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Media Advisory
Mar 19, 2015
Media Advisory: “Sustaining Our Technological Edge – Facing Up to the Challenges”
Christine Fox will present "“Sustaining Our Technological Edge – Facing Up to the Challenges” on Thursday, March 26.
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Press Release
Mar 18, 2015
With the End in Sight, MESSENGER Marks Four Years at Mercury
On the evening of March 17, 2011 (EDT), the MESSENGER spacecraft — built and operated by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland — made history when it became the first to orbit the innermost planet.
![Close-up image of the boron carbide coated reticulated carbon foam sample used in the experiments](/sites/default/files/2023-02/20150304_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Mar 4, 2015
New Materials Discovered to Detect Neutrons Emitted by Radioactive Materials
Scientist Christopher Lavelle of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, together with a team of researchers from the University of Maryland and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, has successfully shown that boron-coated vitreous carbon foam can be used in the detection of neutrons emitted by radioactive materials — of critical importance to homeland security.
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Press Release
Feb 26, 2015
Johns Hopkins APL to Host “Girl Power” STEM Event on March 8
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) will host Girl Power, a free introductory event for middle and high school girls about careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) on Sunday, March 8, 2015, from 2 to 5 p.m. on APL’s Laurel, Maryland, campus.
![APL’s George Coles, with co-principal investigators Sybil Klaus and Eric Jackson from Johns Hopkins Medicine.](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20150211_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Feb 11, 2015
Researchers Reduce Shunt Maintenance for Hydrocephalus Patients
Shunts are the most common form of treatment for hydrocephalus, the excess fluid buildup in the ventricles of the brain. A team of scientists at APL and physicians at Johns Hopkins Medicine is working on a device that will help physicians quickly determine if a shunt is failing, without radiation or invasive procedures.
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Press Release
Feb 4, 2015
Happy Birthday Clyde Tombaugh: New Horizons Returns New Images of Pluto
Pluto discoverer Clyde Tombaugh could only dream of a spacecraft flying past the small planet he spotted on the edges of the solar system in 1930. Yet the newest views of Pluto from NASA’s approaching New Horizons probe — released today, on the late American astronomer’s birthday — hint at just how close that dream is to coming true.
![Top row (left to right): Wale Akinpelu, George Coles, and Camille Daniel. Bottom row (left to right): Khadir Griffith, Anthony Plummer, and Anthony Watkins.](/sites/default/files/2023-02/15023_imagecomposite.jpg)
Press Release
Feb 3, 2015
Six APL Engineers to Receive Black Engineer of the Year Awards
Six staff members of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, have been awarded Black Engineer of the Year Awards.
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Press Release
Jan 15, 2015
New Horizons Begins First Stages of Pluto Encounter
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has begun its long-awaited, historic encounter with Pluto, entering the first of several approach phases that will culminate with the first close-up flyby of the Pluto system six months from now.
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Press Release
Jan 14, 2015
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab Receives $4 Million to Develop a Retinal Prosthesis
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, Maryland, has received $4 million in funding from the Mann Fund to develop a next-generation retinal prosthesis system.
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Press Release
Jan 9, 2015
Eminent Defense Figures Join Hopkins APL as Senior Fellows
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory announced today that James N. Miller, former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, has joined the Lab as a Senior Fellow.