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Mar 25, 2026

Johns Hopkins APL Named a Fast Company Most Innovative Company for 2026

Johns Hopkins APL has been named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies of 2026, ranking 13 in the Security category for developing cybersecurity tools to protect industrial control systems that power essential services such as electricity, water, and transportation.
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Mar 19, 2026

Wienhold Honored for Materials Engineering Excellence

Paul Wienhold, a materials and process engineer, has received the 2025 Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering Global Fellow Award for sustained leadership in composite materials engineering. His work spans major space missions, defense systems, and hypersonic applications, advancing high-performance materials for extreme environments.
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Mar 17, 2026

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Makes a Model Debut at National Air and Space Museum

A full-scale model of Parker Solar Probe, the history-making Johns Hopkins APL-built spacecraft that has flown closer to the Sun than any other human-made object, is now on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.
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APL researchers are using generative artificial intelligence and cutting-edge scene-mapping technology to elevate robots from simple tools to full teammates capable of providing aid in disaster and battlefield scenarios. (Credit: Johns Hopkins APL/Ed Whitman)