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A Pint of Hope: Developing a Shelf-Stable Blood Substitute

Johns Hopkins APL researchers are investigating the viability and scalability of shelf-stable, freeze-dried red blood cells.
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Novel Coating Technology Withstands Extreme Combustion Environments

Scientists at Johns Hopkins APL successfully tested an innovative chemical destruction system known as the Pulse Combustion ...
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Johns Hopkins APL’s Watkins Receives NDIA’s 2026 Vice Adm. Charles E. Weakley Award

Christopher Watkins, chief mission engineering and integration officer at APL, received the 2026 Vice Admiral Charles E.
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NASA’s Dragonfly Soaring Through Key Development, Test Activities

NASA’s Dragonfly mission has cleared several key design, development and testing milestones and remains on track toward launch in July 2028. Dragonfly, a car-sized, nuclear-powered rotorcraft being ...
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Johns Hopkins Connection

In spring 2022, JHU announced the creation of SURPASS, a joint multimillion-dollar collaboration initiative with the Whiting School of Engineering (WSE) and APL to foster continued collaboration ...