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The Navy's Program in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology - A Look Ahead (Adobe PDF file)A paper addressing how nanoscience and nanotechnology may be a key impetus for creating both new capabilities for Naval forces as well as new intellectual capacity in the Navy’s research and development centers.

Pathways to Revitalization of the Navy Research Enterprise - Two Promising Examples (Adobe PDF file)

This paper describes two recent programs--the NSF Navy Civilian Service Program and the Virginia Demonstration Project -- that are dedicated to the revitalization of the Navy Research Enterprise. (2005)

Energetic Systems and Nanotechnology - A Look Ahead (Adobe PDF file) 

This paper addresses two topics: 1) How nano-based materials can contribute to revolutionary improvements in energetic materials including a paradigm shift in insensitive munitions built around the idea of “Combat Safe” Insensitive Munitions (CSIM); and 2) the importance of developing the next generation of in-house experts in energetic systems who will carry on a tradition of transitioning breakthrough research into military systems. (2005)

New Paradigms in Naval Science and Technology (Adobe PDF file)
A report on attracting and retaining the nation's best scientists and engineers for the Navy's Warfare Center S&T workforce. (2004)

ONR Launches N-STAR Initiative (Adobe PDF File)

Press Release (August 2004)

Revitalizing the Navy's R&D Centers - Opportunities for University Collaboration (Adobe PDF file) 

A paper examining the benefits of University - Navy R&D Center collaborate research, using two projects at Virginia Tech as models. (2003)

Why Navy Laboratories? (Adobe PDF file)
Written by James E. Colvard, this article documents the history of Naval labs and their important role.

The Silence of the Labs (Adobe PDF file)
Article in Defense Horizon explores the workforce shift to private organizations and how it affects the Department of Defense. (2003)

Integrated Nano-to-Millimeter (In2m) Systems (Adobe PDF file) 

This article discusses a class of systems called “In2m” defined by their multiple size, diverse technology domains, and mixtures of electrical, mechanical, thermal, chemical, fluidic and biological functions. (1999)