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Industrial Torch Fuels Faster Development of Materials for Extreme Environments

Engineers at Johns Hopkins APL have demonstrated a fast, low-cost way to screen materials for extreme aerospace environments using a common industrial torch, helping developers narrow promising ...
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Johns Hopkins APL Publishes Report on Nation’s First Space Weather Simulation Exercise

The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, recently released the results of the nation’s first end-to-end Space Weather Tabletop Exercise (TTX), held in May 2024. The ...
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Hopkins Collaboration Expands Access to Maritime Testing and Advanced Sensing

Students from the Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering (WSE) collaborated with researchers at Johns Hopkins APL to ...
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Disappearing Lakes Offer Clues to Titan’s Seasonal Cycles

The apparent seasonal disappearance of small methane lakes on Titan is giving scientists insight into the complex hydrologic cycle of Saturn’s largest moon. Titan is the only moon in our solar system ...
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Air and Missile Defense

Johns Hopkins APL has been instrumental in developing advanced capabilities to defend our forces and allies against aircraft and missile threats. Our world-class expertise in air and missile defense ...
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Professional Development

We value continued education and provide generous educational assistance for staff members who want to further their work-related education. We'll pay your tuition for up to 24 credit hours per ...
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Vol. 37, No. 4 (2025)

APL plays a crucial role in helping the United States anticipate, counter, and prevail against chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) threats. APL researchers create ...
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Paxton Elected Fellow of the American Geophysical Union

Johns Hopkins APL’s Larry Paxton has been elected a fellow of the American Geophysical Union. Throughout his career, Paxton has helped deepen scientists’ understanding of Earth’s upper atmosphere ...
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Johns Hopkins APL Flexes Rapid Prototyping Muscles, Impacts Navy

The story of how the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) turned a three-year air and missile defense prototyping plan into a working version in just 12 months is a tale of collaboration, ...
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Provisions From Pond Water? Researchers Leverage Biomanufacturing to Produce Food

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, are exploring a new approach to producing food on demand with unconventional materials. Through the Feedstocks ...
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Dragonfly Mission Begins Rotorcraft Integration, Testing Stage

In the clean room at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, Emory Toomey (left) and Hunter Reeling integrate the engineering model of Dragonfly’s Integrated Electronics ...