Media Advisory: Media Invited to Ride Experimental Vessel Sea Flyer During San Diego and San Francisco Fleet Weeks Released: 9/23/2004 Arlington , Va -- The Office of Naval Research (ONR) invites the media to tour and ride the Sea Flyer, a 160-foot, 320-ton technology demonstrator vessel whose underwater “lifting body” technology provides an extremely stable high-speed ride, even in rough seas. Navatek, Ltd, of Hawaii designed the technology and modified an existing vessel to evaluate the sea keeping and load carrying capacity of a vessel with an underwater lifting body.
Media Advisory: Office of Naval Research Introduces a Mobile Science & Technology Lab at TechEnterprise 2004 Released: 8/13/2004 Waikiki, HI—The Office of Naval Research will host a media preview and blessing ceremony August 17 for the "Maui Digital Bus," a project designed to foster student interest in science through project-based curricula and digital technology. On August 18, the public will be invited to see the roving science lab, which is equipped with digital cameras and microscopes, water-testing equipment, mapping software, and other technologies that students can use to develop their research and communication skills while exploring the natural world.
Media Advisory: Senator Inouye to Address Hawai'i High-Tech Businesses at TechEnterprise 2004 Released: 8/13/2004 Waikiki, HI—The Office of Naval Research and the Pacific International Center for High Technology Research (PICHTR) will host TechEnterprise 2004 at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel, August 17-18, 2004. The conference offers Hawai’i businesses an opportunity to interact with government agencies and learn about current and upcoming federal technology opportunities.
Media Advisory: Workshop to Produce Best Practices for "Teaching Future Warship Designers" Released: 8/10/2004 London – The Office of Naval Research (ONR), in conjunction with its international component ONR Global, sponsored a workshop May 17-19, 2004 at University College London (UCL), to discuss initiatives to address the serious worldwide shortage of well-trained naval engineers. The "Teaching Future Warship Designers" workshop brought together an international group of participants to discuss the future of naval engineering educational programs and opportunities for collaboration, with the goal of building a strong design community for future naval and maritime needs. The workshop’s final report will be released in September 2004.
Media Advisory: Free-Electron Laser Reaches 10 Kilowatts Released: 7/30/2004 Newport News, Va. – The Free-Electron Laser (FEL), supported by the Office of Naval Research and located at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, achieved 10 kilowatts of infrared laser light in late July, making it the most powerful tunable laser in the world. The recently upgraded laser's new capabilities will enhance defense and manufacturing technologies, and support advanced studies of chemistry, physics, biology, and more.
Media Advisory: Naval Research in the 21st Century: Dilemmas and Solutions Released: 7/21/2004 Arlington, VA—As the Navy's investment engine for naval transformation, the Office of Naval Research brings the very latest technologies from industry and academia to our operational naval forces. The Naval-Industry R&D; Partnership Conference explores the acceleration of the discovery to deployment process to cultivate meaningful partnerships between government, industry, and academia—partnerships that address cultural barriers and leverage innovative concepts, technologies, and business practices to meet the nation’s global security demands.
Naval Technology Achievement Award Released: 6/24/2004 ARLINGTON, VA –Office of Naval Research program officer Harold Hawkins received the 2003 Dr. Arthur E. Bisson Prize for Naval Technology Achievement from Chief of Naval Research Rear Admiral Jay Cohen at a ceremony in Arlington, Va, on June 22, 2004.
Brain Control Released: 5/11/2004 Even the least graceful among us has motor control the most high-tech unmanned undersea vehicle would envy, thanks to a region of the brain that allows our bodies to carry out complex maneuvers. The Office of Naval Research, which traditionally relies on the power of the human mind to achieve breakthroughs in science and technology, now also is harnessing the working principle of the brain to control the maneuvers of UUVs.
Waste Not, Want Not Released: 5/11/2004 "Waste heat" might not be such a waste after all. The excess heat produced in everything from microelectronics to large ship engines is generally thought of as a problem for engineers to solve. But a new leap in semiconductor technology funded by the Office of Naval Research could put that troublesome heat to good use.
Mowing Back Antennas Released: 5/11/2004 A Navy ship entering port can be a majestic sight. But the dramatic image is often marred by the many odd-looking antennae poking out in all directions—upwards of 150 of them on the newest destroyers. The real problem, however, is that each antenna requires a costly support system, and the antennas can interfere with one another. So in August, the Office of Naval Research will test a concept that aims to bring down the number of antennas used for receiving and transmitting radio-frequency (RF) signals.
Hybrids on the High Seas; Fuel Cells For Future Ships Released: 2/26/2004 As hybrid electric cars become more commonplace on America's highways, the Navy is working to bring hybrid electric ships to the high seas. The Office of Naval Research is developing innovative propulsion systems based on new fuel-cell technology for efficient generation of electrical power—and greater design flexibility—for future ships.
"Chatting" in Iraq Released: 2/26/2004 United States and allied forces in Iraq face a complex environment of brutal enemies, new political entities, and vastly different cultures. The challenges are multiplied by language barriers: the Arabic of the Iraqis and the many languages of allies whose forces are supporting the operation. Yet today, technology funded by the Office of Naval Research, among other DoD organizations, is helping to narrow that cultural gap by enabling U.S. and coalition forces to communicate more effectively with the Iraqis and among themselves.
NOAA and U.S. Navy Uncover Secrets of Lost Civil War Submarine USS Alligator Released: 12/15/2003 The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) and the U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR) have joined
forces to uncover the secrets of a technological marvel of the Civil War era
akin to the USS Monitor and the CSS Hunley:
the USS Alligator. Launched in 1862, the Alligator was
the U.S. Navy’s first submarine. While the vessel represented a significant
leap forward in naval engineering, complete information about its design and
fate has been elusive. Today, NOAA and ONR released findings that help fill
large gaps in the history of the all-but-forgotten Union submarine, including
details about the Alligator’s inventor, innovative
features and loss in April 1863.