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Press Release
Mar 7, 2016
MESSENGER Data May Reveal the Remains of Mercury’s Oldest Crust
Mercury’s surface is unusually dark, an observation that until recently had planetary scientists mystified. But in a new study published today in Nature Geoscience, a team of researchers provides evidence that the darkening agent is carbon, a finding that offers important clues to the nature of the planet’s original crust.
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Press Release
Mar 3, 2016
How the Nation’s Electric Utilities Can Speed Recovery from Cyber-Induced Blackouts
The recent cyber attack on Ukraine’s power grid highlights a new challenge for the United States: not only protecting our electric system against such attacks but also ensuring that utilities can rapidly restore power if the grid goes down.
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Press Release
Feb 25, 2016
Johns Hopkins APL to Host “Girl Power” STEM Event on March 6
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) will host “Girl Power,” a free opportunity for middle and high school girls to learn about careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), on Sunday, March 6, from 2 to 5 p.m. on APL’s campus in Laurel, Maryland.
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Press Release
Feb 24, 2016
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory Establishes Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence
Building on its substantial advanced mechanical fabrication capabilities, the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, has established a center of excellence to guide major advances in additive manufacturing, commonly known as 3-D printing.
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Press Release
Feb 23, 2016
Fast Company Magazine Lists APL Among World’s “Most Innovative” Companies
Revolutionary breakthroughs in neurally controlled prosthetics of unprecedented capability by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory have earned APL recognition as one of the world’s Most Innovative Companies of 2016 by Fast Company magazine.
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Press Release
Feb 2, 2016
Richard Danzig and Paul Stockton Join Johns Hopkins APL as Senior Fellows
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory is pleased to announce that Dr. Richard Danzig, former Secretary of the Navy, and Dr. Paul Stockton, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and America’s Security Affairs, have joined APL as Senior Fellows.
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Press Release
Jan 27, 2016
Nation’s Top Electrical Engineering Student Begins Career at Johns Hopkins APL
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory electrical engineer Sara Kouroupis was recently named the Alton B. Zerby and Carl T. Koerner Outstanding Electrical and Computer Engineering Student for 2015 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ (IEEE) international honor society, Eta Kappa Nu.
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Press Release
Jan 20, 2016
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory Celebrates Black History Month
The public is invited to a series of Black History Month events at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland. The 2016 theme is "Hallowed Grounds: Sites of African American Memories."
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Press Release
Jan 18, 2016
Johns Hopkins APL Names Preston Dunlap Mission Area Executive
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, named Preston Dunlap as National Security Analysis (NSA) Mission Area Executive on January 11, 2016.
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Press Release
Jan 12, 2016
APL’s Modular Prosthetic Limb Reaches New Levels of Operability
A pioneering surgical technique has allowed an amputee to attach the Modular Prosthetic Limb developed by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) directly to his residual limb, enabling a greater range of motion and comfort than previously possible.