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ONR's Digital Tutors Give Naval Recruits, High School Students an Academic Edge
The Office of Naval Research is helping students with computer-based applications similar to programs originally designed for Navy recruits.
April 18, 2011
Naval Strike Group Training and Assessment
Develop technologies for Naval Strike Group Training and Assessment.
March 18, 2022
Sure Shot: ONR Tests Tech to Improve Marines' Shooting Accuracy, Resiliency
ONR recently tested two systems designed to improve Marines' marksmanship performance: the Human Performance EcoSystem and the Joint Marksmanship Assessment Package.
September 16, 2021
The Genius of International Science Collaboration
For the last 50 years, the Office of Naval Research has been in the business of guiding the most "imaginative research" * found across the country. Technologies taken for granted today – the cell phone, the Global Positioning System, the laser, the national bone marrow donor program, for example –...
November 01, 2002
With a Bang, Navy Begins Tests on Electromagnetic Railgun Prototype Launcher
On Feb. 28, Navy officials announced the firing of the Navy's first industry-built electromagnetic railgun prototype launcher.
February 28, 2012
Using Virtual Reality, Artificial Limbs to 'CONVEY' the Power of STEM
ONR recently sponsored a series of STEM workshops, highlighting the science behind prosthetic limbs, for students whose parents are current or former military personnel.
September 05, 2017
ONR'S TechSolutions Creating Green Ideas That Light Up Ships and Submarines
A product of ONR's TechSolutions program, Solid State Lighting is one of several rapid-response technologies created using recommendations and suggestions from Navy and Marine Corps personnel.
February 24, 2011
Taking the Heat: Navy Tests New Submarine Steam Suits
With guidance from ONR's TechSolutions Program, NAVSEA partnered with NCTRF to design a new steam suit for use on nuclear-powered submarines. The suit currently is being tested during at-sea drills on the USS Toledo.
April 11, 2017
ONR and GM Partner to Test Advanced Fuel Cell Vehicles of the Future
As the global automobile industry considers alternative energy sources to replace the traditional internal combustion engine, Jessie Pacheco, a mail clerk at Camp Pendleton, has been making his rounds to Marines in General Motors (GM) Chevrolet Equinox fuel cell vehicles (FCVs).
March 18, 2009
Visceral Reality
The stuff of Army and Marine Corps boot camp is legendary - mud, grueling marches, hours of, climbing and crawling with the requisite 100-lb pack, through smoke, barbed wire, gun and missile fire, with sweat, little sleep, scanty rations, and punishing, in-your-face "trainers." The culminating final...
October 03, 2002