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A scientist sponsored by the Office of Naval Research has been named to the National Academy of Inventors for groundbreaking work in energy efficiency using Gallium Nitride (GaN).

An exciting new scientific frontier—synthetic biology—took center stage as a celebrated scientist from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently spoke at the headquarters of the Office of Naval Research.

ONR-sponsored researchers at the University of California Los Angeles have designed the first detailed computer simulation model of an injured human leg, complete with spurting blood.

As 2016 kicks into gear, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) is kicking off a series of events throughout the year to celebrate 70 years of developing cutting-edge science and technology (S&T) for U.S. naval forces.

On Jan. 13, Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. Mat Winter gave the keynote address at the Surface Navy Association's 28th Annual National Symposium, held in Crystal City, Virginia.

On Oct. 8-20, the U.S. Navy, led by the Office of Naval Research, will participate in the first-ever Unmanned Warrior joint exercise hosted by the British Royal Navy.

Thanks in part to support from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), there's an app that may screen for autism by reading kids' facial expressions for emotional cues.

To determine the cause of extreme fatigue in Navy divers, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) is sponsoring work examining the most critical weapon in a diver’s arsenal—oxygen itself.

New virtual-reality capabilities emerging at the Battlespace Exploitation of Mixed Reality—or BEMR—Lab, in San Diego, California, will make dramatic impacts across the Navy and Marine Corps.

Ketone esters—oral supplements useful in epilepsy treatment—are being studied to fight seizures caused by hyperbaric oxygen toxicity, a life-threatening byproduct of breathing too much oxygen that impacts deep-water divers.