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A Moving Experience: New Navy Transportation Tool Takes Off
In a significant advance for military transportation, a new web-based tool sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) brings an Expedia-like capability to Navy planners looking to move personnel or equipment around the world quickly and affordably.
August 05, 2013
The Future Looks Bright: ONR, Marines Eye Solar Energy
ONR is looking to the sun for energy in an effort to help Marines do away with diesel-guzzling generators now used in combat outposts.
November 29, 2012
ManTech Program Is Helping to Reduce Per-Unit Cost of Virginia-Class Subs
The Navy’s ManTech office, managed by the Office of Naval Research, is continuing to support the Virginia Class Program Office in its efforts to reach its cost reduction goals as mandated by the Chief of Naval Operations.
April 11, 2008
Scent of a Lobster
No question about it… spiny lobsters aren't pretty. Keith Ward, chair of ONR's Biomolecular and Biosystems Science and Technology Group, doesn't particularly like their looks either, but he knows their sense of smell is astounding. Researchers funded by Ward figure that a lobster's extraordinary...
January 01, 2001
Navy Announcing $10 Million in New Small Business Funding Opportunities
The Department of the Navy (DoN) is offering more than $10 million in funding opportunities to attract new small business partners and identify technology advances in the areas of autonomy, artificial intelligence, microelectronics, and command and control networks.
September 08, 2020
Young Guns: Rising ONR Talent Honored by White House
Twelve researchers sponsored by the Office of Naval Research were recently honored with Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) recognition.
July 30, 2019
The Chemical Evolution: ONR-Sponsored Researcher Wins Nobel Prize
Dr. Frances H. Arnold, a former ONR-sponsored performer, received the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the first American woman to win science’s most recognized award.
December 10, 2018
Building a Better Grunt: ONR-Sponsored Technology to Lighten Marines' Loads
The Office of Naval Research has presented the Marine Corps with a 3-D computer simulation program that measures equipment weight, distribution and effects on individual warfighter performance.
June 08, 2015
A Cyber Moment: ONR Reservist Wins Federal 100 Award
On March 26, Lt. Cmdr. Tom McAndrew became the first ONR Reservist to win a Federal 100 Award.
March 27, 2015
Worn-Out Warriors? ONR Looks at Importance of Sleep to Warfighters
To discuss the impact of sleep deprivation on warfighters, the Office of Naval Research last week held a workshop titled the
August 10, 2015