News Releases

APL has signed a cooperation agreement with Houston-based Intuitive Machines to partner on providing safe, secure and reliable communications and navigation infrastructure in cislunar space.

Johns Hopkins APL has expanded its partnership with the Climate TRACE coalition to enhance AI-powered tracking of global greenhouse gas emissions, including new sources like wastewater treatment plants and reservoirs.

APL’s Building 201 was recognized as runner-up for Lab of the Year by the Scientific Equipment and Furniture Association, which recognizes innovative laboratory design and excellence across the globe.

A new high-resolution neural recording method developed by Johns Hopkins APL and the School of Medicine detects neural activity through the skull at unprecedented resolutions, expanding possibilities for nonsurgical brain-computer interface.

Parker Solar Probe completed its seventh and final Venus gravity-assist maneuver, swinging onto a path that will bring it to within an unprecedented 3.8 million miles of the solar surface this Christmas Eve.

Larry Harvell is the new military and veteran recruiting program lead at APL, working to attract transitioning military personnel and veterans to the nation’s largest university affiliated research center.

Cheap and plentiful hydrogen harvested from water. Lightning-fast biocomputers running on brain-like substrates. Widely available noninvasive brain scans for early detection of neurological disease. A visual prosthesis in the form of glasses that returns sight to people with previously incurable vision loss. These are the four boundary-pushing proposals funded in this year’s cycle of the SURPASS initiative.

Sean Kim was awarded the $8,000 APL STEM scholarship, which is presented to a high school senior who has participated in two or more APL STEM programs.

Scientists have discovered that Uranus’ moon Miranda may have a hidden ocean beneath its surface. The surprising finding, based on a study of the moon’s surface features and computer modeling, suggests Miranda’s interior may still be warm and harbor liquid water even today, challenging assumptions about its composition and history.

The Maryland Daily Record selected APL Director Ralph Semmel as a 2024 Icon Honors recipient. Honorees are recognized for advancing their industries while making a lasting impact in the community through mentoring and service.