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Extraordinarily rugged with a melting temperature of several thousand degrees Fahrenheit. That describes the results of research into new ceramic materials sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and recently published in the Journal Nature. A research team, led by ONR’s Principal Investigator, Dr. Stefano Curtarolo, Duke University, developed a computational method for creating new types of ceramics using transition metals – carbonitrides or borides – through a process called Disordered Enthalpy-Entropy Descriptor (DEED). The applications are endless, said Dr. Eric Wuchina, a research materials engineer who was the program officer with ONR’s Sea Warfare and Weapons department when Curtarolo’s research team was awarded the Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI). According to Wuchina, the variety of new compositions could create potentially millions of new materials.

The Office of Naval Research confirms more than 30 speakers for the 2011 Naval STEM Forum.

The Office of Naval Research's TechSolutions department is set to deliver to Navy Special Warfare Command personnel later this year new protective eyewear that will eliminate the need for warfighters to stop to change out colored lenses to accommodate differences in light levels.

As more military service members report hearing loss, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) on May 29 will host experts from across the country to look at ways to stem the problem.

The Office of Naval Research is kicking off a new program called the Autonomous Aerial Cargo Utility System.

Specialty canines displayed their explosive-detecting abilities Jan. 18 as part of an Office of Naval Research-hosted demo.

A new video provides an in-depth look at three ONR TechSolutions prototype technologies that may soon affect the day-to-day lives of warfighters.

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) TechSolutions program has transformed a former tomato packing plant on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., into a state-of-the-art Infantry Immersion Trainer (IIT) prototype. Launched in November 2007 as a technology demonstrator, the IIT began real training of Marines before all of the facility´s high-tech equipment was even fully operational.

At the Naval Future Force S&T Expo, Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. David J. Hahn publicly unveiled the new strategic direction for the U.S. Navy’s continuum of research and development.

Three researchers sponsored by the Office of Naval Research are being recognized as outstanding innovators by the MIT Technology Review, which is published to show how the world is being dramatically shaped by new technology.