Media Inquiries Name Katie Kerrigan Email [email protected] Office phone 240-761-9046Three technologies developed by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory have been named as winners of 2026 R&D 100 Awards, which recognize the year's most revolutionary technologies across industry, government, and academia. APL's winning innovations span health care, space communications, and advanced manufacturing, reflecting the laboratory's breadth of expertise and capability, and its commitment to translating research into technologies that address complex national and global challenges. "These cutting-edge technologies demonstrate how APL combines deep research and development expertise with an understanding of real-world missions to create solutions that have meaningful impact," APL Director Dave Van Wie said. "We're proud to see our researchers recognized among this year's R&D 100 honorees." By detecting defects as parts are produced and enabling digital calibration across manufacturing systems, the technology helps improve consistency, quality, and confidence in additively manufactured components.