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Released: 19-Apr-2016 3:05 PM EDT
New Textbook by APL Authors Shares Lessons Learned on Creating a Culture of Innovation in Large Organizations
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

A new textbook, written and edited by a team of technical and administrative leaders at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, describes a process the Lab has used since 2010 to spur innovation and collaboration.

Released: 28-Mar-2016 12:05 PM EDT
Johns Hopkins APL Hosts Baltimore/Washington Space Apps Challenge, April 23–24
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Technology teams will take on science and technology problems facing our planet and solar system at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory on April 23–24. The event is part of this year’s International Space Apps Challenge, a global marathon of coding and innovation, with local events taking place simultaneously in 193 locations spanning 72 countries.

Released: 28-Mar-2016 10:05 AM EDT
College Cyber Defenders Get Set for “Operation Cyber Bailout” at Johns Hopkins APL
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

2016 Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition Features Eight Regional Schools Testing Their Skills against Professional Cybersecurity Experts

Released: 22-Mar-2016 11:05 AM EDT
Datacasting Technology Gives First Responders More Secure, Better Information During Emergencies
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Datacasting — a research program led by APL for the First Responders Group of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science and Technology Directorate — is a new way for public safety agencies to get the information they need during a crisis.

Released: 17-Mar-2016 8:55 AM EDT
New UAV Can Launch from Underwater for Aerial Missions
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Researchers at APL have developed the Corrosion Resistant Aerial Covert Unmanned Nautical System (CRACUNS), an innovative unmanned aerial vehicle that can stay on station beneath the water, then launch into the air to perform a variety of missions.

Released: 4-Mar-2016 9:00 AM EST
How America’s Electric Utilities Can Speed Recovery From Cyber-Induced Blackouts
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

A new study by Johns Hopkins APL/Dr. Paul Stockton, “Superstorm Sandy: Implications for Designing a Post-Cyber Attack Power Restoration System,” examines the novel challenges of a cyber attack, and explores how utilities can ramp up the progress they are already making against increasingly severe cyber threats.

Released: 1-Mar-2016 1:05 PM EST
Johns Hopkins APL to Host “Girl Power” STEM Event on March 6
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

APL will host “Girl Power,” a free opportunity for middle and high school girls to learn about careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), on Sunday, March 6, from 2 to 5 p.m. on APL’s campus in Laurel, Maryland.

Released: 2-Feb-2016 1:05 PM EST
Richard Danzig and Paul Stockton Join Johns Hopkins APL as Senior Fellows
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Dr. Richard Danzig, former Secretary of the Navy, and Dr. Paul Stockton, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and America’s Security Affairs, have joined APL as Senior Fellows.

Released: 28-Jan-2016 9:00 AM EST
Nation’s Top Electrical Engineering Student Begins Career at Johns Hopkins APL
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Sara Kouroupis, the IEEE Alton B. Zerby and Carl T. Koerner Outstanding Electrical and Computer Engineering Student for 2015, is part of the Lab’s Discovery Program, a two-year rotational program that spans APL’s technical work.

Released: 12-Jan-2016 8:05 AM EST
APL’s Modular Prosthetic Limb Reaches New Levels of Operability
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

A pioneering surgical technique has allowed an amputee to attach APL’s Modular Prosthetic Limb directly to his residual limb, enabling a greater range of motion and comfort than previously possible.

Released: 6-Jan-2016 1:05 PM EST
Johns Hopkins APL Names Stephen Lewia Mission Area Executive
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

APL has named Stephen Lewia as Strategic Deterrence Mission Area Executive. Strategic Deterrence is one of three mission areas within the Lab’s Force Projection Sector.

Released: 4-Jan-2016 5:05 PM EST
Johns Hopkins APL Team Visits Washington, D.C., for Dengue Prediction Challenge Win
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Research from APL in Laurel, Maryland, into better methods of predicting outbreaks of the mosquito-borne dengue virus was selected for presentation in September at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building — part of the White House complex.

Released: 18-Nov-2015 2:05 PM EST
How Can Technology Improve School Safety?
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

APL is leading a National Institute of Justice study to examine how technology is used to prevent and respond to criminal violence in K–12 schools.

Released: 7-Oct-2015 3:05 PM EDT
New Emergency Alert Technology Could Fine-Tune Warnings for Smartphones
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

In support of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), APL researchers have developed a concept for a more accurate method of delivering certain types of messages that could even warn users to avoid particular nearby locations.

Released: 7-Oct-2015 2:05 PM EDT
APL–Stanford Team Uncovers Internal Temperature Maximum and Offers Path Toward Safer Fast-Charging of Lithium-Ion Batteries
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

A team from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) and Stanford University took an important step toward safer and faster charging of lithium-ion batteries by advancing the capability for dynamic, noninvasive internal temperature measurement.

Released: 6-Oct-2015 2:05 PM EDT
NASA Confirms Evidence That Liquid Water Flows on Today’s Mars
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

New findings from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) — including data from the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM), built and operated by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland — provide the strongest evidence yet that liquid water flows intermittently on present-day Mars.

Released: 17-Jul-2015 7:05 AM EDT
Explore Pluto and NASA’s Historic New Horizons Mission at Plutopalooza at Johns Hopkins APL
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

This special, free interactive presentation will give participants a chance to learn about NASA’s New Horizons mission — the first to fly by Pluto and into the Kuiper Belt.

Released: 27-May-2015 12:05 PM EDT
Two Johns Hopkins APL Instruments Selected for NASA Mission to Explore Europa
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Two instruments designed by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md. have been selected for flight aboard a proposed NASA mission to explore Jupiter's moon Europa and investigate its habitability.

Released: 26-May-2015 1:05 PM EDT
Former NATO Commander Adm. James G. Stavridis Joins Johns Hopkins APL as Senior Fellow
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory is pleased to announce that Admiral James G. Stavridis, former Commander of NATO Forces and current Dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, will join APL as a Senior Fellow.

Released: 8-Apr-2015 12:05 PM EDT
NASA Gives Green Light for Johns Hopkins APL to Begin Building Solar Probe Plus Spacecraft
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

NASA’s Solar Probe Plus Mission – which will fly closer to the Sun than any spacecraft has before – reached a major milestone last month when it successfully completed its Critical Design Review (CDR).



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