Press Release
Apr 26, 2007
Revolutionizing Prosthetics 2009 Team Delivers First DARPA Limb Prototype
An international team led by The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., has developed a prototype of the first fully integrated prosthetic arm that can be controlled naturally, provide sensory feedback and allows for eight degrees of freedom—a level of control far beyond the current state of the art for prosthetic limbs.
Press Release
Apr 17, 2007
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory Names Inventions of the Year
A device to detect and stop electrical fires, a DNA-sensor for spotting dangerous pathogens and a method for making flexible microelectronics were announced tonight as The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory's (APL) Inventions of the Year.
Press Release
Apr 11, 2007
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory to Salute Top Inventions, Inventors at April 17 Event
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., will honor 190 inventors and announce its top inventions for 2006 at its eighth annual Invention of the Year ceremony on Tuesday, April 17, from 5-7 p.m. in APL's Kossiakoff Center.
Press Release
Apr 4, 2007
APL-operated Spacecraft Recognized by Missile Defense Agency's Technology Pioneer Award
Former Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) staff member Max Peterson was among a small group presented with the Missile Defense Agency's Technology Pioneer Award for his contributions to the Midcourse Space Experiment (MSX) program.
Press Release
Mar 9, 2007
Hopkins Applied Physics Lab Breaks Ground for Largest Building
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., welcomed Howard County officials and representatives from the construction industry on March 9 to break ground for what will be the Laboratory's largest building.
Press Release
Mar 9, 2007
APL-Built Microscopic Instrument Launched Aboard Air Force Academy Satellite
Researchers from The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, Md., in conjunction with scientists from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and the U.S. Air Force Academy, have developed a tiny analyzer to study depletions of plasma (known as plasma bubbles) in the ionosphere, a phenomenon that can disrupt satellite communications.
Press Release
Feb 28, 2007
Pluto-Bound New Horizons Spacecraft Gets a Boost from Jupiter
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft successfully completed a flyby of Jupiter early this morning, using the massive planet's gravity to pick up speed on its 3-billion mile voyage to Pluto and the unexplored Kuiper Belt region beyond.
Press Release
Feb 21, 2007
APL, SAIS to Host 2nd Annual Symposium on Meeting the Unrestricted Warfare Threat
The Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) and Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies are sponsoring a symposium on Meeting the Unrestricted Warfare Threat. The event is scheduled for March 20-21, 2007, and will be held at APL's Kossiakoff Center in Laurel, Md.
Press Release
Feb 19, 2007
APL Licenses Arc-Fault Detection Technology
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), Laurel, Md., has licensed technology to prevent dangerous and destructive electrical fires to DRS Technologies' Training and Control Systems unit in Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
Press Release
Feb 16, 2007
APL's Paul Spudis to Discuss a Return to the Moon at the AAAS 2007 Annual Meeting
Dr. P. Spudis of The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), Laurel, Md., will participate in the symposium "Destination Moon: Scientific Discovery and Exploration" on Feb. 17 at the American Association for the Advancement of Science 2007 Annual Meeting in San Francisco.