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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

ONR Helps to Train the Future Canine Force

The the Office of Naval Research’s (ONR) Expeditionary Canine Sciences program is taking a fresh look at how dogs are trained to identify different explosive devices.

April 28, 2015

Full Steam Ahead for Navy Science: Winter Comes to ONR

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) began a new era today, as Rear Adm. Mathias W. Winter—a decorated aviator with advanced degrees in both computer science and national resource strategy—was sworn in as the chief of naval research (CNR).

January 01, 2015

Navy Knowledge Advances; Arctic Ocean Ice Retreats

Scientists sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) revealed today the latest findings from a study on Arctic sea ice—with one expert noting that summer sea ice levels could potentially fall to zero before the end of this century.

February 05, 2015

New Chief of Naval Research to Unveil Updated Research Strategy

Chief of Naval Research RADM Mat Winter to unveil updated S&T plan at upcoming event.

January 21, 2015

Navy Chief: Here's What We Need for the Future Force

The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Adm. Jonathan Greenert, today outlined the top science and technology objectives for the Navy and Marine Corps of the future, at the Naval Future Force Science and Technology (S&T) EXPO in Washington, D.C.

February 04, 2015

In Competition for Water Supremacy, RoboBoats Rule the Waves

Sixteen teams hit the water with custom-built autonomous surface vehicles at the eighth annual RoboBoat Competition, held in Virginia Beach.

July 14, 2015

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

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