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TRACER: Sailors Use Augmented-Reality to Train for Combat

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global TechSolutions program has teamed with Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command and industry partners, Magic Leap Horizons and Haptech Inc., to develop a breakthrough AR training environment known as the Tactically Reconfigurable Artificial Combat Enhanced Reality (TRACER) system.
July 24, 2019

ONR-Funded Young Innovators Recognized by President

Six researchers funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) were honored with Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), officials announced Aug. 10.
January 01, 2012

Advanced Energetic Applications

The Advanced Energetic Applications program is a part of the Office of Naval Research's Naval Air Warfare and Weapons Department.
March 18, 2022

Weapons Lethality

The Weapons Lethality program is a part of the Office of Naval Research's Naval Air Warfare and Weapons Department.
March 18, 2022

ONR-Supported Nobel Prize Winning Scientist Speaks in Arlington

A Nobel Prize-winning scientist—who helped isolate a new ultra-thin material called graphene that could revolutionize everything from circuits to industrial processes—spoke at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) on Oct. 17.
October 17, 2012

ONR-Supported Scientist Earns 'Genius' Status from MacArthur Foundation

A scientist sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) has won a “genius grant” from the MacArthur Foundation for his investigations into how the tiniest materials can improve electronics, medical devices and renewable energy—three critical areas for the Navy.
January 01, 2014

'Tech Talk' with Kurt Yankaskas

In this transcript from the Office of Naval Research's online series, Tech Talk, program manager Kurt Yankaskas answers questions about ONR's Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Program.
January 01, 2010

DARPA Director: 'Revolutionary Weapons Require Strong S&T Partnerships'

Touting a joint project to create a next-generation cruise missile with the Office of Naval Research (ONR) on Oct. 22, the new director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency stressed the need to find radical ways to shape the future battlefield.
October 24, 2012

Naval Enterprise Partnership Teaming with Universities for National Excellence (NEPTUNE)

The ONR 33 NEPTUNE Program is a two-year pilot program providing funding to five universities, the U.S. Naval Academy and the Naval Postgraduate School. Its goals are to help the Navy and Marine Corps discover ways to improve energy conservation, generate renewable energy and implement energy-efficient technologies—while giving active-duty military, military students and veterans the chance to immerse themselves in university-level research.
March 18, 2022

Metamaterials

The Office of Naval Research's Metamaterials program supports basic research on optical and acoustic metamaterials to control light and sound propagation over a large frequency range.
March 18, 2022