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In Competition for Water Supremacy, RoboBoats Rule the Waves

Sixteen teams hit the water with custom-built autonomous surface vehicles at the eighth annual RoboBoat Competition, held in Virginia Beach.

July 14, 2015

ONR Helps Expand Professional Opportunities for At-Risk, Underrepresented Youth

A program sponsored by the Office of Naval Research will expand career opportunities for youth through training in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM).

July 09, 2015

A Sharper Look: ONR Researcher Wins Prize for Satellite Imaging Work

For research that could provide warfighters with extremely accurate digital images, a mathematician sponsored by the Office of Naval Research won the prestigious Longuet-Higgins Prize.

July 01, 2015

Metal Additive Manufacturing to Get New Look from ONR, Industry and Academia

On Wednesday, July 15, the Office of Naval Research will meet with businesses and academia to discuss interest in a new metal additive manufacturing program.

June 29, 2015

Meet the 2014 Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year

On June 12, several researchers affiliated with the Office of Naval Research and the Naval Research Laboratory won the prestigious 2014 Dr. Delores M. Etter award.

June 15, 2015

Building a Better Grunt: ONR-Sponsored Technology to Lighten Marines' Loads

The Office of Naval Research has presented the Marine Corps with a 3-D computer simulation program that measures equipment weight, distribution and effects on individual warfighter performance.

June 08, 2015

ONR Awards Outstanding Student with Scholarship Money at Science Competition

For his research on traumatic brain injuries, Alberto Garcia received the Chief of Naval Research Scholarship Award.

June 04, 2015

Mini Machines? ONR Principal Investigator Honored for Nanotechnology Research

Dr. Joseph Lyding, a principal investigator for the Office of Naval Research, received the 2014 Feynman Prize for nanotechnology.

June 02, 2015

Collision Course: ONR Testing High-Speed Planing Hulls To Better Understand Wave Slam

The Office of Naval Research is testing high-speed planing hulls to better understand wave slam.

May 27, 2015