Press Release
Nov 8, 2018
Johns Hopkins APL Wins IARPA Geopolitical Forecasting Challenge
Johns Hopkins APL earned first place overall and Election Forecaster honors in the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) Geopolitical Forecasting Challenge.
Press Release
Nov 2, 2018
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab Earns Global Society of Women Engineers Awards
The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory has been honored with the Society of Women Engineers Mission and Best Practices awards.
Press Release
Oct 30, 2018
Fastest, Hottest Mission Under the Sun: Parker Solar Probe Sets New Records
Parker Solar Probe, designed, built and operated by Johns Hopkins APL, now holds two operational records for spacecraft, both of which it will repeatedly break during its seven-year mission to our star.
Press Release
Oct 26, 2018
Johns Hopkins APL Plays Key Role in Second SM-3 Block IIA Intercept Test
Engineers from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, in cooperation with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Navy sailors aboard the U.S.S. John Finn (DDG-113) played a key role in the successful live-fire intercept using the new Standard Missile-3 Block IIA guided missile during an October 26, 2018, flight test off the west coast of Hawaii.
Press Release
Oct 25, 2018
Johns Hopkins APL Researchers Develop Mixed Reality System to Assist in Recognizing Expression of Emotion
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) have developed a mixed reality system that improves the ability to detect social signals and emotional displays in real time by amplifying subtle movements of the face and eyes.
Press Release
Oct 15, 2018
Cassini’s ‘Grand Finale’ Yields Findings From Inside Saturn’s Rings
The Cassini spacecraft had explored Saturn and its many moons over the course of 13 years, but despite having exceeded its original length and objectives, the historic NASA mission had one more act before its 2017 curtain call.
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Oct 12, 2018
Johns Hopkins APL Experts Contribute to National Academy of Medicine Publication on Ways to Drive Interoperability in Health Care
While health care has made great strides in recent years with the proliferation of electronic health records (EHRs), interoperability among health care technologies remains very limited, says a new National Academy of Medicine (NAM) special publication, co-chaired by Johns Hopkins APL National Health Mission Area (NHMA) Executive Sezin Palmer, patient safety advocate Peter Pronovost and Michael M. E. Johns of Emory University’s schools of Medicine and Public Health.
Press Release
Oct 1, 2018
Do Robot Swarms Work Like Brains?
A new study by the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (SOM) and Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) will combine research into navigational planning in brains with autonomous robotic swarms to drive advances in both fields.
Press Release
Sep 27, 2018
At Trident Warrior, Engineers Shine Light on New Wireless Technology
Engineers with the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, Maryland, traveled on the USS Carl Vinson this summer to demonstrate light fidelity (Li-Fi), a next-generation secure mobile networking technology for wireless communication between devices using light to transmit data and position.
Press Release
Sep 4, 2018
Crafting Emergency Orders to Defend America’s Electric Grid
Russia and other potential adversaries are seeking to implant increasingly sophisticated cyber weapons on our power grid. Now, the United States has an unprecedented opportunity to help deter adversaries from using those weapons, and to prevent catastrophic blackouts if deterrence fails.