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Ground-breaking research that led to the miniaturization of computer hard disc drives and world-wide usage of laptop computers recently earned an Office of Naval Research (ONR) sponsored scientist the prestigious Oliver E. Buckley prize.

As the global automobile industry considers alternative energy sources to replace the traditional internal combustion engine, Jessie Pacheco, a mail clerk at Camp Pendleton, has been making his rounds to Marines in General Motors (GM) Chevrolet Equinox fuel cell vehicles (FCVs).

Thick-sectioned Alloy 625 plate was selected for the fabrication of several critical components on CVN 78.

The two week, invitation only, event will include a gathering of 16 of the top recognized experts in Pb-free electronics and mitigation best practices in a very concentrated effort to collectively integrate and document a set of known best practices.

Butt welding exterior ship panels together produces a weld protrusion that exceeds DDG1000 fairness requirements.

Perhaps most recognized for recovering the wreck of the RMS TITANIC, deep-sea explorer and underwater archaeologist Robert D. Ballard, Ph.D., returned to his roots at the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the Navy’s premier destination for the best and the brightest to perform cutting-edge research

At the recent year-end Defense Manufacturing Conference, a Navy National Shipbuilding Research Program project titled: Naval Submarine & Carrier Propulsion Shipbuilding Research Program project titled: Naval Submarine & Carrier Propulsion Manufacturing Technology Achievement Award.

Work done on a Navy Metalworking Center (NMC) project was recognized with a 2008 Defense Manufacturing Technology Achievement Award, which is given by the Department of Defense Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel (JDMTP).

After nearly a decade of investment and collaboration involving Hollywood set designers and military experts on virtual reality, engineers with the Office of Naval Research’s (ONR) warfighter-focused TechSolutions Program recently delivered another cutting-edge technology to the Marine Corps Systems...

At the joint meeting of the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC), held 26 January 2009, ONR showcased current and future technology investments aimed at providing lighter load solutions for Marine Corps warfighters.