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See winners from the ONR-cosponsored 52nd National Junior Science & Humanities Symposium, April 23-27, 2014.

Navy engineers are making final adjustments to a laser weapon prototype that will be the first of its kind to deploy aboard a ship late this summer.

ARLINGTON, Va.— Officials at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced today that the laser weapon system (LaWS)—a cutting-edge weapon that brings significant new capabilities to America’s Sailors and Marines—was for the first time successfully deployed and operated aboard a naval vessel in the...

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) will manage a new institute to spur innovation, manufacturing and implementation of lightweight and modern metals—part of a White House initiative announced Feb. 25 that aims to strengthen national defense and U.S. manufacturing through public and private partnerships.

A scientist sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) has won a “genius grant” from the MacArthur Foundation for his investigations into how the tiniest materials can improve electronics, medical devices and renewable energy—three critical areas for the Navy.

The Office of Naval Research earned Defense Dept. accolades for advancing the manufacture of cockpit enclosures for the F-35.

College students from around the world will have a hand in shaping the future of ocean robotics as they compete in the first Maritime RobotX Challenge, which kicks off this week in Singapore.

Interactive software that can dramatically cut the time it takes to plan safe submarine missions is crossing over to the surface fleet and is being installed this month on the guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53).

From virtual training to laser weapons, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) this week is showcasing a range of technologies at Modern Day Marine exposition that will prepare Marines as they continue to face an increasingly complex security landscape.

The leader of the expedition that discovered the wreck of the Titanic and a Nobel Prize-winning physicist are among a growing lineup of speakers at the Naval Future Force Science and Technology (S&T) EXPO Feb. 4-5 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.