Upstarts
Stethoscope Does Double Duty Electrical and Computer Engineering faculty Mounya Elhilali, Jim West, and their students have built a high-tech…
Impact
Smooth Moves
Human cells are remarkable machines. They convert nutrients into energy, build our tissues and organs—and, according to the Whiting School’s…
The Eyes Have It
It turns out the eyes are a window to more than just the soul. Thanks to software developed by Jerry Prince,…
Putting the Sting on Cancer
Insects have always fascinated Gregory Wiedman. Luckily, the materials science graduate student has been able to connect his bug-collecting hobby…
Easing the Way for Separation
Carbon nanotubes, tiny pipes made of carbon atoms, have electronic properties that make them suitable for everything from computers and sensors…
Heads Up on Pediatric Brain Troubles
Johns Hopkins engineers and radiologists are creating a digital library of children’s brain scans to enable physicians everywhere to better treat…
You Can’t Hide (From) Those Pryin’ Eyes
Smile! If you’re using a MacBook computer, you might inadvertently find yourself on a version of the classic television show Candid…
Satellite Surgery — Without Delay
Whiting School researchers are helping NASA adapt robotic systems developed for human medical procedures to fi x ailing satellites soaring…
Mining Twitter’s Archives
Computer scientist Mark Dredze and his team are on the cutting edge of a movement that has scientists mining publicly…