Skip to main content

Johns Hopkins UniversityEst. 1876

America’s First Research University
Archived articles

Applied physics laboratory

A black and white image of a crater in Mercury's surface, surrounded by dark marks at the rim of the crater.
Dark Planet
Why is Mercury so dark?
Published March 10, 2016
APL scientists believe carbon may explain planetary puzzle
Girls gather around dry ice and fog at APL's Girl Power Event
Girl Power
Science is for girls
Published Feb 29, 2016
'New Horizons' operations manager Alice Bowman to kick off APL's annual 'Girl Power' expo
Digital innovation
Thought exercise
Published Feb 26, 2016 Video
Man moves individual fingers on prosthetic arm using only his mind
Select company
APL among world's most innovative companies
Published Feb 23, 2016
'Fast Company' magazine recognizes organization for its revolutionary prosthetics
Blue haze over Pluto
New Horizons
Voyage of a lifetime
Published Jan 20, 2016 Video
10 years ago, 'New Horizons' lifted off on its historic mission to Pluto and beyond
Johnny Matheny tests the Modular Prosthetic Limb
Mobile upgrade
'A really big jump' for prosthetics
Published Jan 12, 2016 Video
Titanium implant unlocks new levels of operability for prosthetic limb
In memoriam
'Master of trajectory design'
Published Oct 22, 2015 Video
Robert Farquhar, a 50-year veteran of deep space missions, worked at APL for 16 years
Lydia Carroll speaks with a poster session attendee
'Amazing' opportunities
Published Oct 19, 2015
SPUR program gives JHU engineering students unique research opportunities at Applied Physics Lab
Blue haze surrounds Pluto
Nothing but blue skies
Blue haze, red ice on Pluto
Published Oct 9, 2015
Color photographs from 'New Horizons' yield clues to composition of planet's atmosphere
Water on Mars
Instrumental observation
Published Sept 28, 2015 Video
Data from APL-built spectrometer show signatures of hydrated salts on present-day Mars