Recent News and Press Releases
News
Sep 3, 2026
Johns Hopkins APL Breakthrough Puts Heat-Resistant Materials on a Faster Track
APL engineers have developed a novel approach for making carbon-carbon composites, cutting production times from months to days. The new approach could ease long-standing supply constraints for one of the most critical high-temperature materials in the aerospace and defense industries.
Press Release
Sep 1, 2026
Johns Hopkins APL Researchers Developing New Heatsink Using Additive Manufacturing
Combining phase-change materials with additive manufacturing, APL engineers are developing a capability to help manage heat in systems where space and weight are limited.
News
Aug 24, 2026
Johns Hopkins APL-Developed Target-Tracking Tech Drives Critical Defense Systems
For more than 15 years, an APL-designed capability for tracking multiple moving targets has been powering critical sea, land, and air defense systems. Known as Precision Engagement of Moving Targets, or PEMT, the system uses an ingenious blend of innovations in data fusion; computational resource management; and intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and targeting (ISR&T) and continues to meet evolving mission needs.
News
Aug 17, 2026
Johns Hopkins APL Harnesses Snake Heat-Sensing Proteins for Next-Generation Sensors
APL researchers are developing biologically driven thermal sensors that could operate without conventional electrical power.
News
Aug 13, 2026
SURPASS Projects Tackle the ‘Beyond Possible’
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.