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The Office of Naval Research, Naval Research Laboratory and Carnegie Mellon University have entered into an Education Partnership Agreement to encourage and strengthen studies in the scientific disciplines.

Nearly 50 high school and university teams faced off at the 2018 International RoboSub Competition at San Diego’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific.

An ONR-sponsored technology designed to treat injured warfighters on the battlefield is proving its worth to civilian emergency-response teams.

The Office of Naval Research is sponsoring work to determine if computer games can help Navy recruits find military jobs they’ll enjoy and turn into long-term careers.

Teams of students representing six countries tested their engineering skills by developing autonomous boats during the 11th annual International RoboBoat Competition, held June 18-24 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is sponsoring work by Dr. Anish Tuteja, an associate professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Michigan, to develop a new type of “omniphobic” coating that might save the U.S. Navy millions of dollars in ship fuel costs, reduce the amount...

A senior scientist at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory received the Office of Naval Research’s Captain Robert Dexter Conrad Award for making outstanding contributions in the field of research and development for the U.S. Navy.

ONR Global TechSolutions sponsored the development of the MK29 Mixed Gas Rebreather, a new prototype system that’s the first of its kind within the Navy diving community.

The Howard Hughes Award—given by the American Helicopter Society—was presented to the Office of Naval Research and Aurora Flight Sciences for their joint work on the Autonomous Aerial Cargo Utility System, or AACUS.

Israel awarded its highest cultural honor—the Israel Prize—to Dr. Shlomo Havlin, a physics professor at Bar-Ilan University in Ramat-Gan, Israel, for his Office of Naval Research Global-sponsored work in physics.