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National Strategy on Aquatic Environmental DNA
Today, the White House Office of Science, Technology, and Policy (OSTP) released the “National Strategy for Aquatic Environmental DNA.” The Environmental DNA (eDNA) Task Team had 10 federal agencies participating in drafting the strategy and included significant scoping and engagement of the private sector, academia and non-profit organizations.
June 03, 2024
A Winning Bid: Stanford University Professors Share Nobel Prize in Economics
Dr. Robert Wilson and Dr. Paul Milgrom of Stanford University—both of whom previously received support from ONR—recently won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.
January 28, 2021
Keel Laid for Revolutionary Dual-Use Catamaran Vessel, M/V Susitna
On August 24, 2006, onlookers gathered at the shipyard of Alaska Ship & Drydock Inc. in Ketchikan, Alaska, to witness the keel laying of what will be a very unusual and versatile ship.
August 28, 2006
Current Knowledge: New Research Ship is Ready for Duty
Amid booming fireworks and the joyful cheers from a large crowd of well-wishers, the brand-new research vessel (R/V) Neil Armstrong recently arrived at its new home at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts.
April 14, 2016
Opportunity Knocks: Innovators Welcome at the Navy Opportunity Forum
The 2015 Navy Opportunity Forum
May 26, 2015
In Competition for Water Supremacy, RoboBoats Rule the Waves
Sixteen teams hit the water with custom-built autonomous surface vehicles at the eighth annual RoboBoat Competition, held in Virginia Beach.
July 14, 2015
Laser Image Projection Technology Shows Big Savings for VIRGINIA-Class Submarine Program
Electric Boat (EB) has successfully piloted a new laser imaging system that enables EB’s Quonset Point facility to automate the layout of attachments during early outfitting stages of VIRGINIA-Class Submarine (VCS) construction.
May 20, 2009
See RoboLobster & Eye Imager in Action Aboard the Afloat Lab During D.C. Visit
WHAT: Meet the researchers behind RoboLobster & Eye Imager Aboard the U.S. Navy's Afloat Lab WHEN: Monday, April 15 to Friday, April 19, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (call to RSVP) WHERE: Washington Navy Yard next to the USS Barry. Enter at Main Gate, 9th & M Streets See working demonstrations of advanced...
April 09, 2002
Taking Up Space
Students don't ordinarily build satellites. And satellites aren't usually launched in Alaska. But Starshine-3 and PC-Sat are not your ordinary satellites. On August 31st, Starshine-3, built with the help of hundreds of grade school students from around the world, and PC-Sat, designed and built from...
July 01, 2001
Advanced Sonar Makes Quick Transition into Mine Reconnaissance System
Arlington, VA -- The Unmanned Undersea Vehicle office at the Naval Sea Systems Command has announced the rapid transition of synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) into the Long Term Mine Reconnaissance System (LMRS). The Office of Naval Research's Commercial Technology Transition Office made possible the...
October 28, 2002