Press Release
Oct 5, 2006
Tim Collins to Lead Precision Engagement Business Area at ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ Applied Physics Laboratory
The ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., has named Timothy J. Collins the Precision Engagement Business Area Executive.
Press Release
Oct 3, 2006
NASA Awards Research, Development and Engineering Contract to the ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ Applied Physics Laboratory
NASA and The ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), Laurel, Md., have entered into a five-year contract that allows the Laboratory to provide research, development and engineering support to the agency.
Press Release
Sep 27, 2006
APL-Built Mineral-Mapping Imager Begins Mission at Mars With Cover Removed, CRISM Set to Take First Images
The most powerful mineral-mapper ever sent to Mars has opened its protective cover and is about to begin its search for hints of past water on the red planet.
Press Release
Sep 12, 2006
FDA Approves Use of APL-Developed Bone Density Technology
The Food and Drug Administration has granted 510K marketing clearance for the incorporation of bone health analysis software developed by The ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, Md., for use in a commercially developed bone scanner.
Press Release
Sep 12, 2006
ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ APL Licenses Security System that Instantly Identifies, Tracks Gunshot Incidents
The ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., has signed a licensing agreement with Planning Systems Incorporated (PSI) of Reston, Va., granting the company rights to APL's patented concept for a gunshot digital imaging system.
Press Release
Aug 24, 2006
Robert Strain to Head Space Department at ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ Applied Physics Laboratory
The ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., has named Robert D. Strain to head its Space Department. He will lead APL's second-largest department, with nearly 600 specialists tackling some of NASA's and the military's toughest space science and systems engineering challenges.
Press Release
Aug 18, 2006
Two APL-Built Spacecraft Set for Aug. 31 Launch
Built and operated for NASA by The ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, Md., the two-year STEREO (Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory) mission will explore the origin, evolution and interplanetary consequences of coronal mass ejections.
Press Release
Jun 29, 2006
ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ APL Licenses Technology to Evaluate Air and Water
The ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, Md., has signed an agreement with Link Plus Corporation, of Columbia, Md., granting it worldwide, exclusive rights to several of APL's Molecularly Imprinted Polymer (MIP) technologies.
Press Release
Jun 23, 2006
APL's T. Adrian Hill Named AIAA Engineer of the Year
T. Adrian Hill, a software engineer from The ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., was recently named Engineer of the Year by the Baltimore chapter of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
Press Release
Jun 23, 2006
Ballistic Missile Defense Flight Test a Success
As Technical Direction Agent for the Aegis BMD program, The ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., played a key role in planning and executing yesterday's successful flight test.