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Command Decision Making (CDM)

The Command Decision Making program is advancing cognitive theory and computational modeling to create decision support tools for warfighters that are mission and task sensitive, and therefore proactive in providing relevant information at appropriate times.
March 18, 2022

Loco for Microscopic Sea Life

Despite all of the elbow room the open ocean offers miniscule life forms such as phytoplankton, bacteria, and viruses, these creatures sometimes converge into patches called “thin layers.”
August 31, 2005

ONR-Sponsored Scientist Receives Nobel Prize in Physics

An ONR-sponsored scientist, Dr. David Wineland, won the Nobel Prize in physics on Oct. 9, 2012.
October 15, 2012

Computational Neuroscience

The Computational Neuroscience program aims to extract the computational principles of real neural circuits and systems to create novel, more powerful algorithms for pattern recognition and control.
March 18, 2022

ONR Makes Virtual Training Anywhere, Anytime, a Reality

Marines tested an augmented reality system from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) last week that could revolutionize the way they prepare for battle, allowing them to transform any location into a dynamic training ground.
November 10, 2014

Reversing the Sounds of Silence

Hearing Loss Pill Coming on Market For the last several years, the Office of Naval Research has funded the research of Colonel Richard D. Kopke, MD, and Commander Michael E. Hoffer, MD, at Naval Medical Center San Diego on the prevention and restoration of hearing loss — loss that is due to...
July 25, 2002

Science of Autonomy

The Science of Autonomy program is part of the Office of Naval Research's Naval Air Warcraft and Weapons Department.
March 18, 2022

RoboSub Competition: Engineering 20 Years of Fun and Learning

More than 300 high school and college engineering students tested their mechanical, electrical, computer and systems engineering skills while competing for cash prizes at the recent 20th International RoboSub Competition.
August 11, 2017

New Waterjets Could Propel LCS to Greater Speeds

The Navy’s fifth Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), Milwaukee, will be the first to benefit from new high-power density waterjets aimed at staving off rudder and propeller damage experienced on high-speed ships.
February 05, 2013

Ideas in Flight: ONR TechSolutions Delivers New Realistic Flight Simulator

A new innovation in aviation training, featuring a simulator sponsored by the Office of Naval Research TechSolutions program, delivers a better way to prepare future Navy pilots.
August 15, 2024