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The ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., welcomed Howard County officials and representatives from the construction industry on March 9 to break ground for what will be the Laboratory's largest building.

Researchers from The ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, Md., in conjunction with scientists from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and the U.S. Air Force Academy, have developed a tiny analyzer to study depletions of plasma (known as plasma bubbles) in the ionosphere, a phenomenon that can disrupt satellite communications.

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft successfully completed a flyby of Jupiter early this morning, using the massive planet's gravity to pick up speed on its 3-billion mile voyage to Pluto and the unexplored Kuiper Belt region beyond.

The ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ University's Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) and Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies are sponsoring a symposium on Meeting the Unrestricted Warfare Threat. The event is scheduled for March 20-21, 2007, and will be held at APL's Kossiakoff Center in Laurel, Md.

The ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), Laurel, Md., has licensed technology to prevent dangerous and destructive electrical fires to DRS Technologies' Training and Control Systems unit in Fort Walton Beach, Fla.

Dr. P. Spudis of The ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), Laurel, Md., will participate in the symposium "Destination Moon: Scientific Discovery and Exploration" on Feb. 17 at the American Association for the Advancement of Science 2007 Annual Meeting in San Francisco.

A small group of APL researchers, in collaboration with physicians from the ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ Scleroderma Center in Baltimore, developed and recently completed initial trials for a miniature device to help physicians characterize Raynaud's disease and measure treatment effectiveness.

The public is invited to a series of Black History Month events at The ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md. The calendar includes films, musical performances, and talks focusing on education and the contributions of minorities to science and engineering.

NASA's twin STEREO (Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory) spacecraft, built and operated by The ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, Md., completed a series of complex maneuvers Sunday to position the spacecraft in their mission orbits. The spacecraft will be in position to produce the first 3-D images of the sun by April.

Just a year after it was dispatched on the first mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt, the APL-built New Horizons spacecraft is on the doorstep of the solar system's largest planet — about to swing past Jupiter and pick up even more speed on its voyage toward the unexplored regions of the planetary frontier.