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GRAB I, First Operational Intelligence Satellite
June 22, 2020 — Shrouded in secrecy for nearly 40 years, the Galactic Radiation and Background, electronic intelligence (ELINT) satellite, was declassified by the Navy in 1998. Originally named Tattletale, the program became operationally referred to as GRAB after public disclosure of the project... MORE

NRL Chemists’ Rapid Response Cleans Up
May 29, 2020 — NRL researchers responded within four days to the Navy’s request for Coronavirus (COVID-19) shipboard decontamination strategies... MORE

Researchers Use Nano-Particles to Increase Power, Improve Eye Safety of Fiber Lasers
May 29, 2020 — Scientists at NRL have devised a new process for using nano-particles to build powerful lasers that are more efficient and safer for your eyes... MORE

NRL conducts first test of solar power satellite hardware in orbit
May 18, 2020 — NRL engineers launched PRAM, the Photovoltaic Radio-frequency Antenna Module, aboard an Air Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle to investigate use of solar energy captured in space... MORE

NRL researchers create electronic diodes beyond 5G performance
May 8, 2020 — NRL physicists develop new resonant tunneling diode (RTD) with performance beyond the anticipated speed of 5G... MORE

NRL-developed Ocean Prediction System Steers Ice-Bound Antarctic Vessel to Open Waters
April 22, 2020 — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s Global Ocean Forecast System (GOFS) provided valuable environmental information on March 18 that helped a research icebreaking ship navigate out of Antarctic’s ice-laden waters... MORE

NRL Scientist Discovers Monstrous Black Hole Explosion
March 10, 2020 — U.S. Naval Research Laboratory researchers led a team that discovered the most energetic outburst from a supermassive black hole. ... MORE

Simona Giacintucci, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory radio astronomer

Researchers Shed Light on Perplexing Bay of Bengal Monsoon Oscillations
February 27, 2020 — Oceanographers and meteorologists with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory concluded an ambitious field research program in collaboration with the U.S. Office of Naval Research aimed at understanding the role of the Indian Ocean on monsoon intra-seasonal oscillations (MISO), June 26... MORE

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