News Releases
CNN "Vital Signs" to Feature Navy-Funded Enhanced Digital Imaging Technology
A breakthrough technology adapted for breast cancer detection based in part on research originally sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) is set to air July 23 during a CNN International news segment on Vital Signs, a program hosted by Dr. Sanjay Gupta.
January 01, 2009
ONR Distinguished Scientist Transitions to Deputy Director Role at Applied Research Laboratory
After a three-year term leading the Office of Naval Research’s (ONR) Discovery and Invention (D&I) Directorate, distinguished researcher Patricia Gruber, Ph.D., is returning to Penn State University’s (PSU) Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) to serve as the Deputy Director.
December 17, 2008
New Admiral Takes Helm at ONR
RADM Nevin P. Carr, Jr. assumed the duties and responsibilities as the 22nd Chief of Naval Research (CNR) effective today.
December 15, 2008
ONR-Global Fosters Partnerships With Global Science & Technology Community at ExpoNaval
ONR Partnerships Global Community ExpoNaval
December 12, 2008
ONR Selects 12 to Share $1.2 Million Research Funding Recipients Awarded Seed Money for Specific Promising and Innovative S&T Ideas
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced the 12 winners of the 2008 Chief of Naval Research (CNR) Challenge.
December 03, 2008
PC Magazine Hails ONR-Funded Research as 'Invention That Will Change Everything'
The memristor, a once dormant electronic circuit theory developed with funding from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), may soon revolutionize PC computing.
November 22, 2008
Warfighters Prove Naval Expeditionary Overwatch Collaboration Is a Success
Officials from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), five Navy Warfare Centers and industry collaborating on the Navy Expeditionary Overwatch (NEO) system’s intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) technology watched warfighters demonstrate the sophisticated warfighting network at the NSWC...
November 21, 2008
ONR Scientists Collaborate on Directed Energy “Directed Energy Flagship: FEL Showcased”
ONR Collaborates on Directed Energy Symposium
November 17, 2008
USS Freedom (LCS 1) Commissioned Ship's Capabilities Enhanced by ONR Cutting-Edge S&T
The USS Freedom, the Navy’s first littoral combat ship (LCS 1), was commissioned earlier this month at Veterans Park in Milwaukee.
November 14, 2008
ONR Advanced Technology Cited as TIME Magazine "2008 Best Invention"
Nexi, the humanoid robot, is the result of the cutting edge technology funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) being developed at MIT’s Media Lab
November 14, 2008