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NASA Selects Johns Hopkins APL-Developed CINEMA Mission to Study Space Weather

CINEMA, a mission to improve understanding of the growing impacts of space weather, has been competitively selected by NASA ...
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Computerworld Names Johns Hopkins APL to 2026 List of Best Places to Work in IT

For the eighth consecutive year, APL appears on Computerworld’s Best Places to Work in IT list, which recognizes the top ...
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Johns Hopkins APL and Intuitive Machines Advance the Nation’s Cislunar Communications and Navigation

Since formalizing a partnership last fall, APL and Intuitive Machines have made marked progress toward building ...
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Johns Hopkins APL Names Watkins First Chief Mission Engineering and Integration Officer

In the newly created role of APL chief mission engineering and integration officer, Christopher R. Watkins will lead efforts ...
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Johns Hopkins APL and Microsoft’s AI Agent Orchestrates Robotic Teams

APL and Microsoft recently demonstrated an AI agent that can coordinate heterogeneous robot teams using large language models ...
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NASA Launches IMAP Mission to Study the Heliosphere and Better Understand Space Weather

Into a Sun-soaked sky above the Florida coast, NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center at 7:30 a.m ...
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Additive Manufacturing

We provide expertise in material development and customization, design optimization, production, and characterization of metal and polymer parts made via additive manufacturing. APL engineers and ...
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Johns Hopkins APL’s Next-Generation Solid-State Refrigeration Technology Wins 2025 R&D 100 Award

APL staff members (from left to right) Nathan Fairbanks, Jonathan Pierce and Rama Venkatasubramanian used metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) to produce CHESS materials — an approach well ...
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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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Johns Hopkins APL, Navy Team up to Advance Additive Manufacturing for Critical Missions

Over the past decade, additive manufacturing has emerged as a disruptive force in advanced defense manufacturing. However, skepticism about its reliability — particularly for building crucial military ...