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Virtual Victories: Marines Sharpen Skills with New Virtual-Reality Games
The U.S. Marine Corps is distributing new “tactical decision kits” to 24 infantry battalions. The kits—which include software sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR)—can be used in field, barracks or classroom settings to provide warfighters with a versatile workspace to practice and hone their decision-making skills.
STEM Showcase: DoN Promotes Student Outreach at Navy League STEM Expo
Science and technology enthusiasts were treated to a day of educational fun at the Navy League STEM Expo at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.
Ready Player One: Video Games and the Navy Future Force
The Office of Naval Research is sponsoring work to determine if computer games can help Navy recruits find military jobs they’ll enjoy and turn into long-term careers.
Navy Hosts Top High School Researchers in National Competition
See winners from the ONR-cosponsored 52nd National Junior Science & Humanities Symposium, April 23-27, 2014.
Naval Research Advisory Committee (NRAC) Published Reports
This page provides access to Naval Research Advisory Committee (NRAC) reports published between the years 1988 through 2017.
Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Department of the Navy (DoN) Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program
Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Department of the Navy (DoN) Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program
Student Teams Vie for $20,000 in Underwater Vehicle Competition
What: Fourth Annual International Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition When: Thursday, July 12 to Sunday, July 15, 2001 Where: U.S. Naval Academy, Hubbard Hall, Annapolis, MD. See 12 teams of college and high school student engineers pit their unmanned submersible vehicles for $20,000 in prizes...
Flying High
What do the hawkmoth, the fruit fly, and the bird-wrasse fish all have in common? Over millions of years, each of these animals seems to have figured out how to achieve high-lift in their respective medium…. quickly, and with more stability and less heave, pitch, yaw, torque, drag and cavitation...
Riders on the Storm
While some are still cleaning up from the series of hurricanes that plowed through the Caribbean and southern United States this season, scientists supported by the Office of Naval Research are busily cleaning up valuable data collected during the storms.
Making a CACE For It
Marines Take a Byte Out Of Complex Mission Planning "When carrying out a mission, Marine aviators don't take off without a plan," says ONR science officer Tom McKenna. "A definitive plan is critical. This is because flight schedules are more than just timetables-any scheduling must consider the...