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If you know where the mines are, you don't necessarily have to sweep them up—just don't drive over them. It comes down to knowing where you are and what's around you—what the military calls "having situational awareness."

Scientist John Reintjes is what you might call a 'build a better mousetrap' type-of-guy. About ten years ago, he watched as Navy ships took regular oil samples from their lubricating systems and sent them ashore to be analyzed. Fine debris and particulate matter suspended in a ship's oil reservoirs...

Assistant Chief of Naval Research Capt. Robert Palisin, from the Office of Naval Research, was on-hand to present awards and congratulate some of the nation’s top science- and engineering-focused high school students at the 53rd National Junior Science & Humanities Symposium, or JSHS.

A laser with the potential to jam heat-seeking missiles and sniff out chemicals is one of 358 technologies patented by the U.S. Navy in 2012, helping the service dominate the government category in an annual ranking of patent portfolios published Oct. 23.

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.

WHAT: Meet the researchers behind RoboLobster, Miniature Chemical Detector & more! Aboard the U.S. Navy's Afloat Lab WHEN: Special Media Availability Thursday, July 25 & Friday, July 26, 9:30 a.m. to noon Open to the public Thursday, July 25 to Sunday, July 28 Public Hours: Thursday, July 25 - 12:30...

The following is a transcript from the Office of Naval Research's online Tech Talk series. Dr. Michael Kassner answered questions about the Navy's educational initiatives on Facebook on Oct. 20.

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.

ONR-sponsored researchers will unveil a Web-based tool suite designed to help first responders to international crises, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts, during a month-long rollout which begins this week.