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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 Research Helps Shape Landmark Federal Expansion of Unmanned Aircraft Operations

APL’s involvement in unmanned aircraft safety traces back to its earlier work on collision avoidance for manned aviation.
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Johns Hopkins APL Director Emeritus Semmel Elected to the National Academy of Engineering

APL Director Emeritus Ralph Semmel has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering for his leadership in generating innovative and disruptive engineering advancements in defense, national ...
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Dragonfly Mission Passes Critical Design Review

NASA’s Dragonfly, the first rotorcraft designed for scientific exploration on another ocean world, has passed its Critical Design Review. Led by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in ...
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Johns Hopkins Scientists Leverage AI to Discover Climate ‘Tipping Points’

Climate tipping points have become a source of growing concern, particularly among policymakers and scientists. They are critical thresholds that, once crossed, could “tip” a natural climate system ...
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NASA’s Webb Telescope Reveals an Exoplanet Atmosphere in ‘Once Impossible’ Detail

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is dazzling scientists yet again, this time not with stunning images of the cosmos but instead with the first comprehensive list of molecular ingredients in 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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Zibi Turtle: Titan of Exploration

The elevator doors dinged open as Zibi Turtle took a breath, and then a step. It was, quite possibly, the final moment of quiet she’d have for some time. When her feet hit the tile floor in the lobby ...
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A New Path to Noninvasive Brain-Computer Interface

Controlling a computer with your mind was once pure science fiction, but it’s now plausible thanks to brain-computer interface (BCI) technology. Today’s BCI systems have achieved extraordinary ...