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A razor nick during a much-too-close-shave ten years ago may result in hundreds of thousands of lives saved in the future. Scientist Frank Hursey was working with absorptive materials back in the late 80’s when he cut himself shaving. He picked up a volcanic mineral he’d been studying and decided to...

The brain is a remarkable piece of work. At a given moment, from a blizzard of incoming data - visual, tactile, auditory, olfactory, taste, memory, etc. - it knows instantly how to classify what information it wants, and discard or store the rest. One sound in a roomful of noise. One object in...

A collaborative effort between the Office of Naval Research Global TechSolutions program and the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division has resulted in a new technology called Flight Deck Crew Refresher Training Expansion Packs (TEPs) that will deliver cutting-edge training to Sailors and Marines.

On Oct. 15, Marines participated in the fifth and final demonstration of the Office of Naval Research (ONR)-developed Augmented Immersive Team Trainer (AITT) system, an augmented reality technology that represents a major breakthrough in Marine Corps combat training.

Dr. Joseph Lyding, a principal investigator for the Office of Naval Research, received the 2014 Feynman Prize for nanotechnology.

For the first time ever, ONR will unveil the Large Displacement UUV and Low-Cost UAV Swarming Technology at the Sea-Air-Space Expo.

For the fifth consecutive year, the U.S. Navy leads the government in an annual ranking of patent portfolios.

Obstacle avoidance. Automated docking. Speed gates. Acoustic beacon positioning. Underwater light identification. These are just some of the missions teams had to successfully complete to win at the 7th annual International RoboBoat Competition, held this month at the Founders Inn and Spa in Virginia Beach, Va.

From unmanned vehicles to explosive-resistant coatings, the Office of Naval Research (ONR), Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) will showcase a range of technologies at the Sea-Air-Space 2014 expo April 7–9.

Focusing on undersea vehicles that have fish-like sensations, advanced ship design and more, four scientists sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) on Dec. 23 learned they will receive the nation’s highest honor for young scientists and engineers.