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Mar 28, 2023Johns Hopkins APL’s Charles Madison Empowers Leaders and Staff with Focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
As a child, Charles Madison watched the “whites only” signs come down across his Louisiana parish as Black students began attending schools that were traditionally white. Today, the Asymmetric Operations Sector’s managing executive leads teams working to secure the nation — and Madison actively pays forward the support he received along his journey. -
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Mar 24, 2023Dragonfly Team Soars Through Major Design Review
Before it can fly its revolutionary rotorcraft over the organic dunes of Saturn’s moon Titan, NASA’s Dragonfly team needs to navigate several independent reviews to demonstrate the flight project is on track. Led by Johns Hopkins APL, the team recently passed the first of those evaluations, the Preliminary Design Review. -
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Mar 23, 2023‘Pathfinder’ Mulé Honored for Missile Defense Contributions
For a career of leadership and technical contributions to the nation’s missile defense programs, Joseph Mulé has earned the Missile Defense Agency’s Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Pathfinder Award. He is the sixth Johns Hopkins APL staff member to receive the prestigious honor. -
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Mar 22, 2023Training Algorithms to Sniff Out Sneaky Fentanyl Clones
Chemists and computer scientists at Johns Hopkins APL are teaming up to use machine-learning algorithms to spot fentanyl analogs — molecules designed to mimic the deadly drug’s effects while evading detection. -
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Mar 21, 2023Johns Hopkins APL Again Named a Handshake Early Talent Award Winner
For the second year in a row, APL has won an Early Talent Award from Handshake, a top job site for college students. -
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Mar 20, 2023Researchers Sidestep Cracking in Additive Manufacturing of Refractory Metals
Researchers at Johns Hopkins APL have made significant strides in 3D printing refractory metals, which are highly desirable for applications in extreme environments. -
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Mar 16, 2023Two of Uranus’ Moons May Harbor Active Oceans, Radiation Data Suggests
New research using Voyager 2’s nearly 40-year-old particle data from Uranus suggests at least one of the planet’s moons is actively spewing material into the nearby space environment, possibly from a liquid water ocean beneath the surface. -
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Mar 15, 2023New App Gives Emergency Responders Real-Time Data During Mass Casualty Incidents
Johns Hopkins APL is working with the federal Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to develop a software application to help first responders and decision-makers stay up to date during national emergencies. -
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Mar 14, 2023Johns Hopkins APL Installs First Hybrid Metal 3D Printer Onboard a Naval Ship
The installation enables production of mission-critical components while out at sea. -
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Mar 13, 2023Researchers Use Quantum Biology to Understand Human Response to Earth’s Magnetic Field
APL researchers are tapping quantum mechanics to better understand one of nature’s biggest mysteries — an organism’s ability to sense Earth’s magnetic field and use it as a tool to adjust some biological processes. And they’ve found some surprising results.