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Cognitive science
Study: The most curious babies become the most curious toddlers
Published June 28, 2021
Infants' responses to surprising events like magic tricks are linked to later cognitive ability, researchers find
Wind turbines in the North Sea
Energy
Research project aims to make offshore wind farms more efficient, powerful
Published June 28, 2021
Ocean-based wind farms have the potential to meet 90% of the nation's energy demands by 2050, but work must be done to understand the many environmental factors that will affect energy production by offshore farms
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Artificial Intelligence
Safer AI
Published June 24, 2021
Johns Hopkins engineers take part in five-year Department of Defense project to make AI-based autonomous systems more reliable and secure
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COVID-19 treatment
Drop in convalescent plasma use linked to excess deaths
Published June 16, 2021
Study suggests the declining use of the COVID-19 therapy at U.S. hospitals from November 2020 to February 2021 may have led to more than 29,000 excess COVID-19 deaths
Matthew Robinson
Coronavirus
Data-driven COVID-19 care
Published June 15, 2021
A new algorithm created by Johns Hopkins scientists predicts which COVID-19 patients will become gravely ill
Mark O. Robbins
Awards
Three recognized with awards honoring legacy of physicist Mark O. Robbins
Published June 9, 2021
The Mark O. Robbins Prize in High Performance Computing and the Robbins Future Faculty Award will be awarded annually to doctoral candidates and postdocs
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Center for a Livable Future
Safe levels of metals found in Baltimore farms and gardens
Published June 8, 2021 Video
Urban-grown produce was found to have levels of metals comparable to samples from grocery chains and farmers markets, suggesting they are as safe to consume as store- and market-bought produce
Wind turbines
New model more accurately predicts the power of wind farms
Published June 4, 2021
The model could aid in the development of new wind farms or help optimize those already in use
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Quantum materials
Researchers find a semimetal that clings to a quantum precipice
Published May 27, 2021
The semimetal—one part cerium, four parts ruthenium, and six parts tin—seems to be naturally quantum critical, meaning it sits at the edge of multiple phases of matter
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Class of 2021
New graduates join Order of the Engineer
Published May 26, 2021
The ceremony officially welcomed nearly 150 members of the graduating Class of 2021 to the engineering profession