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Internships Connect Students Directly to Mission-Driven Science and Technology
February 9, 2026 — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is offering students at every stage, from high school through graduate school, the opportunity to contribute to cutting edge research that supports national security and advances scientific discovery through its internship and fellowship programs...

From Baseball Pitcher to Navy Medicine’s Biochemistry Officer of the Year
February 6, 2026 — From the pitcher’s mound to the front lines of naval science, Lt. Cmdr. Elih M. Velazquez-Delgado’s unconventional path has culminated in one of Navy Medicine’s highest honors...

Breakthroughs in Testing Solid-Fuel Ramjets Advance Research
January 28, 2026 — Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory are developing the next generation of solid-fuel ramjet (SFRJ) propulsion, addressing one of the field’s most persistent challenges: understanding and predicting what happens inside an operating combustor...

Naval Research Lab Space Station Study Reveals Key Challenges and Opportunities for Microbial Biomanufacturing in Space
January 26, 2026 — Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have completed a spaceflight biology investigation aboard the International Space Station (ISS) that reveals how microgravity fundamentally alters microbial metabolism, limiting the efficiency of biological manufacturing processes critical to future long-duration space missions. The findings were recently published in the journal npj Microgravity...

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Advances Laser Technology for Fusion Energy Applications Through BETHE Program
January 21, 2026 — Scientists in the Plasma Division at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) are building on a multi-year research effort that demonstrated the potential of an advanced laser technology that could help enable future inertial fusion energy power plants...

Naval Research Lab Sharpens Navy’s Sights with a Domain-Centric Path for Smarter Sensing
January 7, 2026 — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) launched a remote sensing experiment to sharpen artificial intelligence (AI) applications in hyperspectral imaging across the Department of the Navy and broader scientific community...

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Confirms First Known Triple Radio Active Galactic Nucleus
December 17, 2025 — Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and collaborating institutions have confirmed the first-known case of three radio-emitting active galactic nuclei (AGN) within a single ongoing galaxy merger...

Naval Research Lab Diver Earns Office of Naval Research 2025 Sailor of the Year
December 15, 2025 — The Office of Naval Research (ONR) named U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Petty Officer 1st Class and Navy Diver Mitchell Apgar as the 2025 ONR Sailor of the Year (SOY)...

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