![From left, Stergios Papadakis, Mekbib Astatke and Olivia Tiburzi, part of the team that is working to create accurate, on-the-spot testing for emerging pathogens.](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20211110_image1_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Nov 10, 2021
Johns Hopkins APL Paves the Way for Rapid, On-the-Spot Testing for Emergent Pathogens
Scientists at APL have created a foolproof, accurate, on-the-spot test for detecting RNA viruses that uses mature, off-the-shelf technology.
![AWiT accepted its third consecutive Gold Mission Award from SWE at SWE’s annual conference for women engineers (WE). The 2021 SWE Gold Mission Award recognizes the efforts of the AWiT leadership team and membership.](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20211108_image1_med.jpeg)
Press Release
Nov 8, 2021
AWiT Recognized for Steadfast Efforts in Advancing Women in STEM
APL Women in Technology was presented with its third consecutive Gold Mission Award from the Society of Women Engineers, an honor given to groups that demonstrate commitment to SWE’s four goals: professional excellence, globalization, advocacy, and diversity and inclusion.
![Suman Woolums was honored with a special recognition at the Women of Color STEM Conference. Credit: Johns Hopkins APL/Craig Weiman](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20211108b_image1_med.jpeg)
Press Release
Nov 8, 2021
Five From Johns Hopkins APL Receive Women of Color Recognition
Human systems engineer Suman Woolums received a special recognition and four other APL women were honored earlier this month with 2021 Women of Color STEM Awards.
![DART packed and ready to move to SpaceX. DART team members stand outside Astrotech Space Operations’ processing facility with the shipment container holding the DART spacecraft. DART moved to SpaceX’s payload processing facility late last month. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Ed Whitman](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20211104_image1_lg.jpeg)
Press Release
Nov 4, 2021
APL DART Team Prepares for Launch of NASA’s First Planetary Defense Test Mission
Excitement continues to grow as DART’s scheduled launch date inches closer and closer. With now just under three weeks to go, DART team members on both coasts of the country are rehearsing and making preparations for the big day.
![Ships from the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, the America Expeditionary Strike Group and the U.S. 7th Fleet command ship, USS Blue Ridge, transit the Philippine Sea in formation during an exercise on March 24.](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20211101_image1_lg.jpg)
News
Nov 1, 2021
Johns Hopkins APL Helps Define Next-Gen Naval Surveillance System
An APL team led the development of system requirements for the Shipboard Passive Electro-Optical Infrared (SPEIR) program. SPEIR acts as a visual surveillance system providing persistent high-resolution image processing to operators from a new set of electro-optical/infrared cameras installed above the ship deck.
![Code](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20211029_image1_cover.jpg)
Press Release
Oct 29, 2021
Johns Hopkins APL Cracks the Viral Vernacular With Machine Learning for Language
APL data scientist Daniel Berman and virologist Jared Evans, both in the Lab’s Research and Exploratory Development Department, are applying machine-learning techniques that have been used to crack deep problems in language to the effort of defending against new flu strains before they emerge. Think predictive text, but for viruses instead of words.
![Materials production](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20211025_image4_cover2.jpg)
Feature Story
Oct 25, 2021
Reviving a Legacy Technology for Spacecraft Exploration
A legacy material called silicon-germanium is making a comeback in NASA’s next-generation nuclear power source for spacecraft, thanks in part to recent work by an APL-led team. Its resurgence will enable NASA missions to travel farther and longer than current capabilities allow.
![Director Ralph Semmel delivers welcome remarks at Building 201’s grand opening ceremony on Oct. 19. The ceremony featured remarks from Semmel, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball, Johns Hopkins University President Ron Daniels and APL Board of Managers Chair Heather Murren. Credit: Johns Hopkins APL/Craig Weiman](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20211022_image1_med.jpeg)
Press Release
Oct 22, 2021
Johns Hopkins APL Ushers in New Era of Innovation, Collaboration and Research Capabilities
APL formally opened Building 201 and its state-of-the-art research facilities on Oct. 19, with a ceremony featuring Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and other government and university leaders.
![Inside a clean room at Johns Hopkins APL, the DART spacecraft was moved into a specialized shipping container that headed across the country to Vandenberg Space Force Base near Lompoc, California, where DART is scheduled to launch from late next month. Credit: Johns Hopkins APL/Ed Whitman](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20211020_image1_med.jpeg)
Press Release
Oct 20, 2021
DART Arrives at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Its Final Stop Before Launch
Just two days after leaving Johns Hopkins APL in a specialized container, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft arrived at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, where it is scheduled to launch in late November.
![Graphene](/sites/default/files/2024-06/20211015-Graphene.jpg)
Press Release
Oct 15, 2021
JHU Partners With Morgan State on Center to Develop Ultrathin 2D Materials
Using a five-year, $7.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense, Johns Hopkins and Morgan State University are creating the Center for Advanced Electro-Photonics with 2D Materials, a first-of-its-kind initiative with a dual mission: to develop two-dimensional materials for use by DoD, and to expand and diversify the technology and defense-sector talent pipelines by training students from underrepresented minority groups.