The Johns Hopkins APL-led team working on the first rotorcraft designed for scientific exploration on another ocean world has passed its Critical Design Review, a major milestone confirming that ...

Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, have demonstrated a working capability that can radically accelerate the testing of qubits — the quantum computing ...

A common way to measure the reliability of a system is to determine the probability that it will pass, or survive, a stress test. This typically requires several system tests, but it may be ...

Lunar experts at APL have developed a new resource to guide technology developers who are creating systems designed to ...

APL’s STEM Academy is a unique opportunity for middle and high school students (grades 8–12) in Maryland to increase both their knowledge of and interest in STEM-related college majors and careers by ...

Dave Van Wie has been selected to lead the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) as its next director. Van Wie, currently the Air and Missile Defense Sector Head at APL, will succeed Ralph ...

A team from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, played a central role in a recent Defense Department wargame that addressed the challenges of protecting logistics ...

An institution is shaped by its leaders, and in the best of circumstances their influence moves that institution toward greater achievements and strengthens its foundation. But in more challenging ...

Ralph Gibson was the third director of APL, serving from 1948 to 1969. Born in England, Gibson joined the Geophysical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution of Washington in 1924 after earning his ...