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Hitoshi Narita tells us that as a child growing up in Nagoya, Japan, he was fascinated by large structures…airplanes, ships, trains… anything that was large, mechanical, and moved. Watching the large cargo ships coming in and out of the ports near his home, he knew even then that he wanted to be...

To deliver more fresh water to Sailors underway with more efficient shipboard technologies, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) released an announcement seeking industry ideas by May 2.

Imagine the Marine on a reconnaissance mission who must know now just what's over the hill in front of him. Imagine a 4 pound glider that fits in a backpack, has the radar signature of a bird, comes packed with a video eye, can be assembled and launched in less than 5 minutes, and comes complete...

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) and American Marine Holdings, Inc., will hold a christening ceremony for the high-speed surface-effect catamaran, Sea Coaster, on Friday, October 1, 2004 , in Mobile , Ala.

On Feb. 28, Navy officials announced the firing of the Navy's first industry-built electromagnetic railgun prototype launcher.

Figuring there had to be a better way of keeping track of available beds, medical equipment and blood supplies in the field, rather than depending on information relayed by phone and then scribbled on a white board with a grease pencil, the Office of Naval Research has come up with an answer -...

The Office of Naval Research will join with entrepreneurs, start-ups and other emerging entities, Aug. 6-8 at the 24th annual Navy Gold Coast Small Business Conference.

The Marine Corps' M1A1 Abrams tanks and light armored vehicles that pulled heavy duty in Operation Iraqi Freedom are expected to serve us well until 2015 and 2020.

Navy Cdr. Dylan Schmorrow of the Office of Naval Research has been selected by Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition (Acting) John Thakrah to receive one of 34 Department of the Navy Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year Awards for 2007, which will be presented at a ceremony at the Pentagon on 29 May.

As the use of improvised explosive devices (IED) continues to grow globally, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) is exploring physical and social sciences to counter the threat.