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VXS-1 Squadron Leads the Charge, Tracking Hurricane Francine in Real-Time
By U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications | Sept. 13, 2024
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Scientific Development Squadron ONE (VXS) 1 deployed observational buoys in front of Hurricane Francine’s projected path on Tuesday, Sept. 10.
NRL Expands Naval Research Horizons for USNA Midshipmen Interns
By Emily Winget, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications | Aug. 28, 2024
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) concluded the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) summer internship program with a farewell tour for a group of USNA midshipmen who explored a wide range of projects, from materials science and information technology to oceanography and space science.
Using High Resolution Mass Spectrometry to Study Fuel Chemistry
By Mary Hamisevicz, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications | Aug. 28, 2024
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory researcher Mark Romanczyk, Ph.D., developed new analytical methods to rapidly analyze fuels and complex petroleum products by using high-resolution mass spectrometry.
NRL LARADO Instrument to Detect Lethal Orbital Debris, Integrated on STP Satellite
By Emily Winget, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications | Aug. 28, 2024
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Lightsheet Anomaly Resolution and Debris Observation (LARADO) instrument was successfully integrated and tested on the Space Test Program Satellite 7 (STPSat-7) spacecraft at National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas.
NRL, ONR-Global TechSolutions Provide Marines Littoral Operations Tactical Decision Aid
By Nicholas E. M. Pasquini, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications | Aug. 7, 2024
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and Office of Naval Research-Global (ONR-Global) TechSolutions recently showcased the NRL-developed LittoralLens imaging system during the Modern Day Marine Expo held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
NRL Meteorologist Recognized for Contributions to Mountain Meteorology Research
By Daniel Parry, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications | Aug. 1, 2024
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory senior scientist and meteorologist, James Doyle, Ph.D., was awarded a session in his honor in recognition of his “tremendous contributions to mountain meteorology research” from the American Meteorological Society at the biennial Mountain Meteorology Conference, Boise, Idaho, July 23.
NRL Scientists Identify New Class of Semiconductor Nanocrystals
By Mary Hamisevicz, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications | July 31, 2024
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) scientists confirm the identification of a new class of semiconductor nanocrystals with bright ground-state excitons.
NRL Intern Discovers a New Pulsar Buried in a Mountain of Data
By Mary Hamisevicz, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications | July 1, 2024
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Remote Sensing Division intern, Amaris McCarver, along with a team of astronomers, discovered the first millisecond pulsar in the stellar cluster Glimpse-CO1 and recently published findings in the Astrophysical Journal.
Winners of the 2024 Student CanSat Competition Announced
By Daniel Parry, Corporate Communications U.S. Naval Research Laboratory | July 1, 2024
Hosted by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), American Astronautical Society (AAS) and NASA, the 2024 student CanSat competition concludes with Team PWr Aerospace, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland, the victor.
NRL CCOR Launches on the GOES-U NOAA Satellite To Monitor Space Weather
By Emily Winget, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications | June 26, 2024
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Compact Coronagraph (CCOR) was launched June 25, on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U (GOES-U) from NASA – Kennedy Space Center to detect and characterize coronal mass ejections (CMEs).



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