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Some say science fiction predicts future technology. Others say science fiction itself shapes technology by creating visions of the future. Either way, one feature of futuristic fiction has been conspicuously absent in recent technology — 3D holographic images.
While many may be concerned and skeptical about the effectiveness of environmental protection policies under the Trump administration, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently took a huge step forward by finally ordering the clean up of a Superfund nuclear waste site in Missouri.
Staring up at the heavens is something all humans, whether a thousand years ago or today, have done. Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Charles Bennett, an experimental cosmologist and recent recipient of the Breakthrough Prize, looks at space with the same fascination, harnessing the power of science and engineering to understand the universe’s deepest secrets.
Characterized by the branch-like projections from its neck and named after the Aztec god Xolotl of lightning and death, the axolotl (pronounced ACK-suh-LAH-tuhl) is probably the most scientifically studied salamander in the world, according to National Geographic.
Earlier this month, it was announced that Hopkins would use a $50 million gift from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to create the Sheikh Khalifa Stroke Institute.
Traumatic-brain injuries (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability in the United States. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, there were about 2.8 million TBI related visits, hospitalizations and deaths, contributing to nearly 50,000 deaths.
In this feature, we explore how space science research has been and still is associated with both absurdity and great power competition. We delve into the roots of rocketry in war, the space race between the U.S. and the USSR, and what some consider to be the beginnings of a second space race between the U.S. and China. Through this piece, we hope to shed light on the nature of international competition and cooperation in space.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) predicted that this year’s flu will be the worst in almost 10 years.
Trisomy 21, also known as Down syndrome, is one of the most well-known forms of genetic conditions. The incidence of trisomy 21 is one in 700 live births.
On Jan. 24 earlier this year, a paper published in the journal Cell described the successful cloning of two macaque monkeys at the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Neuroscience in Shanghai.
From science-fiction movies to Area 51 myths, it is very apparent that modern society holds a deep interest in what lies beyond the limits of the earth — more specifically, the possibility of life on other planets.
Scientists at the University of New South Wales have found that using climate engineering to modify the surface of the land in crowded urban areas and in areas of agricultural growth in North America, Asia and Europe has yielded promising results, reducing extreme temperatures by two to three degrees Celsius (about four to five degrees Fahrenheit).
Cryptocurrency is a popular term that has recently received much publicity. As its name suggests, cryptocurrency is related to cryptography, the art of solving codes.
Cancer. Even the word strikes fear in people. Cancer in its many forms occurred in nearly 1.7 million people and killed nearly 600,000 in the United States in 2016, according to the National Cancer Institute. Part of the reason cancer is so deadly is it is extremely difficult to diagnose.
Imagine the thousands of enzymes that are required to maintain a healthy and functional human body. It might be surprising to find that some of these enzymes are so evolutionarily significant that they are present in almost every animal species on Earth. One of these ubiquitous enzymes is known as RNA Polymerase III (RNA Pol III), which is indispensable for regulating the production of proteins.
Researchers at the Gladstone Institutes in San Francisco, Calif. have discovered a new way to make induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) by manipulating the genome of skin cells using CRISPR techniques.
Bloomberg professor claims universe is expanding faster than expected
Like flying cars and underwater cities, tampering with DNA once seemed to be an impossible feat that existed only in futuristic tales.
As college students, Hopkins students know all too well how dreadful — and how easy — it is to contract some sort of virus, one that will keep you up all night coughing your lungs out or force your runny nose through two full boxes of tissues a day. The constant sleep deprivation and nutrition-deficient meals definitely do not help. Getting sick in college is the worst.