![Vickram Rajendran and Will LeVine](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20191029_image1_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Oct 29, 2019
From Blackboard Scribbles to Neural Network Breakthrough
Vickram Rajendran and Will LeVine were two self-described “kids” just having fun with computers and math, trying to solve one of the biggest problems in machine learning, related to a concept dubbed “competence.”
![Ciara Sivels](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20191023_image1_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Oct 23, 2019
Johns Hopkins APL’s Ciara Sivels Selected as a National STEM Ambassador
Ciara Sivels was selected as one of the 125 AAAS IF/THEN Ambassadors. IF/THEN seeks to further women in STEM by empowering current innovators and inspiring the next generation of pioneers.
![Zibi Turtle](/sites/default/files/2022-12/Zibi_Cover-Photo_2_small.jpg)
Feature Story
Oct 22, 2019
Zibi Turtle: Titan of Exploration
Zibi Turtle will lead the Dragonfly mission to Saturn’s moon Titan. She’ll also lead the next generation of women in planetary science.
![The twin Van Allen Probes, shown in this artist rendering](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20191017_image1_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Oct 17, 2019
Mission Accomplished: Van Allen Probes Conclude Seven Years of Discovery
Originally slated for a two-year mission, the second of the twin Van Allen Probes spacecraft will be retired just prior to running out of propellant, more than seven years after launch.
![APL's Breakthrough Flexible, Cuttable, Fireproof Lithium-Ion Battery](/sites/default/files/2023-01/Cover_APL_Breakthrough_Lithium_Ion_Battery.jpg)
Press Release
Oct 14, 2019
Johns Hopkins APL’s Breakthrough Flexible, Cuttable Lithium-Ion Battery Now Won’t Catch Fire
The team of Johns Hopkins APL researchers responsible for the previous invention of a flexible, cuttable, submersible lithium-ion battery reports further innovation. Now, the battery that operates under extreme conditions is also inflammable and self-extinguishing.
![APL welcomed college interns from more than 125 different universities in 2019.](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20191008_image1_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Oct 8, 2019
Lab Internships Provide Foundation for Budding Careers
Johns Hopkins APL welcomes interns throughout the year — ASPIRE high school students as well as college students at all levels of bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree programs, primarily in STEM fields — but the summer is where the influx reaches its peak.
![Project Manager Kapil Katyal, of APL’s National Health Mission Area, gives a talk on the Second Sight technology and vision-processing hardware](/sites/default/files/2023-01/Cover_APL_Showcase_Vision_restoration.jpg)
Press Release
Oct 1, 2019
Researchers Share Vision for a Better Visual Prosthesis
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory intend to capitalize on recent advances in computer vision — including developments in object recognition, depth sensing, and simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) technologies — to augment the capabilities of two commercial retinal prostheses.
![Ignition Grants HELP Challenge Winners](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20190927_image1_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Sep 27, 2019
Johns Hopkins APL Receives 2019 Impact Award from Innovation Leader
The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory has received a 2019 Impact Award from Innovation Leader for an internal initiative called the Ignition Grants HELP Challenge.
![APL’s Derek Rollend and Angeline Aguinaldo inspect the performance of their flood mapping and building assessment deep learning algorithm](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20190926_image1_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Sep 26, 2019
APL Shaping an Intelligent Approach to Disaster Response and Relief
In most cases, the preparation for and response to a natural disaster don’t match the damage caused and the devastation left behind. But a team of engineers and researchers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory is using its expertise in artificial intelligence to change that.
![Helicopter](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20190925_image1_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Sep 25, 2019
Lab Focuses on 5G Tech Capabilities for Tactical, First Responders
The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory is teaming up with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) to host the second annual Workshop on 5G Technologies for Tactical and First Responder Networks.