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Engineering
From highways to high-rises: New uses for automotive steel?
Published Sept 30, 2020
'Advanced' automotive steel is four times stronger than standard construction steel and could be used to create more sustainable and resilient buildings
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Inventions
Two Johns Hopkins teams named finalists in Collegiate Inventors Competition
Published Sept 29, 2020
The finalists will present their research and prototypes to some of the most influential invention experts in the nation during a virtual fair in October
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PhD Honors
Five PhD students named Siebel Scholars
Published Sept 29, 2020
The award recognizes outstanding graduate students in fields of business, bioengineering, computer science, and energy science
Blood plasma bags
Commentary
A 'healthy debate' on convalescent plasma
Published Sept 24, 2020
Hopkins immunologist Arturo Casadevall explains the different federal responses to the COVID-19 treatment and why it's normal to lack consensus in science / The Wall Street Journal
Glucose monitor
Everyday glucose monitors can detect COVID-19 antibodies
Published Sept 24, 2020
A patent-pending system developed by Hopkins researchers could be deployed rapidly and inexpensively around the world to improve pandemic surveillance
Illustration of bacteria in the blood
Biomedical engineering
Septic shock starts earlier than understood and develops distinct levels of patient risk
Published Sept 23, 2020
Study finds that hospitals could categorize patients based on risk and develop early monitoring systems to detect early stages of septic shock
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Climate+Coronavirus
Can weather affect spread of coronavirus? JHU climate scientist says too soon to tell
Published Sept 18, 2020
Ben Zaitchik is leading an international task force developing best standards for researching how climate, environmental, and meteorological factors affect disease transmission
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Technology Ventures
Grants support proof-of-concept and validation studies of Johns Hopkins inventions
Published Sept 18, 2020
ePACStim device delivers targeted, customizable electric brain stimulation to treat neurological conditions; NanoTox provides localized, sustained release of neuromodulators like Botox for cosmetic and medical purposes
Illustration of a person getting tested and a contact tracing app alerting them to their positive status
An epidemic's electronic eyes
Published Fall 2020 Video
Digital tools offer promise and prompt ethical dilemmas during the COVID-19 pandemic, launching a complex new future for public health surveillance. Are we ready for it? / Johns Hopkins Magazine
A helicopter conducts a rescue for a boat in distress
Engineering
Enhanced search and rescue
Published Fall 2020 Video
Search and Rescue GPS beacons aboard ships or in hikers' backpacks are the last line of defense against disaster, leading to more than 50,000 rescues to date. A new project by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory aims to make the technology even more accurate and efficient. / Johns Hopkins Magazine