Press Release
Apr 8, 2013
Workshop to Explore Scientific Potential of Suborbital Spacecraft
While commercial firms design suborbital reusable launch vehicles that could carry tourists to outer space, scientists wonder if these same vehicles could blaze new trails into Earth’s upper atmosphere as dedicated research platforms.
Press Release
Apr 5, 2013
APL Hosts Cybersecurity Competition Pitting College Defenders Against Professional Hackers
College cyber defenders will spend two days protecting a fictitious nation’s electronic voting system against expert computer hackers at the 2013 National CyberWatch Center Mid-Atlantic Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC), to be held at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., April 10–13.
Press Release
Mar 27, 2013
Backpack Mapping System Captures Intelligence in Tough-to-Get-to Places
Engineers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., have developed a portable device that can be used to automatically create annotated maps in tight spaces where GPS is not readily available — such as in underground areas and on ships.
Press Release
Mar 20, 2013
APL Novel Method Accurately Predicts Disease Outbreaks
A team of scientists from The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) has developed a novel method to accurately predict dengue fever outbreaks several weeks before they occur.
Press Release
Mar 8, 2013
APL Particle Camera and Spectrometer Selected to Reveal the Jupiter System in a New Light
NASA has selected The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., to build an innovative particle camera and instrument for flight aboard the JUpiter ICy moon Explorer (JUICE), a European Space Agency mission to be launched in 2022 to study the Jupiter system and three of its largest moons in unprecedented detail.
Press Release
Feb 28, 2013
Van Allen Probes Reveal a New Radiation Belt Around Earth
NASA’s Van Allen Probes mission has discovered a previously unknown third radiation belt around Earth, revealing the existence of unexpected structures and processes within these hazardous regions of space.
Press Release
Feb 22, 2013
Johns Hopkins APL to Host ‘Girl Power’
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is hosting a free introduction to careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) for middle and high school girls on Sunday, March 17, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on APL’s Laurel, Md., campus.
Press Release
Feb 13, 2013
APL Plays Key Role in Critical Integrated BMD Test
Engineers from The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) played a significant role in the successful test of a system critical to protecting the U.S. against growing regional ballistic missile threats.
Press Release
Jan 20, 2013
APL Instrument Shows Martian Crater May Have Once Held Groundwater-Fed Lake
Data from a spectrometer on board a NASA spacecraft are providing new evidence of a wet underground environment on Mars that adds to an increasingly complex picture of the Red Planet’s early evolution.
Press Release
Dec 4, 2012
Hopkins Applied Physics Lab Launches Parent STEM Workshop
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., is launching its first-ever Parent STEMpowerment Workshop Dec. 9, 2012, geared to help parents of middle school students prepare their children for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers.