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ONR-Sponsored Scientist Receives Prestigious Award “Research Led to Widespread Use of Laptop Computers”

Ground-breaking research that led to the miniaturization of computer hard disc drives and world-wide usage of laptop computers recently earned an Office of Naval Research (ONR) sponsored scientist the prestigious Oliver E. Buckley prize.
March 23, 2009

Surveillance Vehicles Take Flight Using Alternative Energy

Nearly undetectable from the ground, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are widely used by the military to scan terrain for possible threats and intelligence.
March 30, 2009

World-Famous Undersea Explorer and Archeologist Returns to ONR Roots

Perhaps most recognized for recovering the wreck of the RMS TITANIC, deep-sea explorer and underwater archaeologist Robert D. Ballard, Ph.D., returned to his roots at the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the Navy’s premier destination for the best and the brightest to perform cutting-edge research
March 04, 2009

Weld Seam Facing Tools Developed under Navy Metalworking Center Project Delivered to Shipyards

Two prototype (preproduction) weld seam facing tools, which were developed under a Navy Metalworking Center (NMC) project, were recently delivered to Bath Iron Works (BIW) and Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding-Gulf Coast (NGSB-GC).
July 23, 2009

Prototype Weld Seam Facing Tool for DDG 1000 Successfully Tested at Shipyard

Butt welding exterior ship panels together produces a weld protrusion that exceeds DDG1000 fairness requirements.
March 05, 2009

Office of Naval Research Announces 2009 Young Investigator Award Recipients

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has announced 15 aspiring researchers as award recipients of the U.S. Navy’s 2009 Young Investigator Program (YIP).
April 14, 2009

Mowing Back Antennas

A Navy ship entering port can be a majestic sight. But the dramatic image is often marred by the many odd-looking antennae poking out in all directions—upwards of 150 of them on the newest destroyers.
January 01, 2004

Media Advisory: Naval Research in the 21st Century: Dilemmas and Solutions

As the Navy's investment engine for naval transformation, the Office of Naval Research brings the very latest technologies from industry and academia to our operational naval forces.
July 21, 2004

Media Advisory: Secretary of the Navy to Discuss Naval Research in the 21st Century at the 5th Annual Naval-Industry Research and Development Partnership Conference

As the Navy's investment engine for naval transformation, the Office of Naval Research brings the very latest technologies from industry and academia to our operational naval forces.
July 27, 2004

Naval Technology Achievement Award

Office of Naval Research program officer Harold Hawkins received the 2003 Dr. Arthur E. Bisson Prize for Naval Technology Achievement from Chief of Naval Research Rear Admiral Jay Cohen at a ceremony in Arlington, Va, on June 22, 2004
June 24, 2004