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News Johns Hopkins APL Collaborates With U.S. Navy and Army to Advance Autonomous UXO Clearance Capabilities Jun 2, 2026
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Sep 9, 2026
Lippa Named to Lead Johns Hopkins APL’s Global Health Mission Area
Tim Lippa has been named APL’s Global Health mission area executive, where he leads efforts spanning warfighter health and readiness, biosurveillance, and technologies to counter chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosive (CBRNE) threats.
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Sep 8, 2026
Johns Hopkins APL Earns Eighth Straight Selection to Fast Company’s 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators List
Fast Company has recognized APL among its Best Workplaces for Innovators for the eighth consecutive year, honoring the Laboratory’s commitment to empowering staff to explore game-changing concepts that address critical national challenges.
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Sep 3, 2026
Johns Hopkins APL Breakthrough Puts Heat-Resistant Materials on a Faster Track
APL engineers have developed a novel approach for making carbon-carbon composites, cutting production times from months to days. The new approach could ease long-standing supply constraints for one of the most critical high-temperature materials in the aerospace and defense industries.
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Sep 1, 2026
Johns Hopkins APL Researchers Developing New Heatsink Using Additive Manufacturing
Combining phase-change materials with additive manufacturing, APL engineers are developing a capability to help manage heat in systems where space and weight are limited.
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Aug 24, 2026
Johns Hopkins APL-Developed Target-Tracking Tech Drives Critical Defense Systems
For more than 15 years, an APL-designed capability for tracking multiple moving targets has been powering critical sea, land, and air defense systems. Known as Precision Engagement of Moving Targets, or PEMT, the system uses an ingenious blend of innovations in data fusion; computational resource management; and intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and targeting (ISR&T) and continues to meet evolving mission needs.