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Illustration of a home with Wifi-enabled devices
Cybersecurity
Building a more secure smart home
Published June 12, 2020
Computer scientist Avi Rubin will work with a national team to develop more secure devices and recommendations for policymakers, companies, and consumers to better protect privacy
Layers of the Earth
Earth science
Big data approach can help map what's beneath the Earth's surface
Published June 12, 2020
Like the explorers who drew the first incomplete maps of America, scientists are using big data approaches to chart the Earth's interior
Illustration of an arrow demolishing a coronavirus pathogen
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2 is mutating slowly, and that's a good thing
Published June 10, 2020
Johns Hopkins scientists studying the virus that causes COVID-19 say the pathogen has few variations, a promising observation that boosts the chances of developing an effective vaccine
Researchers asked participants to determine the difference between an oval coin and a round coin positioned at an angle.
Research
Testing the objectivity of vision
Published June 8, 2020
Johns Hopkins University researchers who study the mind and brain used methods from cognitive science to test a long-standing philosophical question: Can people see the world objectively?
Scientific doodles
Coronavirus
Basic science study may help stop harmful viruses in their tracks
Published June 4, 2020
Johns Hopkins biophysicist Stephen Fried will study the virus that causes COVID-19 and look for ways to block an important mechanism relating to viral replication
coral
Research
Under pressure
Published June 3, 2020
Inspired by colorful coral reefs, Hopkins researchers have created a self-adapting material that can change its stiffness in response to applied force
Chest X-ray
COVID-19
Radiologists use deep learning to find signs of COVID-19 in chest X-rays
Published June 1, 2020
Despite a shortage of available chest X-rays for patients with COVID-19, the team's model correctly identified the infection 89% of the time
Colored visualization of electron microscopy photo of the coronavirus COVID-19
Q+A
Obesity increases COVID-19 risks
Published June 1, 2020
Hopkins cardiologist David Kass discusses a recent study that links higher body mass index to more severe cases of COVID-19 and points to obesity as a significant pre-existing condition in younger patients in particular
IV drip
Q+A
Taming COVID-19 requires urgent search for both vaccine and treatment
Published May 28, 2020
Johns Hopkins lecturer Bonnie Robeson, who led drug discovery and development during AIDS epidemic, shares why scientists should prioritize finding a suitable therapy for COVID-19 as well as a vaccine
Peter Armitage with student Xinshu Zhang
Physics
Two from Hopkins receive $1.6M to pursue quantum physics research
Published May 28, 2020
N. Peter Armitage and Collin Broholm each receive grants from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to further our understanding of the 'weirdness' of quantum materials