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News Johns Hopkins APL Collaborates With U.S. Navy and Army to Advance Autonomous UXO Clearance Capabilities Jun 2, 2026
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Oct 8, 2026
Industrial Torch Fuels Faster Development of Materials for Extreme Environments
Engineers at Johns Hopkins APL have demonstrated a fast, low-cost way to screen materials for extreme aerospace environments using a common industrial torch, helping developers narrow promising candidates before turning to the nation’s limited and aging test facilities.
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Oct 1, 2026
Hopkins Collaboration Expands Access to Maritime Testing and Advanced Sensing
Students from the Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering (WSE) collaborated with researchers at Johns Hopkins APL to make maritime testing and optical sensing more accessible and cost-effective. Their work, part of WSE’s senior design mechanical engineering capstone, has various national security applications.
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Sep 23, 2026
Paxton Elected Fellow of the American Geophysical Union
Johns Hopkins APL’s Larry Paxton has been elected a fellow of the American Geophysical Union. Throughout his career, Paxton has helped deepen scientists’ understanding of Earth’s upper atmosphere through pioneering space-based instruments and decades of research.
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Sep 22, 2026
Johns Hopkins APL Expands Maritime Research Capabilities With New Test Vessel
APL’s new Sea++ test vessel gives researchers and government sponsors a dedicated platform to rapidly test, evaluate, and demonstrate emerging maritime technologies in realistic operational environments. By enabling faster experimentation and more flexible on-water testing, Sea++ helps accelerate the development and transition of innovative capabilities for national security.
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Sep 16, 2026
Fieldable Quantum Sensors Could Revolutionize Warfighter Safety
Johns Hopkins APL scientists are developing a portable quantum sensing platform using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy that has potential to enable warfighters and others working in contested environments to identify chemical and biological threats before they inflict damage.