Designing Sustainable Plastics
Recycling plastic products is a challenge. Not only are a limited number of types of plastic recyclable, but because the…
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STAR of the Show in Laparoscopic Surgery
A robot designed by a Johns Hopkins team has performed laparoscopic surgery on the soft tissue of a pig without…
Inverting the Model of Genomics Data Sharing
Harnessing the power of genomics to find risk factors for major diseases relies on the costly and time-consuming ability to…
Finding the Story in the Emails
Office-based employees scrambled to adapt to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Anecdotally, they were successful. But just how did…
Poor Air Quality in Fairbanks
In Fairbanks, Alaska, air pollution levels are unusually high where air quality levels are driven by bitter temperatures and pollutants….
3 Questions: Michael Falk
On the job, physicists who identify as LGBTQ+ experience—and also witness —behaviors ranging from shunning and homophobia to harassment at…
Tech Tools: Easier on the Head–and the Environment
Johns Hopkins engineers have created a shock-absorbing material that is light and reusable—and potentially a game changer in the manufacturing…
Trending: Summer 2022
“The first thing we’re thinking of is testing at airports and stadiums.” 4/13/22, Fast Company Ishan Barman, Mechanical Engineering, on…
Empowering Girls to Navigate Adolescence
Johns Hopkins researchers are working closely with tribal leaders, adolescent girls, and their parents, as well as with teachers and health care workers, to put helpful resources directly into the hands of Native American girls.