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Heart tissues within one of the launch-ready chambers, held by two hands.
Biomedical Engineering
Low gravity in space travel disrupts normal rhythm in heart muscle cells
Published Sept 23, 2024
New research from Johns Hopkins Medicine find that heart tissues aboard the space station beat about half as strong as on Earth
Francis Scott Key Bridge, April 10, 2024
Bridge safety
Data mining reveals U.S. bridges with most large-ship traffic
Published Sept 23, 2024
Bridges in New York, California, and Georgia see the most traffic from the largest ships—findings that are the first step in post–Key Bridge vulnerability analysis
Brain iceberg
Neuroscience
Deciphering the brain's mysteries
Published Sept 23, 2024
Johns Hopkins launches OneNeuro, a cross-disciplinary initiative to utilize emerging technologies and AI to finally crack the code on the enigmatic human brain
Smoke billows from the factories' flue stacks
Engineering
Greener Carbon Capture
Published Fall 2024
What if the chemical that makes your jeans bluer could help make carbon capture greener? / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Tetris blocks form the shape of a brain
Research
Saving lives, alternatively speaking
Published Fall 2024
Artificial intelligence and organoid advances hold new promise for reducing the number of laboratory animals used in studies. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Julie Lundquist
3 Questions
'Exciting growth period' for offshore wind energy
Published Sept 11, 2024
Julie Lundquist, a national leader in research into wind energy and atmospheric dynamics, discusses how the grid stands to benefit from renewable energy
View from the Mariana Trench, the deepest depths in the Western Pacific, 3d render illustration
Biology
AI helps reveal how life's building blocks adapt to high pressure
Published Sept 10, 2024
The findings by Johns Hopkins researchers show the potential of AI to dramatically increase the speed of scientific discovery
Paulette Clancy
Artificial intelligence
JHU, Morgan State partner for AI-driven microelectronics training
Published Sept 6, 2024
A $2.7 million NSF grant will launch a program to train a diverse graduate-student workforce to revolutionize semiconductor and microelectronics processing
An engineer in a black shirt works on a large red machine.
Mechanical engineering
Smashing rocks for science
Published Aug 30, 2024
Hopkins team uses X-ray technology to observe what occurs when the top layer of an asteroid-like object is hit with extreme external force
Illustration of people relaxing on inflatables in blue water
Environmental health
How Labor Day crowds affect local streams
Published Aug 29, 2024
New research from Johns Hopkins provides insight into the compounds and chemicals people are splashing around in when their favorite swimming spots are packed