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Carderock's MAKE Lab: One Year Later
February 22, 2017 — Since opening its doors March 2016, the Manufacturing, Knowledge and Education (MAKE) Lab has attracted a wide variety of employees across Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division curious about the additive manufacturing (AM) process and its application to Navy programs.AM, or 3-D printing, is a cross-cutting manufacturing technology in... MORE

Jonathan Hopkins, a mechanical engineer and Additive Manufacturing (AM) Tiger Team member, shows fellow employees at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division objects created through AM during a tour of the new Manufacturing, Knowledge and Education (MAKE) Lab, which officially opened in Building 60 in West Bethesda, Md., March 24, 2016. The MAKE Lab will open training and production in AM, also known as 3-D printing, to all of Carderock’s employees
who desire to participate and exchange ideas. (U.S. Navy photo by Dustin Q. Diaz/Released)

Carderock's MAKE Lab Hosts Marine Corps Innovation Challenge Winners
February 16, 2017 — Sometimes the best ideas come from within. At least this is the concept behind the Marine Corps Innovation Challenge, which empowers Marines and Sailors to come up with fresh ideas to increase safety and efficiency for their unit or mission.Three of the winners of this past year's challenge have been given the opportunity to visit Naval Surface... MORE

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Ben Lacount works on an ammunition rounds counter in the Manufacturing and Knowledge Lab at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Md., Dec. 19, 2016. Carderock's Additive Manufacturing Project Office, along with the Corrosion and Coatings Engineering Branch, have partnered to provide support for the Marine Corps Innovation Challenge.

Carderock's Anechoic Flow Facility Experiences Unprecedented Turbulence
February 14, 2017 — Years of work by engineers at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division's Anechoic Flow Facility (AFF) to revitalize the facility are paying off today, with unprecedented research now underway thanks to new gear.The AFF is a quiet, closed-loop, low-speed air-flow facility with low turbulence levels, built in the 1960s to conduct... MORE

From left: Jason Joiner, Kent Bartlett, Emilia Kawashima and Jonathan Forest prepare the Anechoic Flow Facility for a test Nov. 20, 2016, at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Md. (Photo by Steven Garafalo/Released)

Carderock Holds Demonstration of SOFC Hybrid Power System
February 14, 2017 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division is playing a significant role in the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Renewable Sustainable Expeditionary Power (RSEP) initiative.Carderock's Advanced Power and Energy Branch (Code 636) hosted the demonstration and test kickoff of the first logistics fuel (JP-8) compatible renewable-hybrid Solid Oxide... MORE

Lt. Col. William P. Dobbins, an engineer for U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, watches a demonstration and test kickoff of the first logistics fuel (JP-8) compatible renewable-hybrid Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) system Jan. 26, 2017, at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Jake Cirksena/Released)

Carderock, Microsoft, Johns Hopkins Representatives Meet to Discuss Augmented Reality Opportunities
January 31, 2017 — Members of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division's Disruptive Technology Laboratory (DTL) met with representatives from Microsoft and Johns Hopkins University to discuss collaboration on naval applications for augmented reality technology Jan. 13.Garry Shields, DTL director, talked about how they can work together to bring new uses for... MORE

Joseph Curran, an ocean engineer with the Welding, Processing and Nondestrcutive Evaluation Branch at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, explains how to use the HoloLens to Henry Molintas, a mechanical engineer in Carderock's Propulsor Manufacturing Office. The Microsoft HoloLens is an augmented reality device that allows the user to still see the real world with an overlay of something else, like a schematic. The technology may be useful to the Navy in areas such as training and maintenance. (U.S. Navy photo by Kelley Stirling/Released)

Piece of Carderock History on Display in Houston for Super Bowl Week
January 31, 2017 — As part of the official festivities leading up to Super Bowl LI, patrons of the game will get to see a model of the Orion space capsule which was built and tested at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division.In Discovery Green, a park near NRG Stadium in downtown Houston, NASA's 18,000-pound model capsule will be on display throughout the... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division engineers, along with a NASA test and evaluation team conducted initial post-landing Orion Recovery Test operations, March 23-27, 2009, of a full-scale model of NASA’s Orion space capsule at Carderock’s pentagon-shaped test pond in West Bethesda, Md. The Orion model will be on display in Houston during the week leading up to Super Bowl LI. (U.S. Navy photo by Ryan Hanyok/Released)

US Navy registers trademarks for Carderock's SeaGlide
January 25, 2017 — As the world becomes more technologically advanced, so grows the need for experts to deal with its complexities. Today, there is a shortage of American students pursuing careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).In response, the U.S. Department of Education began a STEM initiative to cultivate student interest in these fields by... MORE

A SeaGlide, or small-scale underwater glider, maneuvers in a tank of water at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Md., Nov. 6, 2016. The SeaGlide is a non-tethered, autonomous robot that helps collect data through sensors. (U.S. Navy photo by Daniel Daglis/Released)

Carderock Answers Call to Protect Marine Life with Newly-Commissioned Ballast Water Research Laboratory
December 13, 2016 — Traveling across the globe from port to port, the U.S. Navy fleet transports Sailors and Marines, aircraft, and supplies.Unfortunately, ships can also unintentionally transport stowaways, small organisms which live in ballast water. Most people would not look at small organisms like mitten crabs or zebra mussels and think they are a major threat to... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division Commanding Officer Capt. Mark Vandroff (right) and Technical Director Dr. Joseph (Tim) Arcano officially open the Ballast Water Research Lab in West Bethesda, Md., Dec. 5, 2016. This new facility provides the Navy with the capability to research, develop, test and evaluate solutions to eliminate or remove aquatic nuisance species from residual water and sedimentation that remain inside ships’ ballast tanks. The lab can also be used to investigate various ballast water-treatment components and sensors to evaluate their suitability for Navy-specific integration. (U.S. Navy photo by Monica McCoy/Released)

Carderock Seaplane Challenge teaches students STEM skills
December 6, 2016 — Seaplanes were flying high in West Bethesda, Maryland, in the auditorium of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division while sixth-grade students from the Mount Washington School in Baltimore participated in the Seaplane Challenge on Nov. 28. The Challenge is one of the many activities Carderock hosts to promote science, technology,... MORE

Eric Silberg (left), activity creator and aerospace engineer in Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Sea-
Based Aviation and Aeromechanics Branch (Code 882), looks on as Alex Cromwell, a sixth-grader from Baltimore’s Mount Washington School, launches his team’s seaplane during the Seaplane Challenge STEM activity Nov. 28, 2016, in West Bethesda, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Daniel Daglis/Released)

A Naval Architect Helps Navy Build Better Ships
November 28, 2016 — If you'd told Aurore (Rorie) Zuzick 10 years ago she would eventually represent the U.S. Navy on NATO's Ship Design Capability Group Specialist Team, she wouldn't have believed you."Who thinks that?" she laughed while reflecting on it. "I just wanted to make a small boat that you could easily repair, and I ended up here. My father was in the Air... MORE

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