Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

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 ...
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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 ...
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Johns Hopkins APL Breakthrough Puts Heat-Resistant Materials on a Faster Track

A novel approach for making carbon-carbon composites could replace the slow, labor-intensive manufacturing process that has constrained the material’s availability and driven up its cost. Developed by ...
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STEM Outreach

The nation’s future depends on the next generation of scientists and engineers. APL is tackling the critical challenge of inspiring, training, and developing the nation’s STEM talent through school- ...
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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, ...
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Interstellar Medium

The space between the stars, just beyond our solar system, is filled with gas, plasma, dust, cosmic rays, and magnetic fields. The interstellar medium offers exciting clues to how neighboring stars ...
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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 ...
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Solar Mission Reveals New Details About Venus’ Unusual Magnetic Field

Solar Orbiter, a cooperative mission between NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA), will provide groundbreaking new discoveries about the Sun — including the closest images ever of the Sun and the ...
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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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Merkle Named Research and Exploratory Development Department Head at Johns Hopkins APL

The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, has named Andrew Merkle as head of its Research and Exploratory Development Department (REDD). In his new role, Merkle will lead ...
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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 ...