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The Magic of Microbes: ONR Engineers Innovative Research in Synthetic Biology

An exciting new scientific frontier—synthetic biology—took center stage as a celebrated scientist from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently spoke at the headquarters of the Office of Naval Research.
February 08, 2016

Mussel Power: ONR Researches Underwater Glue

With support from the Office of Naval Research, a researcher has developed a nature-inspired glue that stays sticky when wet and might be turned on and off with electricity.
November 03, 2016

ONR to Lead Team of “Unmanned Warriors” to the United Kingdom

On Oct. 8-20, the U.S. Navy, led by the Office of Naval Research, will participate in the first-ever Unmanned Warrior joint exercise hosted by the British Royal Navy.
January 01, 2016

Lasers, Polar Ice and Satellites: Navy S&T Spotlighted in New Issue of Future Force

Published quarterly by the Office of Naval Research, the Winter 2016 issue of Future Force is now available to the public.
March 04, 2016

Science and Technology Help Navy Prepare for Future Arctic Operations

Last week, Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. Mat Winter addressed the Sixth Symposium on the Impacts of an Ice-Diminishing Arctic on Maritime and Naval Operations.
July 20, 2015

Metal Additive Manufacturing to Get New Look from ONR, Industry and Academia

On Wednesday, July 15, the Office of Naval Research will meet with businesses and academia to discuss interest in a new metal additive manufacturing program.
June 29, 2015

ONR's Augmented Reality System Gives Marines New Perspective on Combat Training

On Oct. 15, Marines participated in the fifth and final demonstration of the Office of Naval Research (ONR)-developed Augmented Immersive Team Trainer (AITT) system, an augmented reality technology that represents a major breakthrough in Marine Corps combat training.
October 21, 2015

Here's looking at you: ONR tests new glasses for augmented reality system with Marines

At Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, Virginia, the Augmented Immersive Team Trainer (AITT) moved one step closer to its ultimate goal of giving warfighters glasses that can be worn to enhance augmented reality training scenarios.
May 21, 2015

Face Time: ONR-Sponsored Tech Reads Facial Expressions for Autism Symptoms

Thanks in part to support from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), there's an app that may screen for autism by reading kids' facial expressions for emotional cues.
December 30, 2015

BEMR: A New Reality for the Future Force

New virtual-reality capabilities emerging at the Battlespace Exploitation of Mixed Reality—or BEMR—Lab, in San Diego, California, will make dramatic impacts across the Navy and Marine Corps.
December 10, 2015