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Meet the Scientist: NRL Scientist of the Quarter, Dr. Brad Ringeisen

Posted on December 17, 2015 by glenn.selby

Dr. Brad Ringeisen, a scientist at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), provides insight into his latest research and how it will affect the military.
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Using High-Power Lasers to Recharge Remotely

Posted on August 27, 2015 by glenn.selby

New technology allows for recharging using lasers. Remote platforms may include flying, land-based, or submerged vehicles, satellites, and sensors.
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Navy Researchers First to Find Spin Precession in Silicon Nanowires

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Yolanda R. Arrington

Navy researchers report the first observation of spin precession of spin currents flowing in a silicon nanowire transport channel.
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Meet the Scientists: Dr. Justin McLay

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Yolanda R. Arrington

Meet the scientist who’s working to better understand future weather risks and how weather uncertainty can impact us.
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NRL Patents Compact Orbital Debris Sensor

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Yolanda R. Arrington

Navy researchers have patented a sensor that spots hard to track space debris.
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Navy Licenses New Resin for Commercial Applications

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Yolanda R. Arrington

Naval Research Laboratory announces new licensing agreements for manufacturing a resin composition that can be used on aircraft, ships and more.
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Scientists Use Robot to Predict Aspects of F/A-18 Performance

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Yolanda R. Arrington

Naval Research Laboratory has built a robot to pull, bend, and twist samples of the composite materials used to build F/A-18s and other aircraft.
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Researchers Study Magnetic Property of Graphene

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Yolanda R. Arrington

Researchers are exploring a surprising property of partially hydrogenated graphene: uniform magnetism.
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