Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Johns Hopkins APL Establishes AI Wargaming Lab to Boost Strategic National Security Analysis and Planning Support

APL is fusing its analytic and cutting-edge AI capabilities into a forward-leaning incubator, known as GenWar Lab, that ...
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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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NASA Launches IMAP Mission to Study the Heliosphere and Better Understand Space Weather

Into a Sun-soaked sky above the Florida coast, NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center at 7:30 a.m ...
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Additive Manufacturing

We provide expertise in material development and customization, design optimization, production, and characterization of metal and polymer parts made via additive manufacturing. APL engineers and ...
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Mara Named Head of Force Projection Sector at Johns Hopkins APL

Andrew Mara has been named head of the Force Projection Sector at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland. A widely recognized researcher and leader in defense, national ...
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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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37th Annual Submarine Technology Symposium Advances Undersea Collaboration and Innovation

Commander, Submarine Forces hosted the 37th annual Submarine Technology Symposium (STS) at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, May 13–15, bringing together more ...
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Johns Hopkins APL Takes a Quantum Approach to Tracking Online Trends

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, have demonstrated that a quantum algorithm can be used to speed up an information analysis task that classical ...
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Johns Hopkins APL Develops Innovative Platform for Traumatic Brain Injury Research

Traumatic brain injuries have long affected military service members, with the Department of Defense reporting nearly 516,000 cases worldwide from 2000 to 2024. A team of researchers from the Johns ...
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Johns Hopkins APL, Navy Team up to Advance Additive Manufacturing for Critical Missions

Over the past decade, additive manufacturing has emerged as a disruptive force in advanced defense manufacturing. However, skepticism about its reliability — particularly for building crucial military ...
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Nano-engineered Thermoelectrics Enable Scalable, Compressor-Free Cooling

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, have developed a new, easily manufacturable solid-state thermoelectric refrigeration technology with ...
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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 ...