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News
Jun 18, 2024
AI Copilots Set to Engage the Future of Air Combat
Building on more than a decade of pushing the boundaries of what artificial intelligence can do in air combat, engineers and air combat specialists at Johns Hopkins APL have made significant progress in creating a copilot that will grant the power, speed and precision of machine computation to human fighter pilots.
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News
Jun 17, 2024
Submarine Technology Symposium at Johns Hopkins APL Prepares for Today’s Undersea Competition
Co-sponsored by Commander, Submarine Forces, and the Naval Submarine League and hosted by APL, the 36th annual Submarine Technology Symposium explored how technology developers are reacting to the evolving state of undersea and seabed warfare. Many speakers cited how, during the next few years and decades, the trilateral security agreement between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States — known as AUKUS — will counter the aggressive growth of undersea capabilities among adversaries.
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Press Release
Jun 5, 2024
Johns Hopkins APL Achievement Awards Spotlight Major Inventions and Technical Breakthroughs
APL honored nearly 180 staff members for their exceptional contributions in 2023 during the Laboratory’s annual Achievement Awards ceremony.
![AI-piloted X-62 VISTA](/sites/default/files/2024-05/20240531-DARPA-AI-X62-VISTA.jpg)
Press Release
Jun 4, 2024
Johns Hopkins APL Contributes to Air Force Secretary’s Successful AI-Guided Fighter Jet Flight
In a show of how far DARPA’s Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program has come in its goal of integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into combat scenarios — and increasing trust in this level of autonomy — Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall gamely strapped into the cockpit of an AI-piloted F-16 fighter jet and prepared for takeoff.
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News
Jun 4, 2024
Johns Hopkins Honors APL Staff Members for Contributions to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Each year, the Johns Hopkins Diversity Leadership Council announces its Diversity Recognition Awards, recognizing individuals and groups across all divisions of the university for their efforts to make their workplaces more inclusive. This year, four awards — two individual and two group — went to APL recipients.
![Render of TEAPOT, a telehealth suite developed by Johns Hopkins APL researchers. This composite image shows two people on a video call. On their screens, there is a chart highlighting mood.](/sites/default/files/2024-05/20240528-TEAPOT-Render.jpg)
News
May 28, 2024
Bringing Objective Digital Measures to Psychiatric Care
By harnessing recent technological breakthroughs in physiological monitoring and machine learning, researchers at Johns Hopkins APL, in collaboration with psychiatrists at Johns Hopkins Medicine, have made significant strides toward creating objective digital measures for assessing and tracking mental health.
![Battery- and solar-powered fibers could be woven directly into fabric to harvest and store electrical energy right from the textile.](/sites/default/files/2024-05/20240522-Fiber-Battery-Bending.jpg)
Press Release
May 22, 2024
Breakthrough Process Creates Next Generation of Powered Wearable Fibers
Researchers at Johns Hopkins APL have established new, scalable methods of developing battery- and solar-powered fibers, making it theoretically possible for electrical energy to be harvested from, and stored in, the clothing people wear. These fibers could power high-performance wearable electronics that breathe, stretch and wash just like conventional textiles.
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Press Release
May 21, 2024
Johns Hopkins APL Supports NATO STO Multi-Domain Space Deterrence Wargame
For the second year in a row, APL research analyst Susanne Wirwille directed a NATO Science and Technology Organization multi-domain space deterrence wargame. This year’s event was held in the Netherlands and brought together 37 participants from nine NATO nations to develop and test a comprehensive space deterrence framework.
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Feature Story
May 21, 2024
Into Vanishing Ice
The melting Arctic is creating new trade, economic and operational opportunities — but also new challenges that could threaten the U.S. border and the region’s fragile ecosystem. Researchers at Johns Hopkins APL are pooling their expertise and established experience in materials, modeling, AI and sensing to develop the technology and knowledge for a sustainable and lasting foothold in this rapidly changing region.
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Press Release
May 14, 2024
Fast Company Honors Johns Hopkins APL Innovation as ‘World Changing Idea’
An innovative new capability being developed by APL that combines the abilities of human medics with virtual and robotic assistants has been recognized with an honorable mention in the Rapid Response category of Fast Company’s 2024 World Changing Ideas Awards.