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NRL Researchers Help Map the History of Star Formation with Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
November 29, 2018 — Researchers from the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope Collaboration, including scientists at the U. S. Naval Research Laboratory, used Fermi to measure the rate of star formation through interactions of gamma rays with extragalactic background light, gaining insight into the star formation history of the universe. Research findings were published in Science Magazine Nov. 29... MORE

NRL Researcher Awarded as Part of a Team Saving Marine Corps Millions
November 27, 2018 — Dr. Marriner Merrill, a research scientist at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, was recognized as part of a team that received the Navy "Innovation Excellence Acquisition Team of the Year Award" for demonstrated engineering ingenuity in developing a repair solution for delaminated transparent armor, estimated to save the Marine Corps $105 million... MORE

NRL Demonstrates New Nonmechanical Laser Steering Technology
November 19, 2018 — Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory have recently demonstrated a new nonmechanical chip-based beam steering technology that offers an alternative to costly, cumbersome and often unreliable and inefficient mechanical gimbal-style laser scanners... MORE

NRL Research Paves Way Toward Development of New Monolayer Materials
November 14, 2018 — Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have discovered the reason for the large variations observed in the optical properties of new single monolayer semiconductors such as tungsten disulphide (WS2). Single monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), such as WS2, are an emerging class of materials that exhibit many promising optoelectronic properties, with the potential for future device applications. ... MORE

NRL Researchers Observe Unique Interlayer State in a Bilayer Heterostructure
November 2, 2018 — Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have fabricated a bilayer structure comprised of two different monolayer materials, and observed a unique electronic state formed by the interaction between these two layers. ... MORE

Interdisciplinary Team Observes Brain Activity Using Premiere Quantum Dot Sensor
September 19, 2018 — Luminescent quantum dots are finding new and exciting applications in current nanoscience research, including improved solar energy collectors, LEDs and quantum computers. A recent thrust from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s Nanoscience Institute is focused on applying them as tools for neuroscience, opening the doors for a new way to observe brain activity and its functions... MORE

NRL Expertise Helps Smithsonian Educate Nation's Brightest Teachers
August 17, 2018 — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory was invited by the Smithsonian Science Education Center to share cutting-edge research with the Smithsonian Science Education Academy for Teachers 2018 summer cohort at the National Museum of Natural History, July 11... MORE

Navy, Carnegie Mellon Enter Education Partnership
August 16, 2018 — The Office of Naval Research (ONR), Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) have entered into an Education Partnership Agreement (EPA) to encourage and strengthen studies in the scientific disciplines. The agreement, signed July 31, recognizes the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) —including the role of artificial intelligence—to the U.S. Navy and the nation... MORE

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