News Releases
Media Advisory: New U.S. Navy Web Site for International S&T Outreach
The Office of Naval Research Global (ONR Global), which provides international science and technology (S&T) outreach for the U.S. Department of the Navy and serves as a direct interface between the naval forces and the Naval Research Enterprise, announces the launch of a new Internet web site at...
Back To Basics
As the Marine Corps look for answers to the deadly dangers of improvised explosive devices in Iraq, and the Navy seeks to protect ships from sea mines and anti-ship missiles, the Office of Naval Research is exploring radically new approaches to designing metals that could lead to effective blast...
Riders on the Storm
While some are still cleaning up from the series of hurricanes that plowed through the Caribbean and southern United States this season, scientists supported by the Office of Naval Research are busily cleaning up valuable data collected during the storms.
Media Advisory: Office of Naval Research Christens Demonstration Vessel Sea Coaster in Mobile, AL
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) and American Marine Holdings, Inc., will hold a christening ceremony for the high-speed surface-effect catamaran, Sea Coaster, on Friday, October 1, 2004 , in Mobile , Ala.
Media Advisory: Media Invited to Ride Experimental Vessel Sea Flyer During San Diego and San Francisco Fleet Weeks
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) invites the media to tour and ride the Sea Flyer, a 160-foot, 320-ton technology demonstrator vessel whose underwater “lifting body” technology provides an extremely stable high-speed ride, even in rough seas. Navatek, Ltd, of Hawaii designed the technology and...
Media Advisory: Office of Naval Research Introduces a Mobile Science & Technology Lab at TechEnterprise 2004
The Office of Naval Research will host a media preview and blessing ceremony August 17 for the
Media Advisory: Senator Inouye to Address Hawai'i High-Tech Businesses at TechEnterprise 2004
The Office of Naval Research and the Pacific International Center for High Technology Research (PICHTR) will host TechEnterprise 2004 at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel, August 17-18, 2004.
Media Advisory: Workshop to Produce Best Practices for "Teaching Future Warship Designers"
The Office of Naval Research (ONR), in conjunction with its international component ONR Global, sponsored a workshop May 17-19, 2004 at University College London (UCL), to discuss initiatives to address the serious worldwide shortage of well-trained naval engineers.
Media Advisory: Free-Electron Laser Reaches 10 Kilowatts
The Free-Electron Laser (FEL), supported by the Office of Naval Research and located at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, achieved 10 kilowatts of infrared laser light in late July, making it the most powerful tunable laser in the world.
Media Advisory: Secretary of the Navy to Discuss Naval Research in the 21st Century at the 5th Annual Naval-Industry Research and Development Partnership Conference
As the Navy's investment engine for naval transformation, the Office of Naval Research brings the very latest technologies from industry and academia to our operational naval forces.