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A robotic arm and a human hand engaged in a handshake, with the robotic system displaying soft and hard materials.
Robotics
Bionic hand grasps like a human
Published March 5, 2025 Video
Pioneering prosthetic hand carefully conforms and adjusts its grasp to avoid damaging or mishandling whatever it holds
An African eggplants hangs on the vine
Genetics
Scientists discover genes to grow bigger tomatoes and eggplants
Published March 5, 2025
Johns Hopkins scientists say the innovation could bring 'new fruits, foods, and flavors' to an expanded global agricultural marketplace
David DeMille
Physics
Experimental physicist David DeMille joins JHU
Published March 3, 2025
DeMille is a pioneering physicist who has developed techniques to search for evidence of new particles and forces that could explain some of the universe's most enduring mysteries
Rajiv McCoy
Research matters
Project powers personalized, precision medicine
Published Feb 28, 2025
A decades-long NIH-backed effort to map the human genome has advanced our understanding of genetic risk factors and human health
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
Professional headshot of Justin Hanes.
Faculty Honors
Justin Hanes elected to National Academy of Engineering
Published Feb 27, 2025
Center for Nanomedicine director recognized for his groundbreaking work 'developing innovative technologies that improve drug and gene delivery'
Mathias Unberath
Voices
America's scientific edge relies on investment in research
Published Feb 24, 2025
Computer scientist Mathias Unberath, a leading expert in AI-assisted medicine, says cuts to research funding imperil the nation's ability to attract the world's best and brightest scientists
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Research matters
Researchers harness body's natural defenses
Published Feb 19, 2025
Federal funding enables biomedical engineer Jamie Spangler and her team to develop innovative treatments for autoimmune disorders, cancer, and other complex diseases
Professional headshots of Xiongyi Huang and Yaojun Zhang.
Faculty Honors
Two named Sloan Research Fellows
Published Feb 18, 2025
Xiongyi Huang, Yaojun Zhang among 126 scholars selected for prestigious fellowship
Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, wearing a blue shirt and black athletic pants, performs a deadlift exercise using the advanced Resistive Exercise Device (aRED) aboard the International Space Station. The aRED machine, equipped with metal bars and vacuum cylinders, provides resistance training to help astronauts maintain muscle and bone strength in microgravity. The surrounding area is filled with white padded walls, equipment, and storage bags, characteristic of the ISS interior.
Space exploration
Workouts in space
Published Feb 13, 2025
Jumping workouts could help astronauts on the moon and Mars, study in mice suggests