Current stories and articles on science, health, and AI — exploring innovation, discovery, and real-world impact. Click on each title to access the published story.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
When a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar led to a skyscraper collapse in Bangkok this spring, search and rescue teams—human, canine, and machine—struggled with dangerous debris, thick dust, and spotty communication networks. Such obstacles, common in the aftermath of natural disasters, are exactly the conditions in which the autonomous robot dogs being prototyped in Tinoosh Mohsenin's lab at Johns Hopkins University are built to thrive.
As video content continues to expand across digital platforms, understanding viewers' emotional responses has become increasingly important among its stakeholders, from content creators and marketers to mental health experts and researchers.
Johns Hopkins electrical and computer engineers are pioneering a new approach to creating neural network chips—neuromorphic accelerators that could power energy-efficient, real-time machine intelligence for next-generation embodied systems like autonomous vehicles and robots.
SCIENCE
A bouncing ball that never falls, or a person who seemingly glides across a room without taking a step? These are just some of the oddities that can emerge from today’s most advanced AI video generators.
With support from the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Mounya Elhilali is developing a smart digital stethoscope aimed at revolutionizing pulmonary diagnostics—particularly pediatric diagnostics that would help prevent the more than two million childhood deaths each year caused by acute lower respiratory infections, the leading cause of childhood mortality worldwide.
Cells are remarkable multitaskers, constantly tuning in to their surroundings. While chemical signals often grab the spotlight, physical forces—from stretching and compression to the pressure of blood flow—help keep cells balanced, mobile, and capable of repair.
HEALTH
Backed by NIH funding, Dr. Muyinatu 'Bisi' Bell's innovative work is enhancing diagnostic accuracy, improving surgical precision, and ensuring equitable health care for all patients.
This is one of a series of factsheets produced by the World Health Organization (WHO) to give the general public information about mental disorders and how they can be treated.
Electrical engineering undergraduates are developing a noninvasive, wearable, and reusable device designed to address the root cause of chronic migraines.