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Mission Ready: ONR, Orlando Science Center Partner for Flight

The Orlando Science Center, in partnership with the Office of Naval Research (ONR), last week held a ribbon-cutting for its new Flight Lab exhibit.

January 19, 2018

Disaster Relief: How Can AI Improve Humanitarian Assistance?

On Aug. 2-3, ONR co-hosted a workshop discussing how artificial intelligence could be used to improve humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.

January 01, 2018

Maritime Makeover: Navy-Owned Research Vessel Back at Sea After Refit

The research vessel Thomas G. Thompson recently completed an 18-month upgrade to extend its working life, improve operating systems, and bolster its research capabilities for the Navy and scientific organizations.

January 01, 2018

Battle Rhythm: Navy Looking at Sleep, Decision-Making Links

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global is sponsoring new research by Professor Sean Drummond at the Monash Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neurosciences (MICCN) in Australia to study the impact of fatigue and circadian rhythm disruption on people's decision-making capabilities.

January 01, 2018

Special Delivery: New Autonomous Flight Technology Means Rapid Resupply for Marines

ONR held a successful final helicopter flight demonstration of the Autonomous Aerial Cargo/Utility System (AACUS) at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va.

December 13, 2017

For Fleet and Force: Science Solutions, from Cyber to the Skies

Science advisors from the Office of Naval Research Global play a key role in today’s naval technology—connecting the warfighter to cutting-edge capabilities in the air, at sea, on land and in the information/cyber domain.

November 21, 2017

Defining the Danger Zone: New Mapping Software Makes Live-Fire Training Safer

To better protect warfighters during live-fire training, ONR's TechSolutions program has sponsored the development of a new Google Maps-style software tool to map out training areas in great detail.

November 16, 2017

Think Big, Start Small: Navy SBIR/STTR Program Can Help Advance Your Ideas

Leaders from the Departments of the Navy and Defense, and other government agencies, recently met for the third annual SBIR/STTR Training Workshop.

November 14, 2017

Underwater Defense: New Ways to Protect Divers in the Deep

The Office of Naval Research is sponsoring new research that may protect Navy divers from the underwater threat of oxygen toxicity.

October 26, 2017

Fitbit-style Prosthetics? Navy Developing 'Smart' Artificial Limbs

The Office of Naval Research is sponsoring development of a “smart” artificial leg—equipped with special sensors to monitor gait, alert users to prosthetic wear and tear, and warn of potential infection risk.

October 04, 2017