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A.I.
AI and high-tech optics research to advance laser weapons systems - News
December 14, 2021MONTEREY, Calif. Researchers at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) are currently researching ways to reduce atmosphere-induced aberrations with the intent to provide high-energy laser weapon systems with a chance to reach a target farther away in a deep turbulence environment.
Comms
Solar power satellite hardware tested in orbit - News
May 19, 2020WASHINGTON. U.S. Naval Research Laboratory engineers launched the Photovoltaic Radio-frequency Antenna Module (PRAM), aboard an Air Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle as part of a comprehensive investigation into prospective terrestrial use of solar energy captured in space.
Unmanned
NRL study on barnacle glue could save U.S. Navy millions - News
August 27, 2019
WASHINGTON. Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory developed a new method for identifying the glue proteins that barnacles produce to adhere to ship hulls and other surfaces.
Radar/EW
Quantum tech developments by NRL could advance lasers and sensing - News
July 09, 2019
WASHINGTON. Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) developed a new technique that could enable future advancements in quantum technology.
Unmanned
SpaceX Falcon 9 Heavy rocket carries NRL science payloads into orbit - News
June 25, 2019
WASHINGTON. U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) researchers designed and built two science payloads that went up with SpaceX?s Falcon 9 Heavy rocket launch June 25.
Unmanned
Ancient comet dust found by NRL provides insights into the formation of the solar system - News
June 19, 2019
WASHINGTON. Materials science researchers with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have found a remnant of ancient dust from the early stages of the solar system inside a primitive meteorite, named La Paz Icefield 02342 after the location of its discovery in Antarctica.
Avionics
New airborne research aircraft debuted by NRL - News
May 16, 2019
WASHINGTON. The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and the Navy's science and technology research squadron, Scientific Development Squadron ONE (VXS-1), recently unveiled the UV-18 ?Twin Otter? as the newest addition to the squadron?s fleet of aircraft research platforms.
