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Mechanical engineering

Ishan Barman
Mechanical engineering
New quantum sensors can detect faint molecular vibrations 
Published Aug 25, 2025
A team of Johns Hopkins engineers has developed a new, more powerful method to observe molecular vibrations, an advance that could have far-reaching implications for early disease detection
Sunset cliffs natural park in San Diego, California, a beach with a sandstone cliff and city buildings in the background
Mechanical engineering
3D X-ray study reveals how rock grains move and stress builds
Published Aug 21, 2025
For the first time, scientists watched sandstone deform from the inside out, grain by grain, revealing insights that could predict earthquakes and improve oil and gas reservoirs
Four women stand behind a braille printer
Mechanical engineering
Students create braille printer for local nonprofit
Published June 26, 2025
Engineering students built a braille printer to be operated by blind and visually impaired workers in Baltimore
Students play games at the Spring Freshman Design arcade
Mechanical engineering
No quarters—or movie tickets—required
Published April 23, 2025
Mechanical engineering students reimagine 1980s films as arcade games
Vicky Nguyen
Research matters
Sight-saving treatments for glaucoma
Published March 21, 2025
Hopkins engineer Vicky Nguyen has spent 15 years studying how glaucoma progresses to figure out how to preserve patients' vision
Jeff Wang
Research matters
These portable diagnostics go where labs can't
Published Feb 27, 2025 Video
Federal funding supports engineer Jeff Wang's work to create affordable devices that expand access to health care, leading to faster diagnosis and better health outcomes
A male student sets up a wooden vehicle on a wooden ramp
Mechanical engineering
Student designs take flight
Published Dec 9, 2024
At the 2024 MechE Freshmen Design Challenge, 22 teams of first-year mechanical engineering students showed off their small vehicle designs in a fun competition
An air taxi prototype
3 questions
FAA clears path for air taxis, but is the technology ready?
Published Oct 25, 2024
Johns Hopkins aerospace engineer Jaafar El-Awady explains why flying vehicles are far from replacing ground transportation
Research Peng Zheng shows off the heart of the blood test, chip with a groundbreaking nanostructured surface on which blood is tested.
Medical innovation
Rapid detection of early heart attack warning signs
Published Oct 16, 2024
With heart attacks, every second counts. A Hopkins team developed a blood test that diagnoses them in minutes rather than hours and could be adapted as a tool for first responders and people at home.
An engineer in a black shirt works on a large red machine.
Mechanical engineering
Smashing rocks for science
Published Aug 30, 2024
Hopkins team uses X-ray technology to observe what occurs when the top layer of an asteroid-like object is hit with extreme external force