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Two breakthrough technologies from APL received Most Innovative Companies awards from Fast Company. APL was ranked No. 6 in the Rapid Response category for biothreat characterization technology and No. 10 in the Applied Artificial Intelligence (AI) category for its use of AI to identify climate tipping points.

Built by Johns Hopkins APL in collaboration with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the gamma-ray and neutron spectrometer instrument called MEGANE reached the Japanese spacecraft manufacturer last week for final testing and for integration with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Martian Moons Explorer mission spacecraft, on which it will play a significant role in determining the origin of Mars’ moons Phobos and Deimos.

Another instrument planned for flight aboard NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) is ready for installation on the spacecraft.

Three APL staff members received honors for excellence in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) as a part of the Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) at the 2024 BEYA STEM Conference, held Feb. 15-17.

APL has joined the U.S. AI Safety Institute Consortium, the first such group dedicated to promoting the development and deployment of artificial intelligence technologies with an emphasis on safety, reliability and ethical standards.

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict Christopher Maier visited APL’s research facilities and received briefings on artificial intelligence initiatives.

APL received a 2023 Excellence in Design Award from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Baltimore.

NASA’s balloon mission GUSTO broke the record for the longest flight time by a heavy lift, long-duration balloon on Feb. 24, topping the previous record holder, which lasted for 55 days, 1 hour and 34 minutes. The new record is 57 days, 7 hours.

APL’s high-tech solution to combat sleep problems in the military monitors and enhances sleep in real time, potentially boosting overall health and cognitive abilities.

For 15 years, APL has been advancing a new paradigm for missile design, known as multidisciplinary design optimization, that overcomes the limitations of traditional processes. Along the way, the Laboratory has developed cutting-edge tools that have supported a wide range of government agencies and advanced the state of the art among industry partners and government sponsors.