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'Desperate Act of Trust': U.S., Allies Recall and Renew Scientific Ties

ARLINGTON, Va.—In the somber wake of recent attacks in Paris, three World War II allies honored decades of defense-critical scientific collaboration—and re-affirmed their partnership for years to come. On Nov. 17, at the Embassy of Canada in Washington, the U.S. Office of Naval Research, the British...
November 19, 2015

Forum Pushes Warfighter Performance, Training to New Levels

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) recently hosted more than 100 experts for discussions on how science and technology can improve warfighter performance—and in the process assembled a panel of leading specialists that could transform training, experimentation and planning for Navy missions and operations.
January 01, 2014

ONR Looks to Lighten the Load for Marines

The Marine Corps is focused on the need to “Lighten the Load” for the warfighter—and the Office of Naval Research (ONR) is putting heavy effort into innovative new technologies that will help.
January 01, 2012

ONR to Exhibit Top Weapon Technologies at Modern Day Marine

The Office of Naval Research will show off the very latest in technologies aimed at providing specialized capabilities for the Marine Corps when the Modern Day Marine Expo opens Sept. 27 in Quantico, Va.
September 23, 2011

Better Than Bar Codes, Bar None

That bar code on your cereal box holds information read by a laser scanner. It's not much information, but it's enough to let the supermarket take your money, keep track of inventory, follow trends in customer preference, and restock its shelves. Scanners and bar codes speed up checkout, but they've...
July 25, 2002

Fish Tales

Something strange is going on in a shallow, marshy area of Virginia's Elizabeth River, and the Office of Naval Research is onto it. Here is a site so polluted that when the riverbed there is disturbed, oil generally bubbles up and forms a slick on the water's surface. Yet, in this foul soup there is...
March 19, 2002

Loco for Microscopic Sea Life

Despite all of the elbow room the open ocean offers miniscule life forms such as phytoplankton, bacteria, and viruses, these creatures sometimes converge into patches called “thin layers.”
August 31, 2005

2005 Naval-Industry R&D Partnership Conference

The 2005 Naval-Industry R&D Partnership Conference will take place July 26-29 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. The theme, “Enabling Naval Innovations to Win the Global War on Terrorism,” will promote the Navy/Marine Corps objective to rapidly develop and implement innovative solutions to the unique challenges of this war.
July 14, 2005

Navy Enlists Microbes To Cut Costs

Microbes have been exploited for thousands of years to help us make bread and alcohol, and more recently, to make antibiotics and clean up toxic spills.
December 22, 2003

Not Theoretical but Personal: Naval Leaders Celebrate ONR at Anniversary Event

On Friday, July 31, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) celebrated its 80th anniversary at the Pentagon Auditorium. Together, presenters and participants recognized ONR's legacy of discovery and its role in shaping the future of naval science and technology.
August 03, 2026