Tag Archives: Office of Naval Research

Losing

As diminishing sea ice in the Arctic Ocean expands navigable waters, scientists sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) have traveled to the region to study the changing environment—and provide new tools to help the U.S. Navy operate in a once-inaccessible area.
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BIOFOULING

The Office of Naval Research is sponsoring work by Dr. Xuanhe Zhao and his team who have created an adhesive material that can help barnacle-fighting coatings stick to metal hulls better and longer; retain moisture and not dry out; and avoid the use of toxic chemicals and other pollutants.
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Limbs

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is sponsoring work to develop a breakthrough medical wrap that will not only cover injured limbs, but also mitigate damage and protect tissue for up to three days.
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Dr. Ruzena Bajcsy, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley.

Three researchers sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) are being recognized as outstanding innovators by the MIT Technology Review.
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BACTERIA

Scientists sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) have genetically modified a common soil bacteria to create electrical wires that not only conduct electricity, but are thousands of times thinner than a human hair.
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SUPREMACY

Forty-six teams competed in this year’s event-sponsored by the Office of Naval Research and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International Foundation.
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The future of naval engineering was on display last week, as 13 teams of high school and college students did battle at the ninth annual RoboBoat Competition in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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New

In honor of the first American female astronaut, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) recently welcomed the U.S. Navy’s newest research vessel—R/V Sally Ride— for oceanographic research.
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