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NRL’s LASCO Marks 30 Years Transforming Solar Science and Strengthening National Security
December 2, 2025 — At 0808 on Dec. 2, 1995, the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA’s joint Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) satellite launched from NASA Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fl. Among the 15 instruments aboard the spacecraft was the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph (LASCO). ... MORE

The European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA’s joint Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) satellite launch from NASA Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fl, Dec. 2, 1995. (U.S. Navy Photo)

Navy and the Nation: Five Everyday Technologies Born from Naval Research
November 25, 2025 — In honor of the United States Navy’s 250th birthday, the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is celebrating five Navy innovations that became groundbreaking technologies and shape the lives of people around the world... MORE

Naval Research Laboratory and Florida International University Advance Non-Contact Detection of Trace Fentanyl
November 19, 2025 — Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), working with Florida International University’s (FIU) Global Forensic and Justice Center, have demonstrated a new method for detecting trace levels of fentanyl using a silicon nanowire (SiNW) array that concentrates chemical vapors for handheld detection instruments. The breakthrough offers first responders a faster, safer way to identify fentanyl and related synthetic opioids without direct contact with the drug... MORE

Ashley Fulton, Ph.D., U.S. Naval Research Laboratory research chemist, poses for a photo with a trace explosive sensor testbed system in Washington, D.C., Nov. 12, 2025. Fulton’s research explores the development of non-contact fentanyl detection to increase the safety of first responders. (U.S. Navy photo by Sarah Peterson)

Naval Research Laboratory Scientist Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society
November 17, 2025 — The American Physical Society (APS) selected John Lyons, Ph.D., a physical scientist in the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Materials Science and Technology Division, as a 2025 APS Fellow for his fundamental contributions to the understanding and design of wide-band-gap semiconductors using first-principles methods, including strategies for semiconductor doping and for understanding and controlling exciton fine structure... MORE

The American Physical Society selected John Lyons, Ph.D., a physical scientist in the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s Materials Science and Technology Division, as a 2025 APS Fellow for his fundamental contributions to the understanding and design of wide-band-gap semiconductors using first-principles methods, including strategies for semiconductor doping and for understanding and controlling exciton fine structure. (U.S. Navy photo by Jonathan Steffen-Arnold)

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Unveils New Quantum Materials Research System
September 30, 2025 — Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have a powerful new tool to accelerate discovery in quantum materials for advanced electronics. The laboratory recently completed installation of a state-of-the-art “cluster system” that allows researchers to grow and analyze materials at the atomic level, all without ever removing samples from its ultra-clean environment. ... MORE

Members of the Quantum Materials and Spintronics team gather for a group photo in front of a cluster system in Washington, D.C., Sept. 18, 2025. The team uses the cluster system to synthesize new quantum materials with potential for impactful Navy applications in memory storage, advanced sensors, and energy-efficient electronics. (U.S. Navy photo by Sarah Peterson)

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Celebrates 62-Year Career of Radar Pioneer
September 29, 2025 — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) marked the retirement of Joseph Thomason on Sept. 5, recognizing his extraordinary 62-year career in the Radar Division that helped shape modern over-the-horizon (OTH) radar capabilities for the Navy and the nation... MORE

Joe Thomason (center), former U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) senior staff engineer, receives a certificate from Capt. Randy Cruz (center-right), NRL commanding officer, recognizing his 62 years of service in Washington, D.C., Sept. 9, 2025. Thomason’s contributions advanced NRL’s capabilities in high-frequency skywave radar, target detection, and long-range surveillance. (U.S. Navy photo by Sarah Peterson)

NRL's CCOR-2 Set to Boost Space Weather Forecasting Capabilities
September 24, 2025 — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s Compact Coronagraph-2 (CCOR-2) launched at 7:30 a.m. EDT on September 24 onboard the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Space Weather Follow On-Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) observatory from NASA – Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida... MORE

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Senior Electrical Technician, Renzo Benites completes final grounding of the Compact Coronagraph-2 (CCOR-2) after integration on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA), Space Weather Follow On-Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) satellite.

Honoring a Pioneer: Dr. George Carruthers’ Legacy Reaches Space Again
September 23, 2025 — NASA is set to launch the Carruthers Geocorona Observatory mission in September 2025, honoring the late Dr. George R. Carruthers, whose groundbreaking work at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) transformed how we observe Earth and space... MORE

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