Tag Archives: Department of the Navy

(U.S. Defense Department graphic illustration by Jessica L. Tozer/Released)

The Navy’s “Renewable Energy Push” in Hawaii

Posted on November 16, 2014 by jtozer

A new website, launched to highlight alternative energy efforts, is fast becoming ground zero for the Navy’s push to develop “green” technologies.
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Posted in Articles, Energy | Tagged APTEP, Asia-Pacific Technology and Education Partnership, bioenergy, Department of Energy, Department of the Navy, geothermal resources, Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative 2.0, microgrid technologies, Navy Ray Mabus, Office of Naval Research, onr, reliable wind, renewable energy, Sea Warfare and Weapons Department, smartgrid, solar | Comments Off

A Matter of ‘Record’: Navy’s Patent Volume Surpasses Other Tech Agencies

Posted on September 21, 2014 by jtozer

The U.S. Navy received patents for more inventions last year than two-thirds of the Fortune 500 corporations and government agencies ranked in a report published last month.
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Posted in Articles | Tagged armed with science, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of the Navy, Dr. Walter F. Jones, Intellectual Property Owners, IP Record compiles, IP Record’s Top 300 Organizations Granted U.S. Patents, navy, Office of Naval Research, onr, patents, U.S. Army, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office | 1 Comment

Navy & Small Business Working Together

Posted on June 22, 2014 by jtozer

It takes a team to make innovation happen! The Navy has awarded over $13 billion, on average, to small businesses in the past five years.
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Posted in Articles, Education & Culture | Tagged armed with science, ASNRDA, Assistant Secretary of the Navy/Research, Chief of Naval Research, David Smalley, Department of the Navy, Development and Acquisition, Hon. Sean Stackley, Marines, navy, Navy Opportunity Forum, Office of Naval Research, Office of Naval Research’s YouTube, onr, Rear Adm. Matthew Klunder, small businesses, Vice Adm. Paul Grosklags | Comments Off

Self-healing PAINT

Posted on April 24, 2014 by jtozer

A new additive could help military vehicles heal like HUMAN SKIN and avoid costly maintenance as a result of corrosion.
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Posted in Articles, Technology | Tagged armed with science, AWS, commercial-off-the-shelf paint primers, Department of Defense, Department of the Navy, DOD Science, human skin, Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, Light Tactical Vehicles, Marine Corps, microscopic polymer spheres, Office of Naval Research, onr, paint that heals, PEO, PEO Land Systems, Polyfibroblast, Program Executive Officer, self-healing paint, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory | Comments Off

Navy Program ‘Excelerates’ Alternative Energy

Posted on September 19, 2013 by jtozer

As the Department of the Navy (DoN) continues to emphasize the need for energy security, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) today announced it will increase its support for Energy Excelerator, a Hawaii-based program that funds development of new and innovative energy …
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Posted in Energy | Tagged bioenergy, Department of the Navy, DoN’s Energy Goals, eco-friendly, encouraging technology commercialization, energy, Energy Excelerator, energy goals, industry partnerships, Marine Corps, Office of Naval Research, onr, Sea Warfare and Weapons Department, solar, solving global energy problems, United States Navy, wave and geothermal resources, wind | Comments Off

The International RobotX Challenge

Posted on August 23, 2013 by jtozer

U.S. Navy officials announced that RoboNation is gearing up for a larger, more competitive, global event that is entering the field of student robotics competitions. The Maritime RobotX Challenge is co-sponsored by the Office of Naval Research(ONR), Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Foundation and Singapore’s Ministry …
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Posted in Robots, STEM | Tagged Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Foundation, Australia, autonomous platform interoperability, AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems 2013, battery-powered propulsion system, Chief of Naval Operations, Department of the Navy, Japan, multi-domain, Navigation Plan, Office of Naval Research, onr, RoboNation, robots, Sea Warfare and Weapons, Singapore, Singapore’s Ministry of Defence, South Korea, United States, WAM-V, Wave Adaptive Modular Vessel | Comments Off

A Moving Experience: The New Navy Transportation Tool

Posted on August 19, 2013 by jtozer

In a significant advance for military transportation, a new web-based tool sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) brings an Expedia-like search capability to Navy planners looking to move personnel or equipment around the world quickly and in an …
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Posted in Featured, Technology | Tagged cost savings for transportation, Department of the Navy, Expeditionary Maneuver Warfare and Combating Terrorism Department, Financial and Air Clearance Transportation System, Marine Corps, Marines, Naval Research Lab, Naval Supply Systems Command, NAVSUP, navy, Office of Naval Research, onr, outstanding optimization, Swampworks, Technology Insertion Program for Savings, TET, the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Fleet Readiness and Logistics, transportation, Transportation Exploitation Tool, U.S. Transportation Command, Vice Adm. Phil Cullom | Comments Off

Start Your Engine, Roboboat!

Posted on July 12, 2013 by jtozer

In a race against one another and the clock, robotic boats are battling it out at the 6th International RoboBoat Competition, from July 8th through July 14th. The Office of Naval Research (ONR)-co-sponsored competition will take place on a pond …
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Posted in Robots, STEM | Tagged AUVSI Foundation, Carderock Division, Challenge, Citizens of RoboNation, Daryl Davidson, Department of the Navy, Division Newport and NUWC Division Keyport, engineering, Math, Naval Engineering Support Team, Naval Surface Warfare Center, naval undersea warfare center, NEST, NSWC, NSWC Panama City, Office of Naval Research, onr, RoboBoat, robots, science, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Systems Center Pacific, stem, Technology | Comments Off