The Lab

By Johns Hopkins APL

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The Lab is a series of narrated audio news articles from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) that demonstrate APL’s groundbreaking contributions to solving many of the most complex research, engineering and analytical problems facing our nation. The Lab reveals how APL tackles increasingly difficult challenges with impacts across multiple domains from deep sea to deep space to cyber to biology and beyond by combining creativity and technical expertise with a culture of risk-taking. This audio was generated using AI voice technology.

Episode Date
Mars-Bound Johns Hopkins APL Instrument to Provide New Look at Martian Moons
Oct 21, 2026
Hopkins Collaboration Expands Access to Maritime Testing and Advanced Sensing
Oct 08, 2026
Paxton Elected Fellow of the American Geophysical Union
Sep 24, 2026
Johns Hopkins APL Expands Maritime Research Capabilities With New Test Vessel
Sep 24, 2026
Fieldable Quantum Sensors Could Revolutionize Warfighter Safety
Sep 17, 2026
APL Hosts Government and Industry Leaders to Discuss Urgent Biodefense Issues
Sep 17, 2026
Lippa Named to Lead Johns Hopkins APL’s Global Health Mission Area
Sep 10, 2026
Johns Hopkins APL Earns Eighth Straight Selection to Fast Company’s 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators List
Sep 10, 2026
Johns Hopkins APL Breakthrough Puts Heat-Resistant Materials on a Faster Track
Sep 04, 2026
Johns Hopkins APL Researchers Developing New Heatsink Using Additive Manufacturing
Sep 03, 2026
APL-Developed Target-Tracking Tech Drives Critical Defense Systems
Aug 27, 2026
Harnessing Snake Heat-Sensing Proteins for Next-Generation Sensors
Aug 20, 2026
SURPASS Projects Tackle the ‘Beyond Possible’
Aug 20, 2026
Douglas-Bradshaw Named Civil Space Flight Mission Area Executive at Johns Hopkins APL
Aug 10, 2026
Three Johns Hopkins APL Innovations Earn 2026 R&D 100 Honors
Aug 07, 2026
APL’s Stadter Named Vice Chair of Air Force Scientific Advisory Board
Aug 06, 2026
APL’s Yee and Murchie Honored for Lasting Impact in Space Science
Jul 16, 2026
Undersea Leaders Exchange Bold Ideas at 38th Submarine Technology Symposium
Jul 13, 2026
NASA’s Dragonfly Clears Key Tests as Titan Rotorcraft Takes Shape
Jul 09, 2026
APL Makes Sure Fans Get Soccer, Not Sicker
Jul 09, 2026
Master Inventor Hoffman Turns Chemistry Into Capability
Jun 26, 2026
Johns Hopkins APL Battlefield Care Innovation Named a Fast Company ‘World Changing Idea’
Jun 22, 2026
Encapsulation Research Advances Mission-Critical Materials
Jun 18, 2026
Johns Hopkins Team Models Quantum Noise on Superconducting Processors
Jun 11, 2026
APL Collaborates With U.S. Navy and Army to Advance Autonomous UXO Clearance Capabilities
Jun 04, 2026
APL’s Dutta Recognized for Global Communications Initiatives
Jun 04, 2026
A Pint of Hope: Developing a Shelf-Stable Blood Substitute
May 07, 2026
Novel Coating Technology Withstands Extreme Combustion Environments
Apr 30, 2026
Johns Hopkins APL’s Watkins Receives NDIA’s 2026 Vice Adm. Charles E. Weakley Award
Apr 30, 2026
Johns Hopkins APL Contributions Fuel Critical Navy Cybersecurity System
Apr 23, 2026
APL Develops In-House, Mission-Relevant LLM Training Capabilities
Apr 16, 2026
Johns Hopkins APL Engineer Newman Inducted as Military Sensing Symposia Fellow
Apr 09, 2026
Shooting for the Moon: Christina Koch’s Historic Journey From Johns Hopkins APL to Space
