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Presidential Awards Spotlight Naval Research Excellence
February 11, 2025 — An alternative energy mechanical engineer, two aerospace engineers, and a corrosion research engineer received the highest honor bestowed to early career U.S. government scientists and engineers... MORE

NRL’s Mercury Pulsed Power Facility Marks Two Decades of Innovation
February 10, 2025 — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) marks a major milestone with the 20th anniversary of the Mercury Pulsed Power Facility, a cutting-edge research platform that continues to enable significant advancements in the fields of flash x-ray radiography, detection of nuclear materials, and radiation hardness of defense systems... MORE

Pictured is all that remains of a 1-mm tapered tungsten rod held by a graphite holder after being bombarded by 5 kilojoules of 2.5 million volt electrons in only 50 nanoseconds. The rapid deposition of energy is cylindrically-symmetric and vaporizes most of the 5-cm long rod, leaving behind a single, tiny tungsten “flower.” This debris was made during our studies of high-brightness radiographic diodes. The NRL-patented rod-pinch diode provides one of the world’s brightest hard x-ray sources and is used to characterize material properties under dynamic loads, supporting the Nation’s nuclear stockpile. Experiments were supported by the Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Agency under Interagency Agreement DE-NA-0001417. (U.S. Navy photo)

NRL Plasma Physicist Elevated to IEEE Fellow
February 6, 2025 — The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has elevated Arati Dasgupta, Ph.D., an internationally recognized atomic and plasma physicist at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), to the grade of IEEE Fellow. This honor recognizes her contributions to the field of plasma science and her dedication to the broad scientific community... MORE

NRL Hosts Chief of Naval Research
February 4, 2025 — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) welcomed Rear Adm. Kurt J. Rothenhaus, Chief of Naval Research (CNR), on Jan. 23 where he received project updates, toured facilities, and addressed staff during a townhall... MORE

USNA Midshipman Reveals Surprising Properties of Distant Galaxies
January 21, 2025 — Typically, summer internships are about gaining work experience and networking. But for Midshipman Olivia Rae Achenbach, her summer internship at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) helped reveal surprising properties of our distant galaxies... MORE

Typically, summer internships are about gaining work experience and networking. But for Midshipman Olivia Rae Achenbach, her summer internship at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) helped reveal surprising properties of our distant galaxies.

CT-Analyst: NRL's Contaminant Modeling Software Supports Presidential Inauguration
January 16, 2025 — Hundreds of thousands of people will descend on Washington, D.C., for Inauguration Day on Jan. 20. Keeping the crowds safe is a top priority for first responders and security personnel... MORE

Computer Scientist Adam Moses run a scenario through the NRL 3D computer-simulated mapping and modeling program called CT-Analyst®

NRL Oceanographers Receive NASA Group Achievement Award
January 14, 2025 — U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) oceanographers and the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVO) received a Group Achievement Award from NASA for their collaboration with NASA’s Sub-Mesoscale Ocean Dynamics Experiment (S-MODE). NRL and NAVO provided the NASA science team with gliders and floats and real-time ocean model forecasts for several observational campaigns... MORE

NRL Stennis Space Center Oceanographers received NASA Letters of Achievement for their collaboration with NASA’s S-MODE.

NRL's Innovative Thermal Spray Non-Skid Technology Enhances Navy Ship Readiness
January 7, 2025 — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has installed an advanced Thermal Spray Nonskid (TSN) coating system on the USS Kearsarge using the innovative Thermal Spray Robotic Vehicle (TSRV).The TSRV, a state-of-the-art robotic vehicle, automates the process of applying TSN, further improving efficiency and reducing costs. The TSRV combines multiple... MORE

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