Warren Duffie

Office of Naval Research
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Mathew Boban, a graduate student research assistant at the University of Michigan, pours hexadecane oil onto a glass slide covered with an omniphobic coating. The petroleum-based, highly viscous oil slides easily off the glass. The Office of Naval Research is sponsoring efforts to see how omniphobic coatings might reduce friction drag—resistance created by the movement of a hull through water—on ships, submarines and unmanned underwater vessels.
Navy's New Ship Coatings
It can repel water, oil, alcohol and even peanut butter.
Jun 25th, 2018
A Sailor scrapes barnacles from the bottom of a rigid-hull inflatable boat aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). When clustered in thick clumps on a vessel's hull, barnacles can slow the ship and increase its fuel consumption. The Office of Naval Research is sponsoring research to develop environmentally friendly hull coatings to fight off barnacles.
Barnacle Busting Research
The sticky crustaceans can slow the ship and increase its fuel consumption by 40 percent.
Oct 14th, 2016
Gunners Mate 2nd Class Daniel Green, foreground, and Fire Controlman 3rd Class Tong Vang, right, defend against virtual enemy combatants during an Office of Naval Research (ONR) demonstration of new and improved virtual training programs that combine software and gaming technology to help naval forces plan for multiple missions and operations.
The Future of Navy Training
Sailors manning a virtual ship were pitted against several fast-attack craft in waters crowded with merchant traffic.
Apr 12th, 2016