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Navy-sponsored Scientists Win International Acclaim
Two ONR-supported scientists awarded the prestigious 2012 Kavli Prize for nanoscience and neuroscience.
June 13, 2012
Nobel Laureates Chill Out
More accurate navigational aids such as gyroscopes, next-generation sensors including magnetic and gravitational sensors and clocks - will all get a boost from the research from the latest physics Nobel Prize winners, who have been supported for years by the Office of Naval Research.* Eric Cornell...
January 01, 2002
Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Department of Defense (DoD) Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)
AFOSR Announcement NOFOAFRLAFOSR20250005 ARO Announcement W911NF25S0003 ONR Announcement N0001425SF001 NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY (NOFO): Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Department of Defense (DoD) Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)
February 25, 2025
ONR funds basic science in support of counter-IED efforts
Basic research program aims to increase counter-IED predictive capabilities
November 14, 2005
Breaking Communications "Stovepipes"
An All-Digital Receiver
January 01, 2003
Innovative Chip Design Has Potential as Artificial Retina
A new type of analog processor that is compact while offering extremely fast computations for image processing could possibly lead to the creation of an artificial eye that has the potential to replace damaged human retinas, offering sight to the blind if the chip works as planned. The cellular...
January 01, 2002
Lifting the Fog
Objects shrouded by smoke, fog, dust or camouflage can be isolated and identified by a special camera developed by Office of Naval Research-funded researchers. This device aids human vision, which does not have the capability of seeing very far into the infrared region of the electromagnetic visual...
January 01, 2001
Who Ya Gonna Call?
When landline communications links are on the fritz and the job is too massive for local cellular communications, the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington, D.C., stands ready to answer the call. NRL has outfitted Humvees with the capability of immediately providing two-way satellite...
October 01, 2001
UK scientists imitating biology to create self-healing living materials
The core objective of this groundbreaking effort is to exploit biology’s distinct ability to sustainably heal, replenish material and respond to constant damage while existing in harsh environments.
January 01, 2020
Pioneering Oceanographer Honored by Navy, American Geophysical Union
For his work in the establishment of a new scientific field, Dr. Nicklas Pisias received the Maurice Ewing Medal, sponsored jointly by the U.S. Navy and the American Geophysical Union.
January 08, 2019