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Brain Boost: ONR Global Sponsors Research to Improve Memory through Electricity
In a study that could improve how people learn and retain information, ONR Global-sponsored researchers in Rome significantly boosted the memory and mental performance of laboratory mice through electrical stimulation.
February 29, 2016
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
STEM Showcase: DoN Promotes Student Outreach at Navy League STEM Expo
Science and technology enthusiasts were treated to a day of educational fun at the Navy League STEM Expo at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.
August 04, 2021
Theoretical to Tactical: Veterans Turn Research into Naval Innovation
NEPTUNE 2.0 will launch in early 2020—providing new research grants to universities to align naval and national defense strategy requirements with campus laboratory capabilities. NEPTUNE sponsors university research, which enables military students (veterans and active duty) to connect education with entrepreneurial practice—developing technology for defense and commercial applications.
November 18, 2019
The Navy and Navajo Nation: Foundations for a Research Relationship
The Department of the Navy’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions program recently held its first outreach event at a Native American university or college—Navajo Technical University in Crownpoint, New Mexico.
October 24, 2019
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
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
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
Ice Breaker: ONR Researchers Explore a Changing Arctic
As sea ice continues to recede at a record pace in the Arctic, officials at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) today announced new efforts to determine the pace of change in what some are calling Earth’s final frontier.
January 01, 2014
Awesome Academics: NPS Students Win CNR Awards in Autonomous Systems
A U.S. Marine and Coast Guardsman each recently received a Chief of Naval Research (CNR) Award for Excellence in Intelligent Autonomous Systems from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS).
December 04, 2023