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Marines Test New Energy-Efficient Weapon in the War on Trash

The Marine Corps is currently testing an ONR-funded trash disposal system that can reduce a standard 50 gallon trash bag of waste to a half-pint jar of harmless ash

November 15, 2011

Office of Naval Research Sponsors Ocean Science Competition to Spur Interest in STEM Careers

Co-sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the 14th annual National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) will bring together students from 25 high schools from across the country to compete April 28-May 1 at Texas A&M University.

April 25, 2011

Laser Image Projection Technology Shows Big Savings for VIRGINIA-Class Submarine Program

Electric Boat (EB) has successfully piloted a new laser imaging system that enables EB’s Quonset Point facility to automate the layout of attachments during early outfitting stages of VIRGINIA-Class Submarine (VCS) construction.

May 20, 2009

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

ONR Streamlines Grant Submissions Process Beginning September 1

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced today that it has enacted a new policy aimed at streamlining the application and submission process for grants and cooperative agreements.

September 08, 2008

Naval Science and Technology to Be on Display at New York City Fleet Week 2007

What: Speak with developers of the latest Navy/Marine Corps technologies and see live demonstrations. Take a virtual tour of a battle zone and learn to weld pipes in a virtual shipyard using ONR´s virtual reality training systems. When: Thursday, May 24, and Friday, May 25—By appointment Where: USS...

May 10, 2007

Tagging the Great White Shark…and a Few of His Friends

What will some 4,000 of the smartest dressed elephant seals, tuna fish, albatrosses, leatherback sea turtles, great white sharks, and other pelagic megafauna in the Pacific all be wearing in the coming seasons? How about the latest in microprocessor-based electronic tags, some no bigger than...

August 22, 2002

Spotlight on Artificial Intelligence: ONR to Highlight AI Research at DoD Symposium

Leaders from the Office of Naval Research will discuss how the Department of the Navy can best harness the power and potential of artificial intelligence (AI) during two panel sessions at the Department of Defense (DoD) Artificial Intelligence Symposium and Exposition, held Sept. 9-10, 2020. The two-day virtual event is sponsored by the DoD's Joint Artificial Intelligence Center.

September 09, 2020

Good Fellows: 2019 Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellows Announced

Ten scientists and engineers were recently announced as members of the 2019 Class of Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellows (VBFF)—the Department of Defense's most prestigious single-investigator award.

May 22, 2019

ONR: Big Opportunities for Small Business at Navy Gold Coast

To maintain the technological superiority of the American warfighter, and build partnerships with small businesses, the Office of Naval Research last week attended the 27th annual Navy Gold Coast Small Business Procurement Event in San Diego.

September 02, 2015