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Navy's HACKtheMACHINE Challenge Seeks New Ideas for Unmanned, Autonomous Tech

Sign up to participate in the HACKtheMACHINE Unmanned competition, which will be held virtually on Nov 16-19.
November 12, 2021

Navy Chief: Here's What We Need for the Future Force

The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Adm. Jonathan Greenert, today outlined the top science and technology objectives for the Navy and Marine Corps of the future, at the Naval Future Force Science and Technology (S&T) EXPO in Washington, D.C.
February 04, 2015

Collision Course: ONR Testing High-Speed Planing Hulls To Better Understand Wave Slam

The Office of Naval Research is testing high-speed planing hulls to better understand wave slam.
May 27, 2015

Making Sailors 'SAFFiR' - Navy Unveils Firefighting Robot Prototype at Naval Tech EXPO

The Shipboard Autonomous Firefighting Robot is an ONR-sponsored prototype designed to assist Sailors with damage control and inspection aboard naval vessels.
February 04, 2015

More than a Feeling: ONR Investigates 'Spidey Sense' for Sailors and Marines

Hunches are 50-50 propositions, but Navy researchers want to know if those facing the unexpected in the heat of battle can be trained to guess right more often than not.
January 01, 2014

Navy Researchers Push to Combat Hearing Loss

As more military service members report hearing loss, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) on May 29 will host experts from across the country to look at ways to stem the problem.
May 23, 2013

More Power to You: Marines Boost Energy, Lighten Load

In an effort to move toward increased energy independence in the field, Marines used a wearable solar-powered system to extend the battery life of crucial electronic devices during a recent field exercise, officials announced Oct. 30.
January 01, 2013

Godfather of Oceanography Wins Prestigious Award

Hailed as one of the world's greatest oceanographers and pioneers of marine science, Dr. Walter Munk, a long-time contributor to the Office of Naval Research (ONR), received the prestigious 2010 Crafoord Prize in Geosciences from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on May 11 in Stockholm.
January 01, 2010

Snakes, Robots, and the War on Terrorism

It's mighty daunting to be called a " brilliant young innovator" whose " work and ideas are apt to change the world…a visitor from the future, living among us here and now." Talk about pressure. But that's exactly what MIT's Technology Review Magazine called Howie Choset, mechanical engineer and...
November 01, 2002

ONR to Dial Up Faster Data for the Marines

Office of Naval Research (ONR) officials announced a new program Oct. 22 to optimize tactical handheld technology for quick decision-making in the field.
October 22, 2012