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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 to get...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

Johns Hopkins students' multidisciplinary, fish-friendly design aims to unlock untapped energy source By Emily Myrick A team of undergraduate students in the Whiting School of Engineering's Center for Leadership Education's Multidisciplinary Engineering Design course...

Design Day team engineers methane-reducing cattle feed. By Lisa Ercolano Children are taught from a young age that burping is impolite but—at least judging by cows—Mother Nature seems to have missed that memo.   Methane-filled bovine burps (and flatulence)...

Engineering students harness machine learning to improve quality control. By Jonathan Deutschman Blind Industries and Services of Maryland is a leading provider of military uniforms, cutting and sewing thousands of garments each year for the Department of Defense and...

Materials science student Charlie Teeter designs predictive model to discover atomic actions. By Conner Allen How do atoms interact when elements are combined into an alloy? It’s a longstanding question in materials science that Charlie Teeter is tackling. A senior...

Students develop wetlands plan to protect Turner Station community from rising sea level. By Danielle Underferth As sea levels rise and coasts erode, low-lying communities like the Turner Station community in Dundalk are increasingly threatened by chronic flooding....

Students engineer solar-powered sounds to attract Chesapeake Bay bivalves. By Dino Lencioni Chesapeake Bay oysters are more than a favorite seafood delicacy: These vital filter feeders help maintain water quality and their reefs also serve as critical habitats for...

Johns Hopkins undergraduate engineers bring the thrill of the hunt to bobcats Kilgore and Josie with their high-tech take on the classic 'Whac-A-Mole' arcade game By Jaimie Patterson Specialists at the Maryland Zoo know how important it is for animals living in...