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The Navy is seeking solutions to reduce weight and lower the center of gravity for surface ships to improve their performance at a reasonable cost. LASer-welded corrugated-CORe (LASCOR) metallic sandwich panels are stiff, lightweight steel structures that offer the Navy corrosion resistance, reduced weight and less distortion.

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has been selected by the Pentagon to manage a critical, one-of-a-kind futuristic training program in which warfighters would train here at home in preparation for the types of small, urban and borderless conflicts that have spread throughout the middle east and other regions of the world.

Work done on a Navy Metalworking Center (NMC) project was recognized with a 2008 Defense Manufacturing Technology Achievement Award, which is given by the Department of Defense Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel (JDMTP).

Navy Secretary Ray Mabus announced five energy goals at the Naval Energy Forum in Oct. 14-15, an event co-hosted by the Office of Naval Research and the Navy's Task Force Energy.

Collective maritime endeavors against piracy, smuggling, terrorism, weapons proliferation and other threats present unique technology challenges for Sailors, Marines and allies – but they also serve as catalysts for cooperation on science and technology (S&T) solutions, resulting in a growing number of partnerships worldwide.

Shipbuilding affordability was once again the focus of ShipTech 2009, which was held on March 10-11 at the Beau Rivage Resort in Biloxi, Mississippi.

Members of the Navy Metalworking Center (NMC) attended the American Society of Naval Engineers’ “ASNE Day 2009” in National Harbor, Maryland, 8-9 April 2009.

The Navy Metalworking Center (NMC) participated in the Defense Manufacturing Conference (DMC 2008) in Orlando, Florida, 1-4 December 2008. NMC team members talked with many of the 1,000+ attendees from government, industry and academia about the center’s capabilities and successes in implementing advanced metalworking technology for the U.S. Navy.

New scans are providing detailed three-dimensional replicas of a whale’s hearing anatomy using a breakthrough method developed by marine biologists sponsored by the Office of Naval Research and the Chief of Naval Operations Environmental Readiness Division (N45).

On Sept. 24, the Naval Research Advisory Committee (NRAC) will brief the results of two recent studies, Future Naval Use of COTS Networking Infrastructure and Immersive Simulation for Marine Corps Small Unit Training.