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ONR To Unveil the "Matchbox" Clock

How accurate is your kitchen clock? Probably good enough to get you to work on time, but perhaps not good enough for extremely precise ship and aircraft navigation, ground to outer space communications, or missile guidance.

September 03, 2003

Oregon State University's Holman, Scripps Institution of Oceanography's Kuperman Named to CNO Oceanography Post

The Office of Naval Research has announced that Dr. Robert A. Holman of Oregon State University and Dr. William A. Kuperman of Scripps Institution of Oceanography have been appointed jointly to a four-year term as the FY 2004 Secretary of the Navy/Chief of Naval Research Chair in Oceanographic...

August 26, 2003

Navy and Marines Enlist Industry, Academia and Government for Technologies Enabling Naval Power 21

The Office of Naval Research is inviting leaders in innovation, from the commercial, academic and government sectors, to partner in the technology enablement of Naval Power 21.

July 31, 2003

Laser Weapons

Laser weapons? This may not be as exotic as fans of Han Solo once thought, thanks to recent leaps forward in the development of a powerful free-electron laser, or FEL.

July 30, 2003

Designer Proteins

Proteins designed to follow marching orders are the latest in the new field of

July 30, 2003

Crawler Reconnaissance

It can follow a search instruction plan, classify, and map underwater mines in turbulent ocean surf zones. It travels about 6 feet per second on land, and about 2 feet per second in the water.

July 08, 2003

Men, Mammals, and Machines

An Underwater Drone That Works With Men and Dolphins

July 08, 2003

Advanced Technologies Visit Boston Aboard the Office of Naval Research's "Afloat Lab"

The Office of Naval Research supports development of technologies that give our Sailors and Marines increased battlespace awareness and tactical advantage, keep them out of harms way, and improve their performance and quality of life.

June 30, 2003

The Plasti-Bone

A Ceramic Polymer Innovation in Medicine

June 13, 2003

New Blood-Clotting Product Going Commercial

QuikClot™ Originally Developed for Military Use

June 13, 2003