News
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3D X-ray Study Reveals How Rock Grains Move and Stress Builds
August 30, 2025
For the first time, scientists watched sandstone deform from the inside out, grain by grain, revealing insights that could predict earthquakes and improve oil and gas reservoirs.
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Three HEMI Fellows recognized by The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS)
August 28, 2025
Kevin Hemker, Jaafar El-Awady, and Tim Rupert were recognized at the 2025 TMS Annual Meeting.
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What Doesn’t Kill These Metals Makes Them Stronger
August 26, 2025
Hopkins materials scientists, led by HEMI Fellow Mitra Taheri, discover alloys that turn radiation damage into their secret strength.
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Major U.S. Bridges at High Risk of Being Struck by Ships
March 26, 2025
New analysis by Johns Hopkins researchers finds some bridges are likely to sustain catastrophic hits within the next few decades.
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Student Researchers Play Key Role in Bridge Safety Assessment
March 25, 2025
One year after the Key Bridge collision in Baltimore, a team of Johns Hopkins students has helped identify which major bridges might be next.
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Sight-saving Treatments for Glaucoma Depend on NIH Support
March 22, 2025
Johns Hopkins engineer Vicky Nguyen has spent 15 years studying how glaucoma progresses to figure out how to preserve patients' vision.
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Fire-resistant designs, community collaboration could be the best defense against future wildfires
January 30, 2025
Johns Hopkins structural design and resilience expert Thomas Gernay says fire-resistant building designs are key to protecting communities from increasingly destructive wildfires
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U.S. Army collaborators get sneak peek at revolutionary facility for materials research
December 5, 2024
Visitors from DEVCOM ARL toured the Artificial Intelligence for Materials Design Laboratory (AIMD-L) to get a glimpse of its newest capabilities.
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CISMMS and JAM2 join HEMI
October 30, 2024
Two new partner centers have joined HEMI: the Center for Integrated Structure-Material Modeling & Simulation (CISMMS) and the Johns Hopkins Center for Additive Manufacturing and Architected Materials (JAM2).
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HEMI Appoints Co-Deputy Directors
October 30, 2024
Ryan Hurley and Vicky Nguyen have been named co-Deputy Directors of the Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute.
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Tim Rupert named HEMI director
June 24, 2024
Tim Rupert, a professor of materials science and engineering, has been named the new director of the Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute.
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Cracking the code on brittle materials
June 18, 2024
