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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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A U.S. Navy diver helps the Amador Valley High School, Pleasanton, CA, vehicle enter the water at the 18th Annual International RoboSub Competition at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific. (Photo by Alan Antczak/Released)

Students from around the country took part in the 18th International RoboSub Competition.
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(U.S. Defense Department graphic illustration by Jessica L. Tozer/Released)

Scientists are hoping to find a better way to cut down on bacterial biofouling to reduce the number of pathogens that service members have to face.
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Answering the fleet’s call for more authentic training environments, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) is delivering a more cost-effective, realistic simulator to train sailors responsible for directing the movement of helicopters aboard ships. The Helicopter Control Officer Trainer (HCOT) is being …
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There’s a lot of talk these days about government cost and affordability.  This fact is ever-present to military leaders.  However, in spite of the uncertain economic times ahead, the U.S. Navy is making waves (that never gets old) when it …
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Learn, know, do.  That’s the recipe for success when it comes to understanding, some say.  For some students of Jacksonville High School, they’re experiencing that  three-tiered principle as they learn about Naval medicine first-hand through the Naval Hospital Mentor Program. …
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When the first electronic general purpose computer was invented it was, well, pretty super. Called the ENIAC, or Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer, this behemoth took up the better part of an entire ROOM.  Now, you might be wondering what …
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As more military service members report hearing loss, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) is hosting nationwide experts on how to combat the issue. Sponsored by ONR’s Warfighter Performance Department, and coinciding with Better Hearing and Speech Month, the meeting …
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