Press Release
Oct 19, 2017
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory Licenses Big-Data Analysis Tool to BullFrog AI
The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, Maryland, has licensed a powerful data-analysis software tool — designed to discover patterns and relationships in large-scale and complex data — to BullFrog AI, Inc.
Press Release
Oct 12, 2017
Public Health Officials Leverage APL-Developed Disease-Surveillance System to Manage Opioid Epidemic
Federal government and state public health officials are leveraging a disease surveillance system developed by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, to better track opioid-related deaths.
Press Release
Oct 11, 2017
APL Systems Engineer, Cybersecurity Expert Receives Women of Color Technology Award
Melissa Wong, a systems engineer and cybersecurity expert at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, Maryland, has been awarded the 2017 Women of Color Award for her accomplishments in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)-related fields.
Press Release
Oct 10, 2017
Breakthrough Cuttable, Flexible, Submersible and Ballistic-Tested Lithium-Ion Battery Offers New Paradigm of Safety and Performance
A team of scientists at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, has partnered with researchers from the University of Maryland (UMD) and the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) to develop a new type of flexible lithium-ion battery that can operate under extreme conditions, including cutting, submersion and ballistic impact. The team recently published their discovery in the journal Advanced Materials.
Press Release
Oct 9, 2017
New Research Allows Preservation of Therapeutics in Adverse Conditions
A recent study by biological engineers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, demonstrated a significant advancement in the preservation of particular types of medicines, known as protein expression systems, for field applications — enabling those medicines to be stored and reconstituted on site in adverse conditions.
Press Release
Oct 5, 2017
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab Engineer Receives Navy Meritorious Public Service Award
Isaac Bankman, an electrical engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, has received the U.S. Navy Meritorious Public Service Award, the third-highest civilian award the Navy can bestow.
Press Release
Oct 3, 2017
Former Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work Joins Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab as a Senior Fellow
Former Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert O. Work has joined the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, as a senior fellow.
Press Release
Sep 29, 2017
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab’s Tom Krimigis Earns Top Honor from International Academy of Astronautics
The International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) has presented its premier honor — the von Karman Award — to Tom Krimigis, eminent space scientist and head emeritus of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland.
Press Release
Sep 28, 2017
Fresh Look at Older Mars Data Yields Equatorial Surprise
Scientists taking a new look at older data from NASA’s longest-operating Mars orbiter have discovered evidence of significant hydration near the Martian equator — a mysterious signature in a region of the Red Planet where planetary scientists figure ice shouldn’t exist.
Press Release
Sep 26, 2017
Autonomous Swarming Boats Make Great Waves at Navy and Marine Corps Exercise
Last spring, a team from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, Maryland, had the opportunity to demonstrate Lab-developed autonomous surface patrol capabilities for the Navy and Marine Corps during the Ship-to-Shore Maneuver Exploration and Experimentation (S2ME2) Advanced Naval Technological Exercise 2017 (ANTX).