WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) recognized the 2024 Alan Berman Research Publication, Edison (Patent), and Technology Transfer & Transition Awards recipients during a dinner at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Officers’ Club, Washington, D.C., Aug. 15.

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Scientific Development Squadron (VXS) 1 is the U.S. Navy’s only research and development squadron; responsible for airborne scientific experimentation and advanced technology development connecting laboratory innovations to operational deployment.

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) hosted its first-ever Quantum STEM Challenge on Wednesday, Aug. 7, bringing together high school students for a day of immersive, hands-on learning in quantum computing and real-world Naval research.

Scott Browning with U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Signature Technology Office earned the Department of the Navy Distinguished Civilian Service Award (DCSA) on July 23, 2025, for his service from 1991 through 2024.

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) hosted its first annual Pathways to Discovery career panel and networking event July 17, inviting summer interns from the Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP), Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP), and other Department of the Navy programs to explore career possibilities in science, engineering, and national defense.

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has prototyped a Hydrogen Small Unit Power (H-SUP) system to reduce detectability and improve readiness of Marine Corps in expeditionary warfare operations.

Daniel Lloveras, a postdoctoral researcher at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), was recognized with the Very Early Career Presentation Award at an American Meteorological Society (AMS) conference on June 23 for his innovative research on Arctic polar lows, which are powerful weather systems.

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) detailed an inverse relationship between the brightness of the solar corona and the velocity of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) in a scientific paper published in The Astrophysical Journal on July 3.

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recognized NRL during their POWER Phase 2 Industry Day on May 29, for contributions to the Persistent Optical Wireless Energy Relay (POWER) program, which shattered existing records for optical power beaming over distance.

Two NRL engineers received the prestigious Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year Award on June 25 during a live-streamed ceremony broadcast from Naval Research and Development Establishment sites of the award recipients.