When atoms in a crystal are struck by laser light,
their electrons, excited by the light, typically begin moving back
and forth together in a regular pattern, resembling nanoscale soldiers
marching in a lockstep formation. But according to a new theory
developed by Johns Hopkins researchers, under the right conditions
these atoms will rebel against uniformity. Their electrons will begin
moving apart and then joining together again repeatedly like lively
swing partners on a dance floor.
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A team of Johns Hopkins University neuroscientists has discovered
patterns of brain activity that may underlie our remarkable ability to see
and understand the three-dimensional structure of objects.
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A team of chemists at The Johns Hopkins University
has created water-soluble electronic materials that spontaneously
assemble themselves into "wires" 10,000 times smaller than a
human hair.
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Kenneth D. Karlin, Ira Remsen Professor of Chemistry at
The Johns Hopkins University's Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, has
been awarded the American Chemical Society's 2009 F. Albert Cotton Award
in Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry and has been chosen by the Sierra Nevada
section of the ACS to receive the 2009 Sierra Nevada Distinguished Chemist Award.
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A program that helps Johns Hopkins Institutions employees
buy homes in select Baltimore City neighborhoods near Hopkins campuses is
expanding, making available grants up to nearly seven times larger than before.
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Two Johns Hopkins University professors -- a physician
who champions scientifically rigorous, common-sense approaches to
improving patient safety and an astrophysicist who was a leader in
the discovery of the universe's "dark energy" -- were named today
as winners of MacArthur Fellowships, the so-called "genius grants."
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Acclaimed novelist Chimamanda Adichie, an alumna
of The Johns Hopkins University, is one of 25 scholars, scientists
and artists this year to win a MacArthur Fellowship, a $500,000
"no strings attached" award given to people who demonstrate
exceptional creativity and promise in their chosen field.
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Ralph Fessler, the inaugural dean of the Johns Hopkins
University School of Education and a state and national leader in
teacher education, will retire at the end of the 2008-2009 academic
year, he announced today.
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Two Johns Hopkins -- researchers a physician whose squirrel
hibernation studies may lead to new treatments for muscle-wasting diseases,
and an engineer who is building medical tools smaller than a speck of dust --
have received prestigious 2008 New Innovator Awards, the National
Institutes of Health announced today.
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The Johns Hopkins University performed $1.55 billion in
science, medical and engineering research in fiscal year 2007, making it
the leading U.S. academic institution in total research and development
spending for the 29th year in a row, according to a new National
Science Foundation ranking.
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