![Brad Ward and Zhiyong Xia](/sites/default/files/2023-02/20160420_image1_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Apr 20, 2016
APL Recognizes World-Class Expertise at 2016 Achievement Awards
A cost-effective, multifunctional water purification membrane that can simultaneously remove pathogens and toxic heavy metals, such as lead, arsenic, mercury and cadmium, was selected as the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory’s Invention of the Year.
![Infusing Innovation into Organizations](/sites/default/files/2023-02/20160419_image1_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Apr 19, 2016
New Textbook by APL Authors Shares Lessons Learned on Creating a Culture of Innovation in Large Organizations
Creating a culture of innovation and collaboration in large, complex organizations is hard work. And doing so successfully requires a strategic framework, committed leadership, and significant investments in time and resources.
![Girl Power 2016 at Johns Hopkins APL](/sites/default/files/2023-02/Cover-Girl-Power-2016-APL.jpg)
Press Release
Apr 11, 2016
APL Draws More Than 500 Girls to 10th Annual Girl Power Event
The 10th annual Girl Power event on March 6, in the Kossiakoff Center at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, drew more than 500 girls for an afternoon of exploration, discovery and career advice.
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Press Release
Apr 1, 2016
APL Lauded for Space Science, Engineering Achievements
Several APL scientists and engineers were honored over the past month for their pioneering work to expand the frontiers of knowledge in space.
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Press Release
Mar 28, 2016
College Cyber Defenders Get Set for “Operation Cyber Bailout”
Students from eight Mid-Atlantic universities will compete to protect simulated financial institutions from a cyber attack during the 2016 National Cyberwatch Center Mid-Atlantic Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC).
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Press Release
Mar 25, 2016
Johns Hopkins APL Hosts Baltimore/Washington Space Apps Challenge, April 23–24
Technology teams will take on science and technology problems facing our planet and solar system at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, on April 23–24.
![Artist's rendering of NASA's Van Allen Probes](/sites/default/files/2023-02/20160324_image1_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Mar 24, 2016
APL Proposal for Next-Generation Solar Array Technology Selected by NASA
NASA has selected four proposals, including one led by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, to develop new solar array technologies. These improved arrays will aid spacecraft in exploring destinations well beyond low-Earth orbit and as far away as Mars and Jupiter.
![Datacasting](/sites/default/files/2023-02/20160321_image1_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Mar 21, 2016
Datacasting Technology Gives First Responders More Secure, Better Information during Emergencies
A Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory-led program for the First Responders Group of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science and Technology Directorate has created a successful new way for public safety agencies to get the information they need during a crisis.
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Press Release
Mar 18, 2016
Research Papers in Science Reveal New Aspects of Pluto and Its Moons
A year ago, Pluto was just a bright speck in the cameras of NASA’s approaching New Horizons spacecraft, not much different than its appearances in telescopes since Clyde Tombaugh discovered the ninth planet in 1930.
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Press Release
Mar 17, 2016
New UAV Can Launch from Underwater for Aerial Missions
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, have developed an innovative unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that can stay on station beneath the water, then launch into the air to perform a variety of missions.