November 3, 2015 Navy develops bio-coatings for implants, dressings Navy researchers are working to create nanofiber coatings for surgical implants and wound dressings that would help promote healing and also combat infection.
November 3, 2015 American students developing underwater drones to hunt for explosives Groups of American college students are help making the seas safer – one less explosive at a time.
November 3, 2015 Navy eyes 3D printing in future to create combat drones aboard ships A U.S. Navy carrier in the perhaps not too distant future will have the ability to create everything from replacement parts to organs to miniature combat drones with 3-D printers, Navy officials say.
November 3, 2015 Powering the ships of the future? Navy develops technology to turn seawater into fuel Navy researchers say they have developed a “game changing technology” for creating fuel from seawater – a process that could keep ships out at sea longer.
October 22, 2015 Navy tests new vehicle-mounted laser weapon The Office of Naval Research is testing a solid-state, vehicle-mounted laser weapon designed to incinerate a range of air and ground targets such as enemy drones, rockets and even IEDs, service officials told Military.com.
October 22, 2015 Octopus camouflage inspires new technology When an octopus needs to stalk its prey or avoid a predator, it can instantaneously blend into its surrounding environment at will, hiding seamlessly among nearby rocks or coral.
October 22, 2015 Navy catapults unmanned X-47B aircraft for first time The U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman slingshot an unmanned aircraft into the skies Thursday at a facility in Patuxent River, Md., the first of a series of shore-based catapult-to-flight tests over the next few weeks.
October 22, 2015 Navy declares laser weapons ready to protect ships in Persian Gulf The Navy's 30-kilowatt solid-state laser aboard the USS Ponce is now being fired in operational scenarios by sailors in the Persian Gulf, marking the first-ever deployment of a sea-based directed energy weapon.