Solving the Carbon Dioxide Problem, One Atom at a Time

A team led by Chao Wang, associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and core researcher at the Whiting...

Power Struggle: Shedding Light on Why Batteries Degrade

This story was written by Jonathan Deutschman, and was originally featured in the Hub. It’s one of life’s little annoyances: The...

Mission from DARPA: Create Food from Thin Air

For a team of Johns Hopkins researchers, the challenge of feeding people during times of crisis or conflict is an opportunity...

Decision Tool Developed by Ben Hobbs Helps Cities Beat the Heat

Heat waves are deadly and increasingly frequent. They hit urban areas harder than suburban or rural areas because cities have more...

Revealing the Secrets that May Unlock the Potential of Thermoelectric Materials

Disordered thermoelectric materials—which convert heat into electricity—are crucial to the work of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). In addition...

Optica Women Scholars Program Honors Dana Kachman for Work on Solar Cells

This story originally appeared in the Hub. Solar energy has yet to reach its full potential in combating greenhouse gas emissions....