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“CNR Challenge” Offers $1 Million for Innovative Science & Technology
The Chief of Naval Research (CNR) Rear Admiral William Landay III, USN, has announced the $1 million
June 22, 2007
Game of Drones? Computers To Help Navy Recruit Unmanned Systems Operators
Can a video game help the U.S. Navy find future operators for its remotely operated, unmanned vehicles (UxV), popularly called drones?
March 19, 2018
Fitbit-style Prosthetics? Navy Developing 'Smart' Artificial Limbs
The Office of Naval Research is sponsoring development of a “smart” artificial leg—equipped with special sensors to monitor gait, alert users to prosthetic wear and tear, and warn of potential infection risk.
October 04, 2017
Underwater Defense: New Ways to Protect Divers in the Deep
The Office of Naval Research is sponsoring new research that may protect Navy divers from the underwater threat of oxygen toxicity.
October 26, 2017
For Fleet and Force: Science Solutions, from Cyber to the Skies
Science advisors from the Office of Naval Research Global play a key role in today’s naval technology—connecting the warfighter to cutting-edge capabilities in the air, at sea, on land and in the information/cyber domain.
November 21, 2017
Power Savings: ONR Research Helps Navy Curb Kilowatts
With ONR support, engineers at MIT have designed a portable measurement system to precisely monitor the amount of electricity used by household appliances, lighting fixtures and electronic devices.
November 28, 2016
The Magic of Microbes: ONR Engineers Innovative Research in Synthetic Biology
An exciting new scientific frontier—synthetic biology—took center stage as a celebrated scientist from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently spoke at the headquarters of the Office of Naval Research.
February 08, 2016
ONR to Lead Team of “Unmanned Warriors” to the United Kingdom
On Oct. 8-20, the U.S. Navy, led by the Office of Naval Research, will participate in the first-ever Unmanned Warrior joint exercise hosted by the British Royal Navy.
January 01, 2016
Navy Announces Winners of its First Distinguished Fellows Program for HBCU/MIs
The Department of the Navy’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions Program—located at the Office of Naval Research—recently announced the inaugural winners of its Distinguished Fellows Program.
December 15, 2021
Hurricane Hero: EMILY Vehicle a Successful Partnership between Navy, Industry
In September 2019, EMILY—officially known as the Emergency Integrated Lifesaving Lanyard—operated in the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian. An unmanned surface vehicle, EMILY helped disaster responders deliver medicine and other needed supplies.
October 03, 2019