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Students' Robot Submarines Enter the Ring in Gladiator-Themed Competition
The 15th International RoboSub Competition joins a lineup of Office of Naval Research-sponsored activities designed to familiarize students with autonomous underwater vehicles and grow their interest in future engineering careers.
July 19, 2012
Navy Researchers Fire 1,000th Shot on Laboratory Electromagnetic Railgun
Navy researchers hit a materials research milestone in the Office of Naval Research's Electromagnetic Railgun program with its 1000th fire on Oct. 31.
October 31, 2011
ONR Global-Sponsored Researcher Receives Prestigious Prize in Solid Mechanics
Dr. Vikram Deshpande, an engineering professor at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom—whose research has been supported by both the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and its international arm, ONR Global—recently received the 2020 Rodney Hill Prize in Solid Mechanics.
March 02, 2020
Lifting the Fog
Objects shrouded by smoke, fog, dust or camouflage can be isolated and identified by a special camera developed by Office of Naval Research-funded researchers. This device aids human vision, which does not have the capability of seeing very far into the infrared region of the electromagnetic visual...
January 01, 2001
Who Ya Gonna Call?
When landline communications links are on the fritz and the job is too massive for local cellular communications, the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington, D.C., stands ready to answer the call. NRL has outfitted Humvees with the capability of immediately providing two-way satellite...
October 01, 2001
All ONR-Sponsored Nobel Laureates
The Nobel Prize is awarded each year to trailblazers in cultural and scientific fields. Since its creation in 1946, ONR has supported the early-career research of more than 80 Nobel laureates.
March 18, 2022
How Latin America is changing the world through science and innovation
There is groundbreaking science happening in every corner of the world. Latin America is no exception.
January 01, 2020
Directed Energy Weapons: Counter Directed Energy Weapons and High Energy Lasers
The Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) Program is part of the Office of Naval Research's Naval Air Warfare and Weapons Department.
March 18, 2022
Study of Air-Sea Fluxes and Atmospheric River Intensity (SAFARI)
Study of Air-Sea Fluxes and Atmospheric River Intensity (SAFARI)
July 13, 2023
'Tech Talk' with Dr. Michael Kassner
The following is a transcript from the Office of Naval Research's online Tech Talk series. Dr. Michael Kassner answered questions about the Navy's educational initiatives on Facebook on Oct. 20.
January 01, 2010