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Rapid Recovery: ONR-Sponsored Research Fights Cardio, Muscular Fatigue in Navy Divers
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.
December 22, 2015
Navy Secretary Announces Ambitious Energy Goals
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus announced five energy goals at the Naval Energy Forum in Oct. 14-15, an event co-hosted by the Office of Naval Research and the Navy's Task Force Energy.
October 16, 2009
ONR Announces Young Investigator Program Awards
The Office of Naval Research today announced the award of 26 grants totaling $8.4 million as a result of the Fiscal Year 2002 ONR Young Investigator Program competition. A total of 260 proposals were submitted in response to this year's program announcement. The Young Investigator Program supports...
February 05, 2003
'Our Time to Innovate is Now': Chief of Naval Research Reimagines Naval Power for 21st Century
Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. Lorin C. Selby recently expanded on his remarks about reimagining naval power from November’s HacktheMachine Unmanned competition.
December 08, 2021
Sure Shot: ONR Tests Tech to Improve Marines' Shooting Accuracy, Resiliency
ONR recently tested two systems designed to improve Marines' marksmanship performance: the Human Performance EcoSystem and the Joint Marksmanship Assessment Package.
September 16, 2021
Shedding the Fat: ONR Explores Ways to Trim Software Bloat, Improve Security
ONR is supporting research on trimming software bloat to ensure the Navy’s cloud and other computing efforts run more securely and efficiently.
July 12, 2016
Nobel Laureate Underscores Importance of Investment in Basic Research
Dr. William Phillips, an Office of Naval Research (ONR)-funded Nobel Prize-winning physicist, delivered the final lecture at ONR´s spring distinguished lecture series May 19. Phillips´ compelling presentation, titled
May 22, 2009
Meanwhile, Back to Barnacles
"They're very good at what they do, says ONR's Paul Armistead. Powerful even. They work fast, possess a tenacity that is remarkable, make it look easy, and they've been at it since the beginning of time. What's more, they do it underwater. Billions of them glue themselves to ship hulls and cost the...
January 21, 2003
ONR Demonstrates Revolutionary Infantry Immersion Trainer to Joint Chiefs Chairman
The Chairman to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, witnessed Marines in action Tuesday as they confronted loud explosions and thick smoke in the Infantry Immersion Trainer´s virtual Iraqi village.
February 19, 2008
How Science is Finding Ways to Navigate in GPS-Denied Environments
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global selected and co-funded with the U.S. Army Development Command the winning proposal of its second annual Global-X Challenge.
November 23, 2021