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E-Nose Noses Out Mines

Canines are known for their sensitive sniffers, but now scientists have developed an artificial nose that can operate without chow or regular walks and won't bark at squirrels. Researchers at Tufts University constructed an electronic nose that has about 20 attributes of living noses and their...

April 01, 2001

Dr. Antti J. Makinen

Dr. Antti J. Makinen is the acting head of the Sea Warfare and Weapons Department of the Office of Naval Research (ONR).

March 18, 2022

ONR Global Welcomes New Leadership, Celebrates 80th Anniversary during Change of Command

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global welcomed new leadership during a change of command ceremony at the Admiralty House Garden in Portsmouth, United Kingdom, while also commemorating its 80th anniversary. Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. Lorin C. Selby officiated the ceremony, which was attended by U.S. and Royal Navy representatives.

January 01, 2021

When Every Minute Counts

A razor nick during a much-too-close-shave ten years ago may result in hundreds of thousands of lives saved in the future. Scientist Frank Hursey was working with absorptive materials back in the late 80’s when he cut himself shaving. He picked up a volcanic mineral he’d been studying and decided to...

May 30, 2002

Eavesdropping on the Brain

The brain is a remarkable piece of work. At a given moment, from a blizzard of incoming data - visual, tactile, auditory, olfactory, taste, memory, etc. - it knows instantly how to classify what information it wants, and discard or store the rest. One sound in a roomful of noise. One object in...

May 01, 2001

Utilizing Additive Manufacturing for Radio Frequency Applications

A few of the next generation’s brightest scientists recently had the opportunity to present their research and take part in a meeting of the NATO Science and Technology Board (STB). The STB hosted the event in Helsinki, Finland, Sep. 18-22, marking the first major NATO committee held in Finland since it joined the Alliance in April. The objective of the event was to engage with the next generation of scientists and introduce them to the NATO Science and Technology Organization (STO) by giving them the opportunity to present their research and to take part in a meeting of the STB.

November 03, 2023

ONR Grantee Daniel Kleppner Awarded the 2005 Wolf Prize for Physics

The 2005 Wolf Prize for Physics has been awarded to Prof. Daniel Kleppner of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for

February 28, 2005