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Applied physics laboratory

Parker Solar Probe

Data offers insights into burning questions

Published Dec 5, 2019

After completing three of 24 passes around the sun, the Parker Solar Probe shares data that adds to our understanding of space phenomena

Researchers from APL work on their improved lithium-ion battery

Science+Technology

A lithium-ion battery that won't catch fire

Published Oct 17, 2019

Building on previous work, researchers at APL appear to have corrected the ubiquitous energy source's most significant safety hazard—its combustibility

APL included among the world's best workplaces for innovators

Published Aug 6, 2019

'Fast Company' recognizes the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab for supporting experimentation, prototyping, and interdisciplinary collaboration

Picture perfect

How APL helped the world see the first man on the moon

Published July 19, 2019

As a young engineer at APL, Gary Whitworth played a pivotal role in improving the broadcast image of Neil Arstrong's first steps on the moon

Artist's rendering of Dragonfly rotorcraft in a hilly dune

Outer space

Destination: Titan

Published June 27, 2019

NASA will send 'cutting-edge' APL-led mission to study Saturn's large, exotic moon

Sustainability

University makes a major commitment to solar power

Published April 22, 2019

Through agreement with Constellation, Hopkins will meet roughly two-thirds of its overall energy needs with solar power—the largest commitment to solar energy in Maryland

Space exploration

Van Allen probes prepare for final descent

Published March 27, 2019

The probes have gathered data in the hazardous radiation belts that surround Earth since 2012

Illustration of a pixelated person's face

Technology

Written on your face

Published Spring 2019

Developed at the Applied Physics Lab, the Mixed-Reality Social Prosthesis is based on the skills of so-called human lie detectors / Johns Hopkins Magazine