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Science+Technology

Gregory Hager
Hager to head NSF directorate in information science, engineering
Published March 14, 2024
The directorate supports research in all areas of computer and information science and engineering, as well as advanced research cyberinfrastructure necessary for discovery in all science and engineering fields
Total eclipse of the Sun. The moon covers the sun in a solar eclipse.
Q+A
There goes the sun. Again?
Published March 14, 2024
Just seven years after the last total solar eclipse, millions of Americans will once again be in the path of daytime darkness on April 8
Illustration of a fast blazing asteroid meteor over Earth
Planetary science
Interstellar signal linked to aliens was actually just a truck
Published March 7, 2024
The findings from a Johns Hopkins University-led team raise doubts that materials pulled last year from the ocean are alien materials from a 2014 meteor fireball
Writing with old feather quill with flying letters of alphabet and ink stain
Artificial intelligence
Writing around an AI taboo
Published March 6, 2024
A new collection of AI-assisted writing assignments co-edited by University Writing Program lecturer Carly Schnitzler offers teachers practical ways to incorporate AI into their work while setting ground rules for its use
Cartoon speech and thought bubbles cram cover the image. Each shows a different Internet-related icon, such as a thumbs up, hashtag, email envelope, or at sign.
Technology+Society
How to measure the health of online communities
Published March 6, 2024
Being dominated by one group or ideology is the hallmark of an unhealthy online space, Hopkins experts say
Johns Hopkins physics doctoral student Alvin Modin in the lab
Materials science
Liquid crystals could revolutionize robots of the future
Published March 4, 2024
Robots, cameras could be made of liquid crystals, thanks to a new discovery that significantly expands the potential of the chemicals already common in computer displays
Image of a cartoon person looking at a computer
Artificial intelligence
Collaborating with ChatGPT to create brain-inspired chips
Published March 4, 2024
Systems could power energy-efficient, real-time machine intelligence for next-generation autonomous vehicles, robots
Photo of offshore wind turbines in the ocean during sunset
Environmental Health
Investing in offshore wind energy
Published March 4, 2024
JHU and Morgan State researchers team up with the Maryland Energy Administration to grow the local offshore wind industry
Punchbowl News senior congressional reporter Andrew Desiderio, Punchbowl founder and CEO Anna Palmer, and Sens. and Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.)
Tech policy
AI regulation necessary to address potential risks, key senators say
Published Feb 29, 2024
Sens. Mark Warner and Todd Young advocate for artificial intelligence policies during Hopkins Bloomberg Center discussion while Hopkins experts caution against stifling innovation
Richard S. Stolarski
In memoriam
Atmospheric scientist Richard S. Stolarski dies at 82
Published Feb 27, 2024
Stolarski's role in the discovery of the ozone hole set the stage for managing its repair—one of the greatest successes in environmental protection