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Industrial Torch Fuels Faster Development of Materials for Extreme Environments

Engineers at Johns Hopkins APL have demonstrated a fast, low-cost way to screen materials for extreme aerospace environments using a common industrial torch, helping developers narrow promising ...
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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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Hopkins Collaboration Expands Access to Maritime Testing and Advanced Sensing

Students from the Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering (WSE) collaborated with researchers at Johns Hopkins APL to ...
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Disappearing Lakes Offer Clues to Titan’s Seasonal Cycles

The apparent seasonal disappearance of small methane lakes on Titan is giving scientists insight into the complex hydrologic cycle of Saturn’s largest moon. Titan is the only moon in our solar system ...
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Air and Missile Defense

Johns Hopkins APL has been instrumental in developing advanced capabilities to defend our forces and allies against aircraft and missile threats. Our world-class expertise in air and missile defense ...
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Vol. 37, No. 4 (2025)

APL plays a crucial role in helping the United States anticipate, counter, and prevail against chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) threats. APL researchers create ...
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Boston University: 2026 Engineering and Applied Sciences Career Fair

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Paxton Elected Fellow of the American Geophysical Union

Johns Hopkins APL’s Larry Paxton has been elected a fellow of the American Geophysical Union. Throughout his career, Paxton has helped deepen scientists’ understanding of Earth’s upper atmosphere ...
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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 Establishes AI Wargaming Lab to Boost Strategic National Security Analysis and Planning

The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, is fusing its analytic and cutting-edge artificial intelligence capabilities into a forward-leaning incubator known as GenWar ...
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Johns Hopkins APL, Microsoft Collaborate to Advance Robotics and Materials Discovery Using AI

The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, and Microsoft, of Redmond, Washington, have agreed to collaborate to accelerate innovation in robotics and materials discovery ...