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New Virtual Immersive Trainer Will Help Make Marines and Sailors of the Future

Chief of Naval Research Rear Admiral William E. Landay III has announced the funding of a $1.3-million
April 05, 2007

Office of Naval Research Launches Science and Technology Strategic Plan

Chief of Naval Research Rear Admiral William E. Landay III has unveiled a new Naval science and technology strategic plan that outlines in detail how the Department of the Navy will enable the Navy and Marine Corps of the future—and shape how Sailors and Marines will fight years and even decades...
March 26, 2007

Superconductor Images Make the Cover of Science

Researchers funded by the Office of Naval Research have developed an imaging technique that gives them a direct view of electron distribution in superconducting layered copper oxide ceramics.
March 16, 2007

ONR Sponsors Award-Winning Nanotechnology Researchers

Two nanotechnology researchers whose work is sponsored by the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) are among Scientific American´s SA-50, a list of 50 American technology and policy leaders for 2006. A third ONR-funded nanotechnology investigator has earned a 2006 TR35 Young Innovator award from MIT...
January 09, 2007

ONR Grantee Included in 2006 Scientific American 50 List

The Office of Naval Research congratulates Dr. David J. Wineland of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, an ONR grantee who has been named as one of the Scientific American 50 for 2006. The December 2006 issue of Scientific American magazine lists the 50 American technology and policy...
November 16, 2006

Keel Laid for Revolutionary Dual-Use Catamaran Vessel, M/V Susitna

On August 24, 2006, onlookers gathered at the shipyard of Alaska Ship & Drydock Inc. in Ketchikan, Alaska, to witness the keel laying of what will be a very unusual and versatile ship.
August 28, 2006

"CNR Challenge" Offers $1 Million for Innovative Science & Technology Concepts

Chief of Naval Research (CNR) Rear Admiral William E. Landay III, USN, has announced the $1 million
June 28, 2006

Media Opportunity: Navy S&T on display at New York City Fleet Week 2006

Please join the Office of Naval Research on board the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) to learn about some of the exciting technologies being developed for the Navy and Marine Corps.
May 18, 2006

Navy Researcher Receives Award for Technology Achievement

Navy Researcher Receives Award for Technology Achievement
May 12, 2006

ONR Supports Joint U.S.-Taiwanese Satellite System

At 6:40 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, Friday, April 14, 2006, a constellation of six satellites launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., with the mission of improving weather forecasts, monitoring climate change, and enhancing space weather research and operations. The Office of Naval Research...
April 17, 2006