Press Release
Nov 6, 2019
DART Project Successfully Completes Critical Milestone
The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory team building NASA’s first planetary defense test mission — the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) — has completed two key mission reviews that bring DART steps closer to the challenging task of diverting an asteroid.
Press Release
Nov 6, 2019
Voyager 2 Illuminates Boundary of Interstellar Space
After more than four decades in space, the discoveries keep coming from NASA’s Voyager spacecraft and their sets of science instruments — including the durable charged-particle detectors developed at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland.
Press Release
Nov 1, 2019
Johns Hopkins APL Researchers Win 2019 R&D 100 Award for Breakthrough Lithium-Ion Battery Technology
A team of researchers from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory has won a 2019 R&D 100 Award for their breakthrough lithium-ion battery technology.
Press Release
Oct 29, 2019
From Blackboard Scribbles to Neural Network Breakthrough
Vickram Rajendran and Will LeVine were two self-described “kids” just having fun with computers and math, trying to solve one of the biggest problems in machine learning, related to a concept dubbed “competence.”
Press Release
Oct 23, 2019
Johns Hopkins APL’s Ciara Sivels Selected as a National STEM Ambassador
Ciara Sivels was selected as one of the 125 AAAS IF/THEN Ambassadors. IF/THEN seeks to further women in STEM by empowering current innovators and inspiring the next generation of pioneers.
Feature Story
Oct 22, 2019
Zibi Turtle: Titan of Exploration
Zibi Turtle will lead the Dragonfly mission to Saturn’s moon Titan. She’ll also lead the next generation of women in planetary science.
Press Release
Oct 17, 2019
Mission Accomplished: Van Allen Probes Conclude Seven Years of Discovery
Originally slated for a two-year mission, the second of the twin Van Allen Probes spacecraft will be retired just prior to running out of propellant, more than seven years after launch.
Press Release
Oct 14, 2019
Johns Hopkins APL’s Breakthrough Flexible, Cuttable Lithium-Ion Battery Now Won’t Catch Fire
The team of Johns Hopkins APL researchers responsible for the previous invention of a flexible, cuttable, submersible lithium-ion battery reports further innovation. Now, the battery that operates under extreme conditions is also inflammable and self-extinguishing.
Press Release
Oct 8, 2019
Lab Internships Provide Foundation for Budding Careers
Johns Hopkins APL welcomes interns throughout the year — ASPIRE high school students as well as college students at all levels of bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree programs, primarily in STEM fields — but the summer is where the influx reaches its peak.
Press Release
Oct 1, 2019
Researchers Share Vision for a Better Visual Prosthesis
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory intend to capitalize on recent advances in computer vision — including developments in object recognition, depth sensing, and simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) technologies — to augment the capabilities of two commercial retinal prostheses.