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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.

The Chief of Naval Research (CNR) has issued a historic call for innovative ideas to support the Navy and Marine Corps of the future.

The U.S. Marine Corps is distributing new “tactical decision kits” to 24 infantry battalions. The kits—which include software sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR)—can be used in field, barracks or classroom settings to provide warfighters with a versatile workspace to practice and hone their decision-making skills.

Dr. Thomas Beutner of the Office of Naval Research was named a Fellow by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

To determine the cause of extreme fatigue in Navy divers, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) is sponsoring work examining the most critical weapon in a diver’s arsenal—oxygen itself.

Naval special forces units have to work in extreme—and more often than not, unfriendly—environments. But one of the most persistent problems they face comes when they´re just trying to get to or leave the battlefield—and it isn´t from flying bullets. The 82-foot-long Mark V aluminum patrol boat—a primary mode of transport for Navy SEALs—has long been known as a rough ride by those who use it. Personnel have been known to get everything from bruises to back and foot injuries as the vessel roars along at speeds in excess of 50 knots.

Rear Adm. Nevin Carr, chief of naval research, will be the keynote speaker at Savannah State University's commencement ceremony on May 7.

On Jan. 13, Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. Mat Winter gave the keynote address at the Surface Navy Association's 28th Annual National Symposium, held in Crystal City, Virginia.

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global TechSolutions program has teamed with Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command and industry partners, Magic Leap Horizons and Haptech Inc., to develop a breakthrough AR training environment known as the Tactically Reconfigurable Artificial Combat Enhanced Reality (TRACER) system.

The Office of Naval Research (ONR), Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division (NSWC Crane) and the NavalX Midwest Tech Bridge recently sponsored a three-stage competition called the Artificial Intelligence for Small Unit Maneuvers (AISUM) Prize Challenge.