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NRL and Collaborators Conduct 100 Gigabit/Second Remote I/O Demonstration
November 19, 2014 — The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), in collaboration with the DOE's Energy Sciences Network (ESnet), the International Center for Advanced Internet Research (iCAIR) at Northwestern University, the Center for Data Intensive Science (CDIS) at the University of Chicago, the Open Cloud Consortium (OCC) and significant industry support, have conducted a 100 gigabits per second (100G) remote I/O demonstration at the SC14 supercomputing conference in New Orleans, LA... MORE

NRL Scientists Convert Agricultural Waste to High-Value Silicon Carbide
November 18, 2014 — Around the globe, billions of pounds of agricultural waste are generated every year. Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) are exploring ways to convert this waste into high-value silicon carbide that can be used for a variety of electronic and structural applications... MORE

With Electron Beams, NRL to Clean Up NOx Emissions from Coal Power Plant
November 17, 2014 — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has partnered with a power company to apply its pulsed electron beam technology to reduce the nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide (NOx) emitted by coal power plants. This is an opportunity for NRL to a get a technology that we developed here out in the real world, says Dr. John Sethian, the plasma physicist leading the project at NRL, not only to show the technology works, but that NRL's contributing to cleaner energy... MORE

NRL Fuel from Sea Concept Receives POPULAR SCIENCE Best of What's New Award
November 12, 2014 — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Electrolytic Cation Exchange Module (E-CEM), used in the production of liquid hydrocarbon fuel—fuel from seawater—has received the POPULAR SCIENCE 2014 Best of What's New Award... MORE

NRL Video Game Could Help Dog Handlers Train for Detecting IEDs, Illegal Drugs
October 27, 2014 — Adam Moses is practicing dog command gestures with an Xbox Kinect in his office at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)... MORE

Dr. Siddiq Qidwai Elected ASME Fellow
October 24, 2014 — Dr. Siddiq Qidwai, a mechanical engineer at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), has been elected a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). He is one of only 3,298 Fellows out of 90,972 ASME members. ASME promotes the art, science, and practice of mechanical and multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences... MORE

Cmdr. John P. Buser Assumes Command of Navy's Research Squadron, VXS-1
October 20, 2014 — Cmdr. John P. Buser assumed command of the Navy's uniquely outfitted Scientific Development Squadron ONE (VXS-1) on Oct. 3, 2014, relieving his predecessor Cmdr. Jeffrey M. Plaisance. He will lead the squadron's fleet of research-modified aircraft commanding the planning, engineering, installation, coordination, and execution of airborne science and technology projects... MORE

NRL's Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research Recognized for Sustainable Design
October 10, 2014 — The Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research (LASR), located at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington, DC, has achieved LEED silver certification... MORE

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