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APL staff members filed a record 564 intellectual property disclosures in fiscal year 2024, reinforcing the Laboratory’s strategic value to sponsors and the nation and demonstrating an initial return on the Laboratory’s multimillion-dollar investments in transforming novel ideas into real and impactful solutions.

APL has contributed to a new study in The Lancet Public Health that found that public-private partnerships to develop, produce and distribute COVID-19 diagnostic tests saved approximately 1.4 million lives and prevented an estimated 7 million patient hospitalizations in the U.S. during the pandemic.

NASA’s mission to “touch” the Sun has confirmed that it survived its record-breaking closest approach to the Sun’s surface on Dec. 24. Breaking its previous record by flying just 3.8 million miles (around 6.1 million kilometers) above the surface of the Sun, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe hurtled through the solar atmosphere at a blazing 430,000 miles per hour (692,000 kilometers per hour) — faster than any human-made object has ever moved.

NASA and SpaceX are now targeting as soon as September 2025 for the launch of the agency’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) spacecraft, which is currently undergoing integration and testing at APL. The new date provides additional time for instrument testing and spacecraft preparation prior to launch.

Angela Sarich been honored by the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) with the organization’s Bronze Medal Award for her contributions to undersea warfare science and engineering.

For the seventh straight year, APL has placed in the top 25 of Computerworld’s “Best Places to Work in IT” list, which recognizes the top worldwide workplaces for information technology professionals.

Explore the mission’s six-year odyssey of discovery in a new interactive timeline, which highlights its groundbreaking findings and breathtaking imagery that have transformed our understanding of the Sun.

APL researchers used artificial intelligence and two APL-patented imaging technologies to improve the accuracy and efficiency of breast cancer screening. The imaging technologies were originally created for satellite and military applications.

For the second year in a row, APL has earned Department of Defense recognition for its support of staff members who also serve in National Guard and Reserve units.