Press Release
May 31, 2005
MESSENGER Peeks at Earth
NASA's Mercury-bound MESSENGER spacecraft — less than three months from an Earth flyby that will slingshot it toward the inner solar system — successfully tested its main camera by snapping distant approach shots of Earth and the Moon.
Press Release
Apr 27, 2005
Regional Public Health Officials Simulate Bioterrorist Attack To Test APL-Developed Disease Surveillance System
Public health officials from the District of Columbia, Maryland and the Commonwealth of Virginia gathered today at The ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., to demonstrate the utility of the National Capital Region (NCR) Disease Surveillance Network.
Press Release
Apr 25, 2005
Larry J. Crawford Heads Space Department at the ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ Applied Physics Laboratory
Crawford now oversees the second-largest department at the Laboratory, with more than 600 specialists tackling some of NASA's and the military's toughest space science and engineering challenges.
Press Release
Apr 21, 2005
ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ Applied Physics Laboratory Names Inventions of the Year
The annual awards event showcased technologies submitted in 2004 that were developed by APL staff members.
Media Advisory
Apr 18, 2005
ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ Applied Physics Laboratory To Announce Top Inventions, Inventors at April 21 Event
The ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., will honor 191 inventors and announce its top inventions for 2004 at its sixth annual Invention of the Year ceremony.
Press Release
Apr 15, 2005
Langhauser Appointed Chief Financial Officer at the ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ Applied Physics Laboratory
Nicholas J. Langhauser is the new Chief Financial Officer and head of the Business Services Department (BSD) at The ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md.
Press Release
Apr 15, 2005
Wells Appointed General Counsel for ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ Applied Physics Laboratory
In this capacity, Wells serves as chief legal advisor to the Lab and its senior leadership and heads the Lab's Office of Legal Counsel.
Press Release
Feb 25, 2005
Cassini Captures First-Ever Photographs of Saturn's Radiation Belts
Using an innovative camera on NASA's Cassini spacecraft, scientists have captured images of a radiation belt inside the rings of Saturn and have the clearest picture yet of the planet's giant magnetosphere.
Press Release
Feb 24, 2005
APL Contributions Aid Missile Defense Flight Test
Today's successful Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) intercept test was due, in part, to the critical engineering and technical direction provided by The ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ University Applied Physics Laboratory.
Press Release
Jan 27, 2005
APL Licenses Computerized Heart Sound Analysis Techniques
The ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ University Applied Physics Laboratory has signed an exclusive agreement with Zargis Medical Corp. to license computer-assisted heart sound analysis technology developed jointly by researchers at APL and the ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ University School of Medicine.