Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

NASA’s Dragonfly Clears Key Tests as Titan Rotorcraft Takes Shape

NASA’s Dragonfly mission has reached another development milestone, with structural testing of the rotorcraft lander now ...
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Johns Hopkins APL Makes Sure Fans Get Soccer, Not Sicker

At the single biggest sporting event in U.S. history, drawing 5 million international visitors to 11 U.S. cities for 78 ...
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Master Inventor Hoffman Turns Chemistry Into Capability

Christopher Hoffman has been recognized as a Johns Hopkins APL Master Inventor, a distinction earned through a career spent ...
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Johns Hopkins APL Battlefield Care Innovation Named a Fast Company ‘World Changing Idea’

An augmented-reality-enabled medical guidance system developed at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, has been recognized by Fast Company as a “World Changing Idea” ...
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Johns Hopkins Team Models Quantum Noise on Superconducting Processors

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore have developed a practical, comprehensive noise-modeling framework ...
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Johns Hopkins APL Named a Fast Company Most Innovative Company for 2026

The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, has been named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies of 2026, ranking 13 in the Security category for developing ...
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Simulating the Seas to Make Additive Manufacturing Fleet-Ready

The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, has partnered with GKN Aerospace to develop a novel capability that simulates shipboard motion for additive manufacturing. This ...
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Johns Hopkins APL Director Emeritus Semmel Elected to the National Academy of Engineering

Ralph Semmel, director emeritus of the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Semmel was recognized for his ...
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Johns Hopkins APL Experts Named to Department of War’s First Science, Technology and Innovation Board

Milan (Mitch) Nikolich and James Gosler, two national security experts from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, have been named to the Department of War’s (DoW) ...
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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 and Johns Hopkins APL Demonstrate First-of-Its-Kind Space Communications

NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) Program and the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, have successfully tested wideband technology that allows spacecraft to ...
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Modular Payload Design Standard

The Modular Payload standard, often referred to as “Mod Payload,” was originally developed to promote modularity in the DOW arsenal of Group 2 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). It has since been expanded ...