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NRL's Narrow Field Imager Launches on NASA's PUNCH Mission
March 20, 2025 — The U.S. Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Narrow Field Imager (NFI) was launched into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as a part of NASA’s Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) mission on March 11 and deployed from Falcon 9 March 12... MORE

Understanding Gamma Rays in our Universe through StarBurst
March 13, 2025 — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), in partnership with NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), has developed StarBurst, a small satellite (SmallSat) instrument for NASA's StarBurst Multimessenger Pioneer mission, which will detect the emission of short gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), a key electromagnetic (EM) signature that will contribute to the understanding of neutron star (NS) mergers... MORE

Next-Gen Tactical Decision Aid: A Naval System-of-Systems Approach
February 26, 2025 — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineering and Research Development Center (ERDC) demonstrated the Marine Corps Surf Observation (SUROB) Tool for Littoral Expeditionary Operations during the Office of Naval Research’s Technical Concept Experiment 24.2 (TCE 24.2) at Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, Calif., Aug. 20-23... MORE

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and Office of Naval Research-Global TechSolutions recently demonstrated the Marine Corps Surf Observation Tool for Littoral Expeditionary Operations during Technical Concept Experiment 24.2 (TCE 24.2) hosted by the Office of Naval Research at Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, Calif., Aug. 20-23. Meteorology and Oceanography Battlespace Surveillance Company 1st Intelligence Battalion Marines and NRL Ocean Science Division engineers observe surf conditions and LittoralLens system performance during amphibious combat vehicle operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Michael Walls)

NRL Researcher Named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
February 19, 2025 — U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) researcher Matthew Laskoski, Ph.D., will be inducted as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) at the NAI 14th Annual Meeting on June 26, in Atlanta, Georgia... MORE

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

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