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NRL Develops Novel Monolayer Ferroelectric Hybrid Structures
January 3, 2017 — Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Materials Science and Technology Division, have demonstrated that the intensity and spectral composition of the photoluminescence emitted from a single monolayer of tungsten disulphide (WS2) can be spatially controlled by the polarization domains in an adjacent film of the ferroelectric material lead zirconium titanate (PZT)... MORE

Dr. Bruce Danly Named New NRL Director of Research
December 29, 2016 — Dr. Bruce Danly has been named the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s new Director of Research (DOR)... MORE

Dr. Earl Williams Receives Trent-Crede Medal
December 29, 2016 — An internationally recognized scientist assigned to the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory was awarded the prestigious Trent-Crede Medal for excellence in acoustic research during a joint ceremony hosted by the Acoustical Society of America and Acoustical Society of Japan Dec. 1, 2016 in Honolulu... MORE

NRL Produces Spin Filtering at Room Temperature with Graphene
December 21, 2016 — An interdisciplinary team of scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have reported the first demonstration of metallic spin filtering at room temperature using ferromagnet-graphene-ferromagnet thin film junction devices — spin is a fundamental property of electrons, in addition to charge, that can be used to transmit, process and store data... MORE

Rear Admiral Hahn takes the helm
December 19, 2016 — Rear Admiral David Hahn, the Chief of Naval Research, speaks to members of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Dec. 6, 2016... MORE

NRL completes first flight of UAV with custom hydrogen fuel cell
December 19, 2016 — Researchers from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s chemistry and tactical electronic warfare divisions completed the first flight of the Ion Tiger unmanned air vehicle with a new hydrogen-powered fuel cell built in-house... MORE

NRL celebrates 50 years of fellowship during annual children’s holiday party
December 16, 2016 — A light rain fell under gray skies during a 40-degree morning Dec. 12, as four buses full of school-aged children -- pre-kindergarten to 7th grade -- arrived at building 222 on the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. Braking gently at the curb, the bus doors opened with a familiar hiss, and one by one, 90 boys and girls came pouring onto the sidewalk, eager, excited and ready for a great day... MORE

NRL Honors Dr. Jas Sanghera with E.O. Hulburt Science Award
December 16, 2016 — Dr. Jas Sanghera, head of the Optical Materials and Devices Branch at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), was presented the E.O. Hulburt Annual Science Award, December 16, in recognition of his exceptional contributions to basic and applied scientific and technological phenomena, and pioneering the development of novel glasses, ceramics, crystals, thin films, fibers, bulk optics and devices incorporating these materials... MORE

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