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Microbial Fuel Cell: A New Source of Green Energy

The Office of Naval Research highlights the microbial fuel cell, a device with the potential to revolutionize naval energy use by converting decomposed marine organisms into electricity.
April 16, 2010

Powerful Prediction: Finding a Better Way to Forecast Hurricane Strength

Researchers sponsored by the Office of Naval Research are compiling real-time ocean observations to help forecasters predict the strength of future tropical storms.
September 08, 2017

ONR Global Names Dr. Marcus Tepaske as New Technical Director

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global has promoted Dr. Marcus Tepaske to the role of Technical Director, where he will lead experts in finding cutting-edge technologies and solutions and getting them into the hands of Sailors and Marines.
July 09, 2024

April Ceremony Will Honor ONR-funded Deep-sea Dive

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) will mark the 50th anniversary of the historic deep-sea dive of the Trieste with an April ceremony at the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C.
February 24, 2010

Happy Birthday, ONR: 70 Years of Game-Changing Science and Technology

As 2016 kicks into gear, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) is kicking off a series of events throughout the year to celebrate 70 years of developing cutting-edge science and technology (S&T) for U.S. naval forces.
January 27, 2016

Battle Rhythm: Navy Looking at Sleep, Decision-Making Links

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global is sponsoring new research by Professor Sean Drummond at the Monash Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neurosciences (MICCN) in Australia to study the impact of fatigue and circadian rhythm disruption on people's decision-making capabilities.
January 01, 2018

Bad News for the Bad Guys: Laser Weapon Being Readied for Marine Vehicles

As the Navy prepares to deploy its first laser weapon on a ship later this summer, Office of Naval Research (ONR) officials announced June 11 that they have finished awarding contracts to develop a similar weapon to be used on ground vehicles.
January 01, 2014

Smartphones to Steer Unmanned Rotorcraft on the Battlefield

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) awarded contracts to Lockheed Martin and Aurora Flight Sciences on Sept. 28 to develop robotic rotorcraft capable of supporting rapid autonomous aerial cargo delivery to the battlefield.
October 03, 2012

Science and Technology Help Navy Prepare for Future Arctic Operations

Last week, Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. Mat Winter addressed the Sixth Symposium on the Impacts of an Ice-Diminishing Arctic on Maritime and Naval Operations.
July 20, 2015

Coronavirus Defense: Navy Develops 3D-Printed Tactical Masks for U.S. Forces Korea

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global TechSolutions is working with multiple partners to develop prototypes of 3D-printable (also called additive manufactured) masks for use at Camp Humphreys in South Korea.
June 17, 2020