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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

Naval Research Laboratory Robotic Servicing Payload Clears Thermal Vacuum Lab Test, Readies for Space
September 18, 2025 — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), in partnership with and with funding support from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Northrop Grumman’s SpaceLogistics, has reached a historic milestone in satellite servicing technology, completing on Sept. 5 a critical round of space-readiness testing on a robotic spacecraft designed to extend and upgrade satellites already in orbit... MORE

The Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) payload integrated with the Northrop Grumman Mission Robotics Vehicle (MRV) spacecraft bus moves into the cryogenic thermal vacuum chamber for testing at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Naval Center for Space Technology (NCST) in Washington, D.C., July 24, 2025. NRL NCST, with funding support from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), is conducting final space-readiness testing on RSGS, a robotic payload designed to extend and upgrade satellites already in orbit.

Reinforcement Learning is Making a Buzz in Space
September 9, 2025 — A U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) research team successfully conducted the first reinforcement learning (RL) control of a free-flyer in space on May 27... MORE

Samantha Chapin, Ph.D., U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) space roboticist, performs a reinforcement learning control test on free-flyer robots aboard the International Space Station from NRL headquarters in Washington, D.C., May 27, 2025. The test demonstrated the potential of reinforcement learning to improve robotic autonomy for space exploration and logistics. (U.S. Navy photo by Sarah Peterson)

Above the Battle, Beyond the Horizon
August 27, 2025 — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in conjunction with the Marine Corps Expeditionary Energy Office (E2O); the Operational Energy Capability Improvement Fund with the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment; Aerostar; and Lockheed Martin conducted a technical demonstration held at Outlying Landing Field Seagle in Twentynine Palms, California, May 19-21, aiming to develop a technology for Navy vessels to "see over the horizon" using a combination of stratospheric high-altitude balloons (HABs) and unmanned aircraft, both included novel energy solutions... MORE

Mark Ketcham, Aerostar, provides warfighter feedback to Marines who attended a technical demonstration held at Outlying Landing Field Seagle in Twentynine Palms, Calif. May 19-21, 2025. The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in conjunction with the Operational Energy Capability Improvement Fund with the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, and the Marine Corps Expeditionary Energy Office (E2O) conducted the demonstration aiming to develop a technology for Navy vessels to "see over the horizon" using a combination of stratospheric high-altitude balloons (HABs) and unmanned aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Jozef Mejewski/Released)

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