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Johns Hopkins APL-Developed Target-Tracking Tech Drives Critical Defense Systems

For more than 15 years, an APL-designed capability for tracking multiple moving targets has been powering critical sea, land, ...
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STEM Outreach

The nation’s future depends on the next generation of scientists and engineers. APL is tackling the critical challenge of inspiring, training, and developing the nation’s STEM talent through school- ...
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Cyber Operations

APL’s Cyber Operations Mission Area drives assessment, architecture and prototype development, demonstration, and industry transition for disruptive technologies in cybersecurity, communications, data ...
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Johns Hopkins APL Harnesses Snake Heat-Sensing Proteins for Next-Generation Sensors

APL researchers are developing biologically driven thermal sensors that could operate without conventional electrical power.
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Johns Hopkins APL Team Applies Expertise to Homeland Defense Wargame

A team from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, played a central role in a recent Defense Department wargame that addressed the challenges of protecting logistics ...
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GenWar Sim

APL’s GenWar Sim capability integrates large language models (LLMs) with the Advanced Framework for Simulation, Integration, and Modeling (AFSIM)—making high-fidelity simulations accessible to users ...
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Parker Solar Probe Makes History With Closest Pass to the Sun

NASA’s mission to “touch” the Sun has confirmed that it survived its record-breaking closest approach to the Sun’s surface on Dec. 24. Breaking its previous record by flying just 3.8 million miles ...
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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 ...
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Johns Hopkins APL Teaming With DARPA to Accelerate Interoperability Standards for Commercial Lunar Infrastructure

The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, is applying its expertise in lunar science and technology to a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) initiative to ...
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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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Parker Solar Probe Team Hears First Whispers of the Solar Wind’s Birth

There’s a wind that emanates from the Sun, and it blows not like a soft whistle but like a hurricane’s scream. Made of electrons, protons and heavier ions, the solar wind courses through the solar ...