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Underwater Defense: New Ways to Protect Divers in the Deep
The Office of Naval Research is sponsoring new research that may protect Navy divers from the underwater threat of oxygen toxicity.
October 26, 2017
Think Big, Start Small: Navy SBIR/STTR Program Can Help Advance Your Ideas
Leaders from the Departments of the Navy and Defense, and other government agencies, recently met for the third annual SBIR/STTR Training Workshop.
November 14, 2017
Crowdsourced Collaboration: ONR Seeks Players for Futuristic Online War Game
On March 27, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) will sponsor the launch of a multiplayer online war game—hoping to recruit a community of more than 1,000 players to collaborate on solving real-world problems facing the U.S. Navy.
March 15, 2017
For Fleet and Force: Science Solutions, from Cyber to the Skies
Science advisors from the Office of Naval Research Global play a key role in today’s naval technology—connecting the warfighter to cutting-edge capabilities in the air, at sea, on land and in the information/cyber domain.
November 21, 2017
The Mind as a Weapon: Helping Marines Make Faster, Better Combat Decisions
To enhance the decision-making capabilities of Marines, the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines recently held a weeklong exercise called Spartan Emerging Technology and Innovation Week at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
January 17, 2017
For the Birds: New Prediction Method Sheds Brighter Light on Flight
ONR-sponsored researchers found a new way to precisely measure the vortices created by birds’ wings during flight, shedding greater light on how these creatures produce enough lift to fly.
March 27, 2017
Virtual Victories: Marines Sharpen Skills with New Virtual-Reality Games
The U.S. Marine Corps is distributing new “tactical decision kits” to 24 infantry battalions. The kits—which include software sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR)—can be used in field, barracks or classroom settings to provide warfighters with a versatile workspace to practice and hone their decision-making skills.
May 17, 2017
Old School Meets New School: Flight Deck Ouija Boards Go Digital
The Office of Naval Research’s (ONR) TechSolutions program has sponsored the development of the Deployable Ship Integration Multitouch System—DSIMS, for short—to make the jobs of aircraft handlers easier.
June 15, 2017
Sound Off! The Navy, Hearing Protection and Mobile Devices
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is sponsoring the development of a new app to help warfighters learn about hearing protection on their mobile Android devices.
January 31, 2017
Cyber Boost: New Operating System Will Improve Navy Computing Power
With support from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), Dr. Binoy Ravindran, an engineering professor at Virginia Tech, has designed a system that could revolutionize how military and commercial computing systems perform.
June 20, 2017