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Twelve Finalists Selected by ONR for CNR Challenge
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced today that 12 white paper submissions are finalists in the 2008 Chief of Naval Research (CNR) Challenge.
September 23, 2008
Human Power: Young Engineers Pedal Their Way to Underwater Dominance
Young engineers recently competed in the 14th biennial International Submarine Races, held at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division, in Bethesda, Maryland.
July 12, 2017
New Study Will Help Researchers Change Face of Military Training
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) this week launched a study that could lead to breakthroughs in creating the next-generation of avatars, robots and other human surrogates for military training.
January 27, 2015
Wave of the Future: ONR Forum Looks at Amphibious Operations
Technology to impact future amphibious naval operations was in the spotlight, as senior leaders from the Navy and Marine Corps spoke to a packed house at the Office of Naval Research.
September 01, 2015
ONR Researchers Look to the Future for Defeating Blindness
Neurobiologists funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) have discovered a potential cure for degenerative vision diseases leading to terminal blindness.
August 04, 2010
ONR Advanced Technology Cited as TIME Magazine "2008 Best Invention"
Nexi, the humanoid robot, is the result of the cutting edge technology funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) being developed at MIT’s Media Lab
November 14, 2008
Young Guns: Rising ONR Talent Honored by White House
Twelve researchers sponsored by the Office of Naval Research were recently honored with Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) recognition.
July 30, 2019
Elevated Equipment: DoD Awards $50 Million for Defense-Related Scientific Research
The DoD recently awarded $50 million in grants to 150 university scientists—54 of whom are sponsored by ONR—via the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program.
January 13, 2021
U.S. Navy Demonstrates World's Most Powerful Electromagnetic Railgun at 10 MJ
The Navy´s Office of Naval Research successfully conducted a record-setting firing of an electromagnetic railgun at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA. An invited audience, including the Chief of Naval Operations, ADM Gary Roughead, witnessed this revolutionary technology in action.
January 31, 2008
DARPA Director: 'Revolutionary Weapons Require Strong S&T Partnerships'
Touting a joint project to create a next-generation cruise missile with the Office of Naval Research (ONR) on Oct. 22, the new director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency stressed the need to find radical ways to shape the future battlefield.
October 24, 2012