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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.

In an example of international cooperation and scientific collaboration, the Office of Naval Research last week participated in a joint mission to deploy three specialized buoys with sensors into the Arctic Ocean, in the vicinity of the North Pole.

Researchers sponsored by the Office of Naval Research are compiling real-time ocean observations to help forecasters predict the strength of future tropical storms.

ONR recently sponsored a series of STEM workshops, highlighting the science behind prosthetic limbs, for students whose parents are current or former military personnel.

ONR is sponsoring the development of new specialized tests to assess the cognitive abilities and personality traits of potential Navy and Marine Corps unmanned aviation systems (UAS) operators.

ONR Chief Protocol Officer Joe Tello recently was named Protocol Officer of the Year for 2017 by the Protocol & Diplomacy International - Protocol Officers Association.

More than 300 high school and college engineering students tested their mechanical, electrical, computer and systems engineering skills while competing for cash prizes at the recent 20th International RoboSub Competition.

At the Naval Future Force S&T Expo, the Chief of Naval Research announced the finalists of the CNR Concept Challenge, a historic call for innovative ideas to support the Navy and Marine Corps of the future.

The ONR-sponsored Flashing Light to Text Converter (FLTC) is a ship-to-ship communication system that may enable U.S. Navy vessels to use their signal lamps to text message each other.

Young engineers recently competed in the 14th biennial International Submarine Races, held at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division, in Bethesda, Maryland.