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Office of Naval Research (ONR) officials announced a new program Oct. 22 to optimize tactical handheld technology for quick decision-making in the field.

The Office of Naval Research is awarding a phase II contract to Aerovel Corp. to develop flight controls for the Flexrotor vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

The Department of the Navy’s Floating Instrument Platform (R/P FLIP) is celebrating its 50th year of service June 29. With an ability to drift over the ocean like a ship—yet transform into a vertical buoy in pursuit of scientific research—the 355-foot research vessel is able to conduct investigations in a number of fields, including acoustics, oceanography, meteorology and marine mammal observation.

A state-of-the-art welding process refined for use in naval shipbuilding by the Office of Naval Research has crossed over to the world of computing.

The Office of Naval Research (ONR), a leader in the exploration of renewable power, played a major role in the development of a new “World Green City” unveiled in Thailand on Dec. 12 as a prototype community powered by alternative energy sources.

ONR-sponsored researchers will unveil a Web-based tool suite designed to help first responders to international crises, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts, during a month-long rollout which begins this week.

Specialty canines displayed their explosive-detecting abilities Jan. 18 as part of an Office of Naval Research-hosted demo.

ONR is awarding grants and contracts to six academic institutions and two commercial companies to develop noise-reduction technologies, as well as measurement and prediction tools and noise source models to dampen the noisy jet plumes that emanate from naval aircraft.

The Marine Corps is focused on the need to “Lighten the Load” for the warfighter—and the Office of Naval Research (ONR) is putting heavy effort into innovative new technologies that will help.

The Office of Naval Research's Dr. Julie Christodoulou, division director of naval materials in the Sea Warfare and Weapons department, became one of three co-deputy chairs of the National Science and Technology Council’s Subcommittee for the Materials Genome Initiative.