The APL-developed MEGANE spectrometer will help scientists investigate the origins of the Red Planet’s small potato-shaped moons, Phobos and Deimos.Read the full article: https://jhuapl.link/0664cd

Students from the Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering (WSE) collaborated with researchers at Johns Hopkins APL to make maritime testing and optical sensing more accessible and cost-effective. Their work, part of WSE’s senior design mechanical engineering capstone, has various national security applications. Read the full article: https://jhuapl.link/1id

Johns Hopkins APL’s Larry Paxton has been elected a fellow of the American Geophysical Union. Throughout his career, Paxton has helped deepen scientists’ understanding of Earth’s upper atmosphere through pioneering space-based instruments and decades of research. Read the full article: https://jhuapl.link/qec

APL’s new Sea++ test vessel gives researchers and government sponsors a dedicated platform to rapidly test, evaluate, and demonstrate emerging maritime technologies in realistic operational environments. By enabling faster experimentation and more flexible on-water testing, Sea++ helps accelerate the development and transition of innovative capabilities for national security. Read the full article: https://jhuapl.link/any

Johns Hopkins APL scientists are developing a portable quantum sensing platform using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy that has potential to enable warfighters and others working in contested environments to identify chemical and biological threats before they inflict damage. Read the full article: https://jhuapl.link/gu2

The BioHorizons conference convened experts from across the biotechnology industry to explore how to keep the U.S. at the forefront of biotechnology research and development and how to best transition critical capabilities from the lab to the field. Read the full article: https://jhuapl.link/c6j

Tim Lippa has been named APL’s Global Health mission area executive, where he leads efforts spanning warfighter health and readiness, biosurveillance, and technologies to counter chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosive (CBRNE) threats. Read the full article: https://jhuapl.link/o38

Fast Company has recognized APL among its Best Workplaces for Innovators for the eighth consecutive year, honoring the Laboratory’s commitment to empowering staff to explore game-changing concepts that address critical national challenges. Read the full article: https://jhuapl.link/ox0