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APL Uses Energy Innovations and Optimizations to Boost Efficiency
APL’s Technical Services Department is taking a systematic approach to energy conservation as the Laboratory's facilities age—evaluating new technologies, methods, and equipment that both reduce energy consumption and save money.
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CPP program

APL Volunteers Prep Kids for College
APL's MESA College Prep Program, started by Laboratory engineers, supports students who have the desire and academic potential to attend college but lack the mentoring and resources to succeed. The program enters its fifth year with a need for more volunteers.
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Backpack Mapper

Going Where GPS Can't
APL engineers have developed a backpack-portable mapping system that can be used to automatically create annotated physical maps of locations where GPS is not available, such as in underground areas and on ships.
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Radtion Belts

APL Novel Method Accurately Predicts Disease Outbreaks
A team of scientists from at APL has developed a novel method—known as PRedicting Infectious Disease Scalable Model (PRISM)—to accurately predict dengue fever outbreaks several weeks before they occur.
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BMD test

Engineers from APL Play Key Role in Critical Integrated BMD Test
APL team led system-level analysis and evaluation for Flight Test Standard Missile-20 (FTM-20), which incorporated space-based sensors, Command and Control, Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC) elements and Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Weapon System.
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APL-developed Modular Prosthetic Limb

APL-Led Modular Prosthetic Limb Featured on CBS News’ 60 Minutes
The Dec. 30 edition of 60 Minutes profiled the progress of the Modular Prosthetic Limb, developed for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency by APL, and profiled some of the people working on this amazing technological breakthrough.
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