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Recruiting Robots: DoD Summit Promotes Robotics in Maintenance and Repair

ONR recently participated in the 2020 JROBOT Summit, which discussed bringing more robotics systems into sustainment.
March 13, 2020

Warm and Getting Warmer

The Arctic ice cap is shrinking… that much is known with certainty. Over the past century, the extent of the winter pack ice in the Nordic Seas has decreased by about 25%. Last winter the Bering Sea was effectively ice-free, which is unprecedented, and if this big melt continues, some say the...
February 05, 2002

Engineering Excellence: Engineers with ONR Ties Elected to Renowned Scientific Academy

Three esteemed engineers with ties to the Office of Naval Research (ONR) have been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Class of 2025. NAE members are among the world’s most accomplished engineers from business, academia and government.
March 14, 2025

Rewarding Work: ONR Autonomous System Finalist for Aviation Award

The National Aeronautic Association announced AACUS as one of its finalists for the 2017 Robert J. Collier Trophy, one of the top aviation awards in the world.
February 13, 2018

Mission Ready: ONR, Orlando Science Center Partner for Flight

The Orlando Science Center, in partnership with the Office of Naval Research (ONR), last week held a ribbon-cutting for its new Flight Lab exhibit.
January 19, 2018

Mine-Hunting Software Helping Doctors to Identify Rare Cells in Human Cancer

Medical researchers are demonstrating that Office of Naval Research (ONR)-funded software developed for finding and recognizing undersea mines can help doctors identify and classify cancer-related cells.
October 06, 2011

Surveillance Vehicles Take Flight Using Alternative Energy

Nearly undetectable from the ground, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are widely used by the military to scan terrain for possible threats and intelligence.
March 30, 2009

Battle of the RoboSubs: Young Engineers Compete for Underwater Supremacy

After months of planning, it all came to down to this one moment—the 19th annual international RoboSub Competition, held in San Diego, California, July 25-30.
August 05, 2016

Virtual Training for Aircraft Carrier Flight Deck Crews

A collaborative effort between the Office of Naval Research Global TechSolutions program and the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division has resulted in a new technology called Flight Deck Crew Refresher Training Expansion Packs (TEPs) that will deliver cutting-edge training to Sailors and Marines.
November 29, 2018

The In-Crowd: Disaster Relief Gets Extra Eyes from Crowdsourcing

The Office of Naval Research has demonstrated how crowdsourcing may speed response times to critical locations, save lives, and limit damage caused by natural disaster.
August 06, 2014