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NASA’s IMAP Reaches Orbit to Start Study of Heliosphere and Space Weather

NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) has reached its destination of the first Sun-Earth Lagrange point ...
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Global Partners to Highlight BOLT Hypersonic Experiment Success

Learning from an anomaly during the first BOLT-1A flight, the successful BOLT-1B follow-on flight experiment collected ...
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Chen Named National Security Analysis Department Head at Johns Hopkins APL

The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, has named Yu-Han “Hugh” Chen as head of its National Security Analysis Department (NSAD), which provides integrated technical ...
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Computerworld Names Johns Hopkins APL to 2026 List of Best Places to Work in IT

The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, has been named by Foundry’s Computerworld to its list of Best Places to Work in IT for the eighth consecutive year. APL’s ...
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Johns Hopkins APL and Intuitive Machines Advance the Nation’s Cislunar Communications and Navigation

As countries around the world shift their attention to the Moon and the space surrounding it, the United States is making it a priority to establish a long-term lunar presence, recognizing that ...
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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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New Robotic Arm Opens Doors to Explore Future of Maritime Repair

APL recently installed a RAMLAB MaxQ robot to enable research that will help bolster the maritime industrial base. Credit: Johns Hopkins APL To enable research into strengthening the nation’s maritime ...
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Johns Hopkins APL’s Next-Generation Solid-State Refrigeration Technology Wins 2025 R&D 100 Award

APL staff members (from left to right) Nathan Fairbanks, Jonathan Pierce and Rama Venkatasubramanian used metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) to produce CHESS materials — an approach well ...
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Gen. Glen D. VanHerck Joins Johns Hopkins APL as Senior Advisor

VanHerck brings extensive leadership experience in defense and national security, having previously served as commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command. Air ...
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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 ...