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Decades of Dedication, Michopoulos Receives Navy’s Meritorious Civilian Service Distinction
May 27, 2025 — U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) John Michopoulos, Ph.D., received the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award, April 23, for his service as a mechanical engineer and principal scientist for materials innovation in the Materials Science and Technology Division... MORE

NRL Hosts Innovation Day for Industry
May 19, 2025 — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) hosted Innovation Day for Industry, May 7, at NRL-DC headquarters to inform industry and to assess interest in a focused set of six emerging technologies that are ready for collaboration with industry partners... MORE

During a breakout chemistry lab tour at Innovation Day for Industry at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory headquarters on May 7, 2025, Materials Engineer Gordon Waller with the NRL Chemistry Division talks with industry representatives about advanced battery safety technologies. Taylor Brownlie (left) said his company partners with NRL and came to Innovation Day to learn more about ways to collaborate. (U.S. Navy photo by Sarah Peterson)

Institute for Nanoscience Hosts Annual Proposal Planning Meeting
May 13, 2025 — The Institute for Nanoscience at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) hosted its annual proposal planning meeting April 15, bringing together researchers from across the Lab to share ideas and build collaborations in support of future research initiatives... MORE

The Institute for Nanoscience at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) hosted its annual proposal planning meeting April 15, bringing together researchers from across the Lab to share ideas and build collaborations in support of future research initiatives.
(U.S. Navy photo by Jonathan Steffen)

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s NIKE Laser-Target Facility Helps to Advance Department of Defense Nuclear Mission
May 5, 2025 — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has announced a new strategic direction for its NIKE laser-target facility to align its world-class capabilities with the Department of Defense’s (DoD) nuclear strategic priorities... MORE

Members of the Laser Plasma Branch at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory join visitors from fellows defense research agencies for a group photo in the NIKE target area in Washington, D.C., Oct. 25, 2024. The visit featured a tour of the NIKE laser facility to promote potential collaborative experiments in reactive materials research. (U.S. Navy photo by Sarah Peterson)

NRL Showcases Novel Long-Lasting Insect Repellent Material
May 1, 2025 — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) demonstrated a promising new insect repellent technology at National Museum of Health and Medicine during the Military Medical Innovation Family Event program April 26... MORE

Museum to Showcase Navy Military Medical Innovations
April 22, 2025 — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) recently transferred a number of historical artifacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic to the National Museum of Health and Medicine and is scheduled to exhibit military medical innovations to the public, Apr. 26... MORE

Principal Investigator of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Navy Coronavirus Rapid Response Team (NCR2T) Team, Brett M. Huhman, Ph.D., P.E. from the Advanced Pulsed Systems Section and former NRL Engineering Technician Mike Jabari prepare a Xenon source for evaluation testing. Designed for whole-room disinfection, the team determined how effective the source would be from a light perspective, and Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division followed up with a site visit to perform biological efficacy testing in the Ultraviolet Characterization Lab at NRL-DC Headquarters, May 2020. (U.S. Navy photo)

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Showcases Innovations at Sea-Air-Space 2025
April 21, 2025 — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) highlighted its latest advancements in defense technology at the Sea-Air-Space Conference and Exposition, held April 7-9, 2025, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. As the premier maritime exposition in the United States, Sea-Air-Space provided an ideal platform for NRL to demonstrate its innovative contributions to national defense... MORE

Lt. Cmdr. Patrick Heitman (center-right) and Lt. Sean Carpenter (center-left) from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Scientific Development Squadron One (VXS-1) discuss squadron capabilities at the 2025 Sea Air Space expo in National Harbor, Md. April 8, 2025. VXS-1 conducts airborne scientific experimentation and advanced technology development in worldwide operations supporting U.S. Navy and national science and technology priorities and war fighting goals. (U.S. Navy photo by Sarah Peterson)

NRL’s Narrow Field Imager Captures First Light
April 17, 2025 — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Narrow Field Imager (NFI) captured its first light images on April 14, offering a preliminary glimpse of the Sun’s corona, as NASA’s Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) mission opened two of its four instrument doors for the first time in space... MORE

Image taken by NRL's NFI Instrument, altered to show key areas in space.

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