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APL researchers are developing biologically driven thermal sensors that could operate without conventional electrical power.

Whether addressing the shortage of organs for transplant, harvesting hydrogen in revolutionary ways, or enabling flight in very low Earth orbit, the latest three winning SURPASS projects unite experts from the Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering and Johns Hopkins APL to solve world-changing problems.

Donya Douglas-Bradshaw will lead APL programs to deliver critical spaceflight hardware to NASA, U.S. government civilian agencies, and other partners.

Three technologies developed by APL researchers have been named as winners of 2026 R&D 100 Awards. APL’s winning innovations span health care, space communications, and advanced manufacturing, reflecting the Laboratory’s breadth of expertise and capability.

Patrick Stadter, APL’s mission area executive for Theater Defense, has been named vice chair of the Department of the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, bringing decades of technical leadership in missile defense, national security space, and rapid acquisition to the board.

Scientists Sam Yee and Scott Murchie were jointly awarded APL’s Lifetime Publication Achievement Award for work that has documented discovery, driven space missions, shaped scientific priorities, and advanced the field.

More than 600 attendees representing the U.S. Navy submarine force, allied nations, industry, and academia gathered at Johns Hopkins APL for the annual Submarine Technology Symposium.

NASA’s Dragonfly mission has reached another development milestone, with structural testing of the rotorcraft lander now complete. The milestone clears the way for the next phase of integration, when teams will begin installing Dragonfly’s electronics, avionics, instruments, and other flight hardware.

At the single biggest sporting event in U.S. history, drawing 5 million international visitors to 11 U.S. cities for 78 matches over the course of 39 days, APL is playing a central role in ensuring that illnesses will not spread and become major incidents.

Christopher Hoffman has been recognized as a Johns Hopkins APL Master Inventor, a distinction earned through a career spent asking a simple question: What can chemistry can do to solve a real-world problem?