Apr 02, 2026
Johns Hopkins APL Named a Fast Company Most Innovative Company
Mar 26, 2026
Wienhold Honored for Materials Engineering Excellence
Mar 20, 2026
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Makes a Model Debut at National Air and Space Museum
Mar 19, 2026
Parks Named Sea Control Mission Area Executive at Johns Hopkins APL
Mar 19, 2026
Dragonfly Mission Begins Rotorcraft Integration, Testing Stage
Mar 16, 2026
APL Pioneering Digital Calibration to Create ‘Born-Qualified’ Parts
Mar 12, 2026
‘ATLAS’ System Lifts Johns Hopkins APL Leadership in Automated Experimentation
Mar 12, 2026
Researchers Engineer Cold-Tolerant Proteins to Give U.S. an Arctic Edge
Mar 05, 2026
Simulating the Seas to Make Additive Manufacturing Fleet-Ready
Mar 05, 2026
MDA, Johns Hopkins APL Demonstrate Low-Cost Approach to Missile Defense Testing
Feb 26, 2026
Johns Hopkins APL’s Adams Honored for Innovative National Security Work
Feb 19, 2026
Johns Hopkins APL Director Emeritus Semmel Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Feb 19, 2026
Johns Hopkins APL Research Helps Shape Landmark Federal Expansion of Unmanned Aircraft Operations
Feb 12, 2026
Johns Hopkins APL Experts Named to Department of War’s First Science, Technology and Innovation Board
Feb 05, 2026
Johns Hopkins Selects Caporaletti to Chair Engineering Management Graduate Program
Feb 05, 2026
Flight Engineers Give NASA's Dragonfly Lift
Jan 29, 2026
APL-Supported Researchers Turn Biological Innovation Into a New Startup
Jan 29, 2026
Geesaman Appointed Precision Strike Mission Area Executive at Johns Hopkins APL
Jan 29, 2026
NASA Selects Johns Hopkins APL to Investigate Space Radiation Effects on the Lunar Surface
Jan 22, 2026
Moss Appointed to National Industrial Security Policy Committee
Jan 22, 2026
Johns Hopkins APL Expertise Supports New Navy Jammer
Jan 22, 2026
Global Partners to Highlight BOLT Hypersonic Experiment Success
Jan 15, 2026
NASA’s IMAP Reaches Orbit to Start Study of Heliosphere and Space Weather
Jan 15, 2026
NASA and Johns Hopkins APL Demonstrate First-of-Its-Kind Space Communications
Dec 22, 2025
Chen Named National Security Analysis Department Head at Johns Hopkins APL
Dec 18, 2025
Johns Hopkins APL-Led Team Releases Predictive Space Weather Model to Public
Dec 18, 2025
NASA Selects APL-Developed CINEMA Mission to Study Space Weather
Dec 12, 2025
Computerworld Names Johns Hopkins APL to 2026 List of Best Places to Work in IT
Dec 11, 2025
Stadter Named Mission Area Executive for Theater Defense at Johns Hopkins APL
Dec 04, 2025
APL and Microsoft’s AI Agent Orchestrates Robotic Teams
Dec 04, 2025
Johns Hopkins APL Names Watkins First Chief Mission Engineering and Integration Officer
Dec 04, 2025
APL and Intuitive Machines Advance the Nation’s Cislunar Communications and Navigation
Dec 04, 2025
Johns Hopkins Team Breaks Through Quantum Noise
Nov 20, 2025
New Robotic Arm Opens Doors to Explore Future of Maritime Repair
Nov 13, 2025
Johns Hopkins APL Establishes AI Wargaming Lab to Boost Strategic National Security Analysis and Planning Support
Oct 30, 2025
From the Battlefield to Biomedical Imaging
Oct 16, 2025
Standardizing Cyber Analytics to Secure Critical Infrastructure
Oct 09, 2025
NASA’s IMAP Mission Passes Major Prelaunch Milestone
Sep 25, 2025
NASA Launches IMAP Mission to Study the Heliosphere and Better Understand Space Weather
