partners with graduate team Hearo to develop a flexible version of their acoustic sensor

COVID-19

Hopkins helps local business make filters 24/7

Published May 18, 2020

DiPole Materials, co-founded by JHU Professor James West, recruits students and alums to operate a specialized machine that produces enough material to make 2,000 N95-style filters a day