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A breakthrough technology adapted for breast cancer detection based in part on research originally sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) is set to air July 23 during a CNN International news segment on Vital Signs, a program hosted by Dr. Sanjay Gupta.

Blogging, or keeping a weblog, is often seen as a solitary effort. An individual can type frequent updates onto their log, sharing opinions or ideas with anyone with Internet access.

AUV Fest 2007 will run from June 4–15 at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) in Panama City, Florida. This event, sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and NSWC, aims to introduce fleet sailors to autonomous underwater vehicles, or AUVs. ONR has sponsored AUV Fests about once every 18 months since 1997, and this will be the first time it will be hosted in Panama City.

Colonel Russell C. Rybka is the assistant vice chief of naval research at the Office of Naval Research in Arlington, Va.

Thick-sectioned Alloy 625 plate was selected for the fabrication of several critical components on CVN 78.

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced that it has contributed a video to be showcased in the Ocean News Kiosk at the new Smithsonian Museum of Natural History Sant Ocean Hall exhibit, scheduled to open to the public on September 27, 2008.

Navy scientists lead their peers when it comes to newly patented discoveries and inventions, according to the 2010 Patent Power Scorecard published by the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

ONR sponsors work in advanced electronics, such as the Precise At-Sea Ship System for Indoor-Outdoor Navigation (PASSION), that ratchets up the Navy’s ability to keep thorough tabs on its environment. PASSION enables wireless position tracking of both the external and internal environment of naval vessels.

ONR is awarding grants and contracts to six academic institutions and two commercial companies to develop noise-reduction technologies, as well as measurement and prediction tools and noise source models to dampen the noisy jet plumes that emanate from naval aircraft.