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The Lab

The Lab

By: Johns Hopkins APL
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The Lab is a series of narrated audio news articles from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) that demonstrate APL’s groundbreaking contributions to solving many of the most complex research, engineering and analytical problems facing our nation. The Lab reveals how APL tackles increasingly difficult challenges with impacts across multiple domains from deep sea to deep space to cyber to biology and beyond by combining creativity and technical expertise with a culture of risk-taking. This audio was generated using AI voice technology.Johns Hopkins APL Science
Episodes
  • Master Inventor Hoffman Turns Chemistry Into Capability

    Master Inventor Hoffman Turns Chemistry Into Capability
    Jun 26 2026

    Christopher Hoffman has been recognized as a Johns Hopkins APL Master Inventor, a distinction earned through a career spent asking a simple question: What can chemistry can do to solve a real-world problem? Read the full article: https://jhuapl.link/3bp
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    3 mins
  • Johns Hopkins APL Battlefield Care Innovation Named a Fast Company ‘World Changing Idea’

    Johns Hopkins APL Battlefield Care Innovation Named a Fast Company ‘World Changing Idea’
    Jun 22 2026

    An augmented-reality-enabled medical guidance system developed at APL has been recognized by Fast Company as a “World Changing Idea” for its potential to improve trauma care where advanced medical expertise and imaging tools are not readily available. Read the full article: https://jhuapl.link/fe2
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    3 mins
  • Encapsulation Research Advances Mission-Critical Materials

    Encapsulation Research Advances Mission-Critical Materials
    Jun 18 2026

    Johns Hopkins APL researchers are using encapsulation, a technique that traps reactive chemicals inside microscopic shells, to control when materials activate and advance applications such as underwater adhesives and faster-drying inks. Read the full article: https://jhuapl.link/38c
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    5 mins
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