![William A. LaPlante](/sites/default/files/2023-02/BLaPlante.jpg)
Press Release
Jan 28, 2010
Johns Hopkins APL’s LaPlante Named to Defense Science Board
William A. LaPlante, head of the Global Engagement Department at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md., has been named to the Defense Science Board.
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Press Release
Jan 21, 2010
APL Receives $24.7 Million to Build Prototype Cyber Range
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., has been awarded $24.7 million to develop the second phase of technologies to bolster national cyber experimentation capabilities.
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Press Release
Jan 11, 2010
APL Scientist Readies for Spaceflight Training
Charles Hibbitts is about to join a new generation of space explorers.
![Artist's impression of the MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft in orbit at Mercury](/sites/default/files/2023-02/091218_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Dec 18, 2009
MESSENGER Probe Earns Praise from Popular Press
Two national magazines have recognized the MESSENGER mission to Mercury for its engineering and scientific accomplishments. Discover named MESSENGER one its top 100 science stories of 2009, and the probe was named one of Time’s best 50 inventions of 2009.
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Press Release
Dec 10, 2009
Johns Hopkins APL Licenses Patents for Innovative Solar Power Source to Genesis Electronics
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md., has licensed two patents to Genesis Electronics Group, Inc., covering a compact power source that produces electricity from solar energy.
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Press Release
Nov 3, 2009
MESSENGER Spacecraft Reveals More Hidden Territory on Mercury
A NASA spacecraft’s third and final flyby of the planet Mercury gives scientists, for the first time, an almost complete view of the planet’s surface and provides new scientific findings about this relatively unknown planet.
![Images from the Ion and Neutral Camera (INCA)](/sites/default/files/2023-02/20091015_image1_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Oct 15, 2009
Cassini Helps Redraw Shape of Solar System
In a paper published Oct. 15 in Science, researchers from The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) present a new view of the region of the sun’s influence, or heliosphere, and the forces that shape it.
![Lunar-based virtual environment](/sites/default/files/2023-02/ARENA%20CU.jpg)
Press Release
Oct 9, 2009
APL Satellite Facility Tracks NASA Lunar Impact Mission
This morning the 60-foot satellite communications dish at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md., was trained on the moon — tracking the plunge of NASA’s water-searching Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) into the lunar surface.
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Press Release
Oct 8, 2009
APL Licenses 3-D Scanning Technology
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) of Laurel, Md., has licensed a unique scanning technology capable of creating a color-accurate three-dimensional model and image of a small object with resolutions smaller than 1/12th the size of a grain of salt. These models and images can be used for forensic analysis, reverse engineering and quality control.
![Lunar-based virtual environment](/sites/default/files/2023-02/ARENA%20CU.jpg)
Press Release
Aug 21, 2009
APL Develops Virtual Learning Software for Baltimore County Public Schools
Software engineers at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, Md., in collaboration with JHU’s Center for Technology in Education, have developed a prototype Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) to provide Baltimore County students with a gaming-like experience to augment existing math and science curriculums.