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Seeing the light: ONR-sponsored Scientist Named One of Popular Science's 'Brilliant 10'

ONR-sponsored scientist Dr. Andrea Armani has been named one of Popular Science's 'Brilliant 10.'
October 17, 2013

STEM Grand Challenge Winners to Build Better Digital Tutors for Students

Winners of ONR's STEM Grand Challenge will produce intelligent tutoring technology that will be used to enhance the STEM skills of students, Sailors and Marines.
February 21, 2012

TRACER: Sailors Use Augmented-Reality to Train for Combat

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global TechSolutions program has teamed with Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command and industry partners, Magic Leap Horizons and Haptech Inc., to develop a breakthrough AR training environment known as the Tactically Reconfigurable Artificial Combat Enhanced Reality (TRACER) system.
July 24, 2019

The Chemical Evolution: ONR-Sponsored Researcher Wins Nobel Prize

Dr. Frances H. Arnold, a former ONR-sponsored performer, received the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the first American woman to win science’s most recognized award.
December 10, 2018

Underwater Cameras Give Teams New Look at SeaPerch National Challenge

Middle and high school students got an underwater view of their SeaPerch robots as they raced through obstacle courses during the fourth annual SeaPerch National Challenge held May 17 in Hattiesburg, Miss.
May 19, 2014

Go to NEPTUNE for New Ideas in Energy

ARLINGTON, Va.—To break new ground in alternative energy; increase educational opportunities for the military community; and bolster science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) outreach, the Department of the Navy and the Office of Naval Research have launched the Naval Enterprise...
November 02, 2015

25th Annual RoboSub Competition Showcases an Autonomous Future

This past week, the 25th Annual RoboSub competition occurred at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland. RoboSub is an international robotics competition where student teams design, build, test and operate their own robotic submarines — autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) — in challenging underwater environments.
August 10, 2022

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

Snakes, Robots, and the War on Terrorism

It's mighty daunting to be called a " brilliant young innovator" whose " work and ideas are apt to change the world…a visitor from the future, living among us here and now." Talk about pressure. But that's exactly what MIT's Technology Review Magazine called Howie Choset, mechanical engineer and...
November 01, 2002

Lt. Cmdr. Richard D. Harvey Named the 2023 Junior Officer of the Year

The Reserve Organization of America (ROA) recently honored Lt. Cmdr. Richard D. Harvey with the 2023 Junior Officer of the Year award for his service at the Office of Naval Research.
January 07, 2025