Tag Archives: navy

Barnacle Busting: ONR-Sponsored Research Targets Ship Biofouling

Posted on October 22, 2016 by challer

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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U.S. Army and Navy Forces Collaborate with African Partners in the Fight against Malaria

Posted on October 20, 2016 by challer

The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center (KAIPTC), hosted a malaria diagnostics training course over the summer in support of the continuing East and West Africa Malaria Task Force (EWAMTF), efforts to assist African military partners in expanding their malaria programs.
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SILVER SPRING, Md. (Aug. 9, 2016) Cmdr. Michael Stockelman, deputy director of the Infectious Diseases Directorate at the Naval Medical Research Center, shows petri dishes containing pathogens used in phage research. The Naval Medical Research Center, in collaboration with the Walter Reed Army
Institute of Research, successfully combated an antibiotic-resistant infection in a laboratory model through bacteriophage therapy, which uses viruses found in the environment that are known for their activity against bacteria. (Photo by NMRC Public Affairs)

Navy Medicine Researchers Develop Therapeutic Cocktail of Environmental Phages to Overcome Antibiotic-Resistant Infection

Posted on August 18, 2016 by challer

NMRC worked in collaboration with Navy Medicine’s overseas laboratories to collect phages from environmental sources around the world and personalized them so they could be made by selecting multiple individual phages to create phage mixes customized to the needs of each patient.
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Ocean Explorer: ONR Welcomes New Research Ship to Navy’s Ranks

Posted on July 20, 2016 by challer

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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Powerful Pitches: Sailors Share Ideas to Improve Navy during S&T Challenge

Posted on June 7, 2016 by challer

A $10 accessory that prevents debris from damaging a $2 million piece of equipment. Updating old-school communications like Morse code with lasers and infrared light. Creating a hydrogen-gasoline fuel hybrid to lessen the thirst for fossil fuels.
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Operationalizing Innovation

Posted on May 25, 2016 by challer

The Innovation Center on PCU Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) demonstrates capabilities and usage of technologies, which opens the mind of the Sailor to new possibilities.
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Cold Front: ONR Researchers Explore Arctic Land and Sea at Navy ICEX

Posted on April 1, 2016 by challer

Officials at the ONR report new scientific research during ICEX 2016, which will enhance our understanding of, and ability to safely operate in, Arctic maritime environments.
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The Pentagon with the Washington Monument and National Mall in the background. Photo by Senior Airman Perry Aston, 11th Wing Public Affairs

DoD’s Silicon Valley Innovation Outpost Hosts a Gathering of Experts

Posted on February 4, 2016 by glenn.selby

Decoding DoD is an event being hosted this month by the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental, which seeks out tech and talent in Silicon Valley.
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