An AI That Really Cares About the Big C

An AI That Really Cares About the Big C

A multidisciplinary Design Day team designed an AI-powered chatbot to answer cancer patients’ questions accurately and empathetically. By Jaimie Patterson Though the rise of telehealth has made it easier for patients to access medical care, many still struggle...
Sip, Spit, Scan: Students’ New Approach to At-Home Strep Testing

Sip, Spit, Scan: Students’ New Approach to At-Home Strep Testing

Chemical and biomolecular engineering team develops novel rapid test concept. By Lisa Ercolano Suffering from strep throat is not only physically painful but getting it diagnosed can also be a hassle. Patients must visit the doctor to undergo an unpleasant throat swab...
Hearing is Be-Leafing: Students Invent Quieter Leaf Blower

Hearing is Be-Leafing: Students Invent Quieter Leaf Blower

Patent-pending design by Johns Hopkins undergrads could be available in stores within two years By Jill Rosen The challenge before Johns Hopkins University engineering students: Take a leaf blower, but make it quiet. Make it work as powerfully as ever, but do not...
Bioengineering Innovation Aims to Heal Painful Crohn’s Condition

Bioengineering Innovation Aims to Heal Painful Crohn’s Condition

Materials science student Hussein Elfayoumy designs novel stem cell-laden hydrogel to treat painful fistulas. By Conner Allen Crohn’s Disease, an inflammatory bowel disease, affects some 790,000 people in the United States each year. One of the many complications of...
Infant Monitoring Solution Aims to Save Lives from SIDS

Infant Monitoring Solution Aims to Save Lives from SIDS

From roll-over alerts to heartbeat notifications, students’ device helps keep baby safe. By Dino Lencioni A team of electric and computer engineering students has created a wearable infant heart and lung monitor that sends babies’ vital signs to a smartphone app,...