Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Researchers Engineer Cold-Tolerant Proteins to Give U.S. an Arctic Edge

Researchers at Johns Hopkins APL, inspired by biomolecules found in cold-tolerant organisms, are developing novel materials ...
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MDA, Johns Hopkins APL Demonstrate Low-Cost Approach to Missile Defense Testing

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and APL have successfully demonstrated a new, lower-cost approach to national missile ...
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Johns Hopkins APL’s Adams Honored for Innovative National Security Work

Sarah Adams, program manager for Alternative Computing Paradigms, was honored by the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) for her contributions to advancing science and technology ...
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Johns Hopkins APL Expertise Supports New Navy Jammer

An updated jammer was developed for the U.S. Navy with advice and expertise from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, which worked with government and industry to ...
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NASA’s IMAP Reaches Orbit to Start Study of Heliosphere and Space Weather

After a three-and-a-half-month journey, NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) has finally reached its destination, a strategic location between the Sun and Earth where it will ...
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Global Partners to Highlight BOLT Hypersonic Experiment Success

At this January’s American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) SciTech Forum, an international team of researchers will present findings from Boundary Layer Transition (BOLT)-1B, the ...
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Johns Hopkins Team Breaks Through Quantum Noise

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore have achieved a breakthrough in quantum noise characterization in ...
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New Robotic Arm Opens Doors to Explore Future of Maritime Repair

APL recently installed a RAMLAB MaxQ robot to enable research that will help bolster the maritime industrial base. Credit: Johns Hopkins APL To enable research into strengthening the nation’s maritime ...
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Standardizing Cyber Analytics to Secure Critical Infrastructure

A team at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, has developed a framework for standardizing alerts generated by cybersecurity systems defending critical ...
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Rapidly Fielding Autonomous Systems at Sea

As the Department of Defense aims to accelerate delivery of autonomous systems to the warfighter, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) are lending their insights and ...
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GenWar Sim

APL’s GenWar Sim capability integrates large language models (LLMs) with the Advanced Framework for Simulation, Integration, and Modeling (AFSIM)—making high-fidelity simulations accessible to users ...
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Snaps Closest-Ever Images to Sun

On its record-breaking pass by the Sun late last year, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe captured stunning new images from within the Sun’s atmosphere. These newly released images — taken closer to the Sun ...