Press Release
Jan 31, 2007
Space Technology Benefits Medical Community
A small group of APL researchers, in collaboration with physicians from the Johns Hopkins Scleroderma Center in Baltimore, developed and recently completed initial trials for a miniature device to help physicians characterize Raynaud's disease and measure treatment effectiveness.
Press Release
Jan 24, 2007
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, Md. The calendar includes films, musical performances, and talks focusing on education and the contributions of minorities to science and engineering.
Press Release
Jan 23, 2007
Twin APL-Built Spacecraft Swing Past Moon, Preparing for 3-D Solar Studies
NASA's twin STEREO (Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory) spacecraft, built and operated by The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, Md., completed a series of complex maneuvers Sunday to position the spacecraft in their mission orbits. The spacecraft will be in position to produce the first 3-D images of the sun by April.
Press Release
Jan 18, 2007
Zooming to Pluto, APL-Built New Horizons Spacecraft Closes in on Jupiter
Just a year after it was dispatched on the first mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt, the APL-built New Horizons spacecraft is on the doorstep of the solar system's largest planet — about to swing past Jupiter and pick up even more speed on its voyage toward the unexplored regions of the planetary frontier.
Press Release
Jan 11, 2007
NASA Briefing to Preview Jupiter Flyby of APL-Managed Pluto Mission
NASA will host a news briefing at 1 p.m. EST, Thursday, Jan. 18, to preview the flight of the APL-built New Horizons spacecraft through the Jupiter system.
Press Release
Dec 8, 2006
Researchers Identify Driver for Near-Earth Space Weather
New findings indicate that the aurora and other near-Earth space weather are driven by the rate at which the Earth's and Sun's magnetic fields connect, or merge, and not by the solar wind's electric field as was previously assumed.
Press Release
Dec 8, 2006
TIMED Celebrates 5-Year Anniversary: Several AGU Sessions Showcase Mission Accomplishments
NASA's TIMED (Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics) mission, operated by The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), celebrated its 5th launch anniversary on Dec. 7, 2006, and its many contributions enabling a greater understanding of Earth's upper atmosphere.
Press Release
Dec 1, 2006
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory Opens CDC-Funded Center in Public Health Informatics
APL's Center will be one of five funded by CDC to conduct research leading to major scientific advances in public health informatics.
Press Release
Nov 8, 2006
APL Awarded Air Force Space-Sensor Contract
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, Md., has been awarded a contract for initial design work on the Lightweight Electro-Optical Space Sensor (LEOSS) program, managed by the Air Force Research Laboratory at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M.
Press Release
Nov 6, 2006
Engineer at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory Makes Scientific American's Annual Top 50 List
Dr. "Tag" Cutchis, a senior engineer at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., has been named to the "Scientific American 50," the magazine's annual list of leaders in science and technology that will appear in its December issue.