Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Johns Hopkins APL Establishes AI Wargaming Lab to Boost Strategic National Security Analysis and Planning Support

APL is fusing its analytic and cutting-edge AI capabilities into a forward-leaning incubator, known as GenWar Lab, that ...
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An Accelerated Paradigm for Developing Mission-Critical Materials

Scientists and engineers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, are developing a novel materials science paradigm — one that strategically applies artificial ...
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NASA’s Dragonfly Soaring Through Key Development, Test Activities

NASA’s Dragonfly mission has cleared several key design, development and testing milestones and remains on track toward launch in July 2028. Dragonfly, a car-sized, nuclear-powered rotorcraft being ...
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Mara Named Head of Force Projection Sector at Johns Hopkins APL

Andrew Mara has been named head of the Force Projection Sector at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland. A widely recognized researcher and leader in defense, national ...
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Provisions From Pond Water? Researchers Leverage Biomanufacturing to Produce Food

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, are exploring a new approach to producing food on demand with unconventional materials. Through the Feedstocks ...
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37th Annual Submarine Technology Symposium Advances Undersea Collaboration and Innovation

Commander, Submarine Forces hosted the 37th annual Submarine Technology Symposium (STS) at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, May 13–15, bringing together more ...
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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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Rapidly Fielding Autonomous Systems at Sea

As the Department of Defense aims to accelerate delivery of autonomous systems to the warfighter, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) are lending their insights and ...
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AI-Driven Wargaming

Wargaming has long been a vital method for understanding human decision-making in complex, uncertain environments by harnessing the power of experiential learning. While traditional wargames offer ...
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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 ...
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Nano-engineered Thermoelectrics Enable Scalable, Compressor-Free Cooling

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, have developed a new, easily manufacturable solid-state thermoelectric refrigeration technology with ...
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Dragonfly Mission Passes Critical Design Review

NASA’s Dragonfly, the first rotorcraft designed for scientific exploration on another ocean world, has passed its Critical Design Review. Led by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in ...