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Student rocketry team
Hopkins team takes second at national rocketry competition
Published July 13, 2022
The AstroJays, an undergraduate rocketry team, traveled to California to compete in a Friends of Amateur Rocketry competition earlier this summer
Wind turbines on flat countryside
Sustainability
New project will lay groundwork for open access to massive windfarm simulations
Published July 12, 2022
The creation of a public database will increase accessibility for all users, including academics and engineers who are developing more sustainable energy solutions
An illustration of a person holding a smart phone open to a period tracker app
Data security
Deleting your period tracker won't keep your health data private
Published July 11, 2022
Information security expert Anton Dahbura says 'anonymous mode' and other attempts to protect user health data may lure people into a false sense of security in the post-Roe world
Higgs boson sample collision
Particle physics
Reflecting on a revolutionary discovery
Published July 5, 2022
July 4 marked the 10th anniversary of the discovery of the Higgs boson, a key piece in understanding particle physics
A person wearing a mask looks at a cell phone
Innovation
A biology lab in the palm of your hands
Published June 29, 2022
A student-created app brings the biology lab experience to users' smartphones, paving the way for a more accessible lab education
Gilman Hall reflection and university seal
Innovation
Meet the newest grantees of the Cohen Translational Engineering Fund
Published June 29, 2022
The grant is designed to help researchers move their work out of the laboratory and toward commercialization—the process includes developing patents, obtaining materials and supplies, and building prototypes
Dry land with a mountain in the background
Climate science
Simultaneous extreme weather created dangerous conditions in U.S.
Published June 28, 2022
The dangerous extremes are expected to continue to topple records as the effects of climate change continue to shift weather patterns
A model of the VIPER rover
Planetary sciences
Rover the moon
Published June 28, 2022
Johns Hopkins planetary geophysicist Kevin Lewis is co-investigator for a NASA mission that aims to study ice and water on the moon's surface
A man in a wheelchair speaks to three people, standing around him
Engineering for good
Device makes 'daddy duty' easier for new father
Published June 27, 2022
A team of student volunteers designed and created a wheelchair platform that allows a father to connect with his infant son face-to-face
Metastasizing tumor cells
Cancer research
Liquid biopsy quickly detects DNA markers in advanced breast cancer
Published June 24, 2022
The new test, developed by Johns Hopkins researchers, has potential to help oncologists quickly determine the efficacy of a patient's treatment plan