Office of Naval Research Story Archive

Free Search Engine Connects Classrooms with Science and Technology  (20 December 2012)
An educational search engine funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) has gone mobile just in time for the holidays with the Dec. 16 release of an iPad app.
Researchers Wanted: Navy Accepting Applications for Two Faculty Programs  (7 January 2013)
Office of Naval Research (ONR) is accepting applications now through Feb. 16 for the 2013 Summer Faculty Research Program, which teams researchers from institutions of higher education with peers at Navy laboratories throughout the country for a 10-week period between May and August.
ONR Program Uses Cell Phones to Fight Epidemics  (15 January 2013)
A program managed by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to get ahead of epidemic outbreaks has led to the deployment of new healthcare monitoring and information collection technology in South America and Africa, officials announced Jan. 15.
New Waterjets Could Propel LCS to Greater Speeds  (5 February 2013)
The Navy's fifth littoral combat ship (LCS), Milwaukee, will be the first to benefit from new high-power density waterjets aimed at staving off rudder and propeller damage experienced on high-speed ships.
Navy Develops Power Engineering Curriculum with Universities Across US  (19 February 2013)
ONR sponsored industry and government representatives and more than 160 college professors and administrators in Napa, Calif., Feb. 7-10 for a faculty workshop to discuss progress on shared undergraduate and graduate courses meant to reinvigorate power engineering programs
ONR-Funded Software Boosts Marines Civilian Operations at Fleet Exercise  (21 February 2013)
New software that takes advantage of mobile devices to streamline civilian assistance operations has received encouraging feedback from Marines who tested it Feb. 11-21 during one of the largest annual multinational military exercises.
Navy Testing New Fire-Resistant Flight Deck Clothing  (5 March 2013)
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is answering a Sailor's request for delivery of new flight deck clothing that could significantly boost Sailors' safety aboard aircraft carriers across the Navy, officials announced March 5.
Navy Creates iPad App for Managing Stress and Fending off PTSD  (6 March 2013)
The Office of Naval Research is co-funding an affordable, hi-tech, solution for managing stress that could help prevent post-traumatic stress disorder, helping warfighters and potentially saving billions of dollars in associated medical costs, officials announced March 6.
ONR Challenges Girls to Pursue STEM Careers  (19 March 2013)
Women's History Month is in full swing, and the Office of Naval Research (ONR) is helping to meet the challenge of encouraging young women to become scientists through the Technovation Challenge, which runs through May 1.
Navy Lauded in New Report  (27 March 2013)
A March report issued by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) puts a spotlight on the Office of Naval Research (ONR) for effective ways to get new technologies out of the lab and into the hands of the warfighter.
Navy Leaders Announce Plans for Deploying Cost-Saving Laser Technology  (8 April 2013)
Citing a series of technological breakthroughs, Navy leaders announced plans Apr. 8 at the Sea-Air-Space exposition to deploy for the first time a solid-state laser aboard a ship in fiscal year 2014.
Recruiting Engineered Cells to Work for Warfighters  (8 April 2013)
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) launched a collaborative initiative with university researchers April 8 focused on synthetic, or engineered, cells as part of a larger effort to use the smallest units of life to help Sailors and Marines execute their missions.
2013 Navy League Sea-Air-Space Exposition Continues  (9 April 2013)
The second day of the 2013 Navy League Sea-Air-Space Exposition, held at the Gaylord National Harbor Resort and Convention Center April 9, focused on developing fiscally responsible technological solutions.
Lasers Bring New Urgency to Electric Power Research  (25 April 2013)
In the wake of the recent announcement that laser weapons will be put on U.S. Navy ships, the need for reliable, high-voltage shipboard power has become a matter of national security, officials said at this week's Electric Ship Technologies Symposium outside Washington, D.C.
ONR Developing Digital Tutors for Future Naval Scientists, Engineers  (30 April 2013)
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced the next phase of an initiative April 30, to design affordable software to improve retention of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education among middle and high school students.

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