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CNR to Talk Naval Innovation and Capabilities at Sea-Air-Space

Can the U.S. Navy’s current force structure model, which has been immensely successful since World War II, remain strong in the face of new threats—or does it require an overhaul? How can the Department of the Navy (DoN) meet future challenges and strengthen its ability to develop and adopt new...

March 30, 2022

Bridging the Gap: NJOC Improves Communication between Junior, Senior Officers

The U.S. Navy’s more than 35,000 junior officers have a new avenue for sharing ideas, insights and concerns with senior leadership—via the service’s Naval Junior Officer Counsel (NJOC).

March 10, 2022

Former ONR Performer Wins Nobel Prize in Physics for Climate Research

Since its creation in 1946, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) has supported the early-career research of more than 60 Nobel laureates. ONR, which is currently celebrating its 75th anniversary, is proud to add another name to that prestigious list—Dr. Klaus Hasselmann of Germany’s Max Planck...

March 04, 2022

Navy ‘SCOUTs’ the Digital Battlespace to Test Operational Problems

A partnership involving the Office of Naval Research (ONR); the deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (DASN RDT&E); and the Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF-S) is conducting the first virtual sprint demonstration of the Aggregated Digital...

March 03, 2022

Video Games Can Enhance Warrior Cognitive Performance

The U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps have been using simulators, virtual reality and video games to train Sailors and Marines for years. The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is sponsoring research focused on understanding the cognitive effects that video games have on the human brain.

February 17, 2022

Making Hydrogen Fuel Anywhere: ONR Tests Prototype to Power Marines in Expeditionary Environments

ONR Global TechSolutions program is sponsoring efforts to convert aluminum into hydrogen fuel, which could potentially serve as a portable, readily available power source.

February 15, 2022

Best and Brightest: ONR's 2022 Young Investigators

Today, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) recognized awardees of the 2022 Young Investigator Program (YIP).

January 31, 2022

Navy Announces Winners of its First Distinguished Fellows Program for HBCU/MIs

The Department of the Navy’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions Program—located at the Office of Naval Research—recently announced the inaugural winners of its Distinguished Fellows Program.

December 15, 2021

'Our Time to Innovate is Now': Chief of Naval Research Reimagines Naval Power for 21st Century

Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. Lorin C. Selby recently expanded on his remarks about reimagining naval power from November’s HacktheMachine Unmanned competition.

December 08, 2021

Unraveling 'Knotty' Problems: ONR Helps Launch New Academic Center for National Security Innovation

Recognizing the modern need for bold answers to complex naval challenges, ONR has sponsored the creation of Stanford University’s Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation (GKC)—a new academic center dedicated to helping the U.S. government re-envision its approach to national security...

December 03, 2021