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Exterior of FastForward U Homewood
Tech Ventures
A new hub for innovation
Published May 21, 2018
'FastForward U Homewood' set to debut this fall with a 2,200-square-foot makerspace and co-working space
Two students hold up their LED sneaker prototypes
STEM education
Pint-sized engineers showcase their inventions
Published May 18, 2018
Through the STEM Achievement in Baltimore Elementary Schools program, city youngsters learn science and engineering basics
Kimberly Wong
Cognitive science
'G' whiz
Published May 15, 2018 Video
Junior Kimberly Wong's cognitive science study about the lowercase looptail 'g' goes global
A robot plays Jenga
Engineering
Robots that drive, fly, and play Jenga
Published May 15, 2018
Engineering students showcase autonomous robots that drive, fly, and even play Jenga and Connect 4
Cancer cells under a microscope
A personalized approach to cancer treatment
Published May 14, 2018
Scientists find a way to distill complex biomolecular data into labels that are easier to interpret
Blood cells in a vein
Heart health
The Alzheimer's disease of the heart?
Published May 9, 2018
Protein clumping may contribute to heart failure development and could be used as a diagnostic tool for testing therapies or disease progression
Hydrogels in a petri dish
Design Day 2018
Students showcase creative solutions
Published May 7, 2018
More than 100 student design projects from all nine School of Engineering departments will be on display
Three students demonstrate a walker built to help ICU patients
Biomedical engineering
Souped-up walker helps get pediatric ICU patients back on their feet
Published May 2, 2018
The AmbuMate could help ailing children out of bed—and the hospital—faster
Water faucet
Water worries
A harmful flaw in water treatment methods?
Published May 2, 2018
Water treatment process converts commonly used chemicals into harmful compounds that affect cellular function and metabolism, study finds
Musical Break
A hugging machine and other life hacks
Published April 30, 2018
Students from Johns Hopkins, MICA team up for multidisciplinary design challenge