Sep 25, 2025
An Accelerated Paradigm for Developing Mission-Critical Materials
Sep 18, 2025
Thompson Named Mission Area Executive for National Security Analysis at Johns Hopkins APL
Sep 11, 2025
Mara Named Head of Force Projection Sector at Johns Hopkins APL
Sep 11, 2025
Johns Hopkins APL Named a Best Workplace for Innovators for Seventh Straight Year
Sep 11, 2025
NASA’s Dragonfly Soaring Through Key Development, Test Activities
Sep 11, 2025
37th Annual Submarine Technology Symposium Advances Undersea Collaboration and Innovation
Sep 04, 2025
Provisions From Pond Water? Researchers Leverage Biomanufacturing to Produce Food
Sep 04, 2025
Johns Hopkins APL’s Next-Generation Solid-State Refrigeration Technology Wins 2025 R&D 100 Award
Aug 21, 2025
APL Technology Fuels Startup Launched to Deliver Safer, More Effective Pain Management
Aug 21, 2025
Johns Hopkins APL Names Terlaje Chief Government Relations Officer
Aug 14, 2025
Johns Hopkins APL Takes a Quantum Approach to Tracking Online Trends
Aug 14, 2025
Design Standard Update Improves Modular Architecture for Unmanned Platforms
Aug 07, 2025
Lunar Innovation Consortium Powering a Path Back to the Moon
Jul 31, 2025
Science in REAL Time: CubeSat Set to Explore Earth’s Radiation Belts
Jul 31, 2025
Johns Hopkins APL Develops Innovative Platform for Traumatic Brain Injury Research
Jul 30, 2025
Johns Hopkins APL, Navy Team up to Advance Additive Manufacturing for Critical Missions
Jul 30, 2025
Commercial Collaborations Enable Agile, Reliable Space Solutions
Jul 30, 2025
NASA, Johns Hopkins APL Poised to Demonstrate Next-Gen Spacecraft Comms Technology
Jul 24, 2025
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Snaps Closest-Ever Images to Sun
Jul 24, 2025
Vishal Giare Named Head of Johns Hopkins APL’s Air and Missile Defense Sector
Jul 17, 2025
USNORTHCOM Commander’s Visit Spotlights Johns Hopkins APL’s Proactive Role in Homeland Defense
Jul 10, 2025
Generative AI Wargaming Promises to Accelerate Mission Analysis
Jul 10, 2025
Breakthrough Process Creates Next Generation of Powered Wearable Fibers
Jul 10, 2025
U.S. Air Force, Johns Hopkins APL Hypersonic Experiment Soars and Collects Vital Data
Jul 10, 2025
Rapidly Fielding Autonomous Systems at Sea
Jul 10, 2025
Shape-Shifting Antenna Poised to Transform Communications
Jul 10, 2025
Parker Solar Probe Makes History With Closest Pass to the Sun
Jul 10, 2025
Nimble Cellular Networks Keep Tactical Users Connected
Jul 10, 2025
Revolutionizing Battlefield Medicine: Augmented Reality for Lifesaving Trauma Care
Jul 10, 2025
Johns Hopkins APL Satellite Communications Facility Plays Critical Role in U.S. Lunar Initiative
Jul 10, 2025
AI Reveals New Way to Strengthen Titanium Alloys and Speed Up Manufacturing
Jul 10, 2025
Johns Hopkins APL, Microsoft Collaborate to Advance Robotics and Materials Discovery Using AI
Jul 10, 2025
Training Robots to Plan and React Like Humans
Jul 10, 2025
Johns Hopkins APL Team Applies Expertise to Homeland Defense Wargame
Jul 10, 2025
Dave Van Wie Named Next Director of the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Jul 08, 2025
Dragonfly Mission Passes Critical Design Review
Jul 08, 2025
Nano-engineered Thermoelectrics Enable Scalable, Compressor-Free Cooling
Jul 08, 2025
Johns Hopkins APL Publishes Report on Nation’s First Space Weather Simulation Exercise
Jul 08, 2025
Engineering Tomorrow’s Quantum Computers
Jul 08, 2025