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Quilt art reminiscent of the cosmos
Artifact
Art as a pathway to planetary science
Published Winter 2023
New book by Sabine Stanley makes planetary science accessible to readers while inspiring textile artists from around the world / Johns Hopkins Magazine
A young boy smiles while holding a gift wrapped in blue wrapping paper.
Brain science
The science of shaking presents
Published Dec 11, 2023
Watching people shake presents reveals little-known quirk of human cognition
Overlapping talk bubbles in multiple colors - pink, red, orange, green, purple
Artificial intelligence
Multi-language mastery
Published Dec 7, 2023
Johns Hopkins computer scientists introduce a new method to reduce the size of multilingual language models
A male Asian chef wearing a surgical mask makes stir fry in a commercial kitchen
Environmental health
Order up for cleaner kitchen air
Published Dec 7, 2023
A research team that included a JHU air-quality expert has developed a new method for better estimating potential exposure to cooking-related emissions during stir-frying
A cow, looking directly at the camera, stands in an open field at sunset
Environmental Health
Turning waste into watts
Published Dec 7, 2023
Study led by Hopkins environmental engineers suggests that anaerobic digestion could be used to clean cattle manure and produce fuel
George W. Fisher
In memoriam
Planetary scientist George W. Fisher dies at 86
Published Dec 5, 2023
Fisher produced a definitive summary of southern and central Appalachian geology, and later studied how humans can live within the limits of Earth's system
An illustration shows two water-rich exoplanets with heavy layers of haze orbiting their host star in outer space.
Exoplanets
Clearer views of distant water worlds
Published Nov 27, 2023
Research by Hopkins scientists will help model how water exoplanets form and evolve—findings that could help in the search for life beyond our solar system
Illustration of a syringe
Materials science
Tiny spinal stimulator, big impact on paralysis
Published Nov 27, 2023
A device designed by Johns Hopkins researchers may hold promise for restoring mobility to those with lower limb paralysis
A pinwheel galaxy
Big data
Groundbreaking method to match celestial objects across telescopes
Published Nov 27, 2023
New approach developed by Johns Hopkins researchers promises to improve the accuracy of celestial object matching
Flood Protection Sandbags with flooded homes in the background
Civil engineering
Better flood damage forecasting
Published Nov 27, 2023
Natural disaster risk modeling provides a reliable and affordable way for governments to estimate expected damage caused by rivers overflowing their banks