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Applied physics laboratory

Far out science
Published Oct 24, 2012 Video
What happens to a glass of water in space? Watch and learn.
Predicting virus mutations
Published Oct 16, 2012
Team seeks to determine how viruses change in hopes of helping researchers stay ahead of potential pandemics / Applied Physics Laboratory
A work of art
Published Sept 2012
Michael McLoughlin of the Applied Physics Laboratory talks about a neurally controlled prosthetic limb developed by an APL-led team / Gazette
Catch and collect
Published Fall 2012 Photos
Bill McCloskey spent 27 years as a congressional liaison for the Applied Physics Laboratory before retiring in 1989. He also spent 50 years as a seafaring shutterbug, documenting the lives of commercial fishermen. In 2011, his photographs were officially added to the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History collection. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
APL's twin Radiation Belt Storm Probes blast off
Published Aug 30, 2012
Satellites will investigate hazardous regions of near-Earth space known as Van Allen belts / Applied Physics Laboratory
Igniting innovation at APL
Published July 11, 2012
The Butterfly's Effects
Published Summer 2012
We can't talk with the animals. But by observing their most awe-inspiring traits, we can learn enough from them to create new medicines and robots. / Johns Hopkins Magazine