Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Spotlight on Engineering

As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States, Johns Hopkins APL is highlighting the engineering disciplines ...
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A Pint of Hope: Developing a Shelf-Stable Blood Substitute

Johns Hopkins APL researchers are investigating the viability and scalability of shelf-stable, freeze-dried red blood cells. With far-reaching implications for trauma care in remote or austere ...
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Johns Hopkins APL Develops In-House, Mission-Relevant LLM Training Capabilities

A team at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, has developed the capability to build a large language model (LLM) from the ground up, positioning the Laboratory to ...
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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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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 ...
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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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NASA Selects Johns Hopkins APL to Investigate Space Radiation Effects on the Lunar Surface

The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, has been awarded one of three new NASA science investigations designed to strengthen humanity’s understanding and exploration of ...
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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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Global Partners to Highlight BOLT Hypersonic Experiment Success

At this January’s American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) SciTech Forum, an international team of researchers will present findings from Boundary Layer Transition (BOLT)-1B, the ...
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Johns Hopkins Team Breaks Through Quantum Noise

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore have achieved a breakthrough in quantum noise characterization in ...
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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 ...