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SRI researchers develop rugged, low-cost, drifting sensors to learn more about the oceans
PEARL drifters pack an array of sensors into a compact autonomous device to gather data and signs of activity.
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An SRI collaboration aims to improve online education for college students
The Postsecondary Teaching with Technology Collaborative aims to strengthen teaching and learning, improve student outcomes, and reduce societal gaps.
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Exploring the American Dream: A Lively Discussion on Innovation and Progress
Watch the video: A conversation with SRIâs David Parekh and David Leonhardt of the New York Times.
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Patrick Lincoln named new President of SRIâs Information & Computing Sciences division
The industry veteran and SRI Fellow brings deep knowledge across an array of technical disciplines.
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Charles âCharlieâ Mathis joins SRIâs board of directors
Mathis brings decades of experience in finance and accounting and U.S. government contracting with both public and private companies.
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SRIâs AI-driven voice analysis could help screen for mental health conditions
Researchers at SRI are developing tools to help clinicians keep a close eye on depression, PTSD, and other mental health issues.
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SRI develops a new system that can spray liquids that others canât
A new spray-drying technology could cut high energy costs and increase efficiency across large industries.
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SRI builds an AI-enabled system that guides users through complex physical tasks
Wearable cameras and microphones enable the system to provide feedback through voice, text, and graphics.
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SRI chosen to deliver cyber-psychology-informed network defense technology for IARPA
The innovative program will be centered around the psychology of cyber attackers.
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SRI and Lisa Health reveal new research on menopause in the workplace
International Womenâs Day brings broad awareness to the need for inclusive and effective programs.
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SRI relaunches the PARC Forum
The PARC Forum brings together some of the worldâs leading thinkers for thought-provoking conversations at the intersection of technology, business, and society.
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SRI researchers tap Large Language Models to improve password security
Using advanced AI to analyze billions of leaked passwords, SRI researchers reveal the risky human tendencies that make passwords far too easy to guess.
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Sterling McBride: Three decades of quantum innovation
McBrideâs path to creating best-in-class quantum sensors started over 30 years ago at SRI, in microfluidics.
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SRI selected as spoke for both ARPA-H Customer Experience Hub and Investor Catalyst Hub
SRI joins a nationwide network aiming to accelerate transformative health solutions.
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James Fritz to join SRI as its new Senior Vice President, Federal and Strategic Program Development
In this new role, Fritz will lead strategy and business development for SRIâs federal programs.
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SRI CEO David Parekh Named to 2024 âPower 100â List
David Parekh, SRIâs CEO, has been named by the Silicon Valley Business Journal as one of the Power 100.
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The first-down marker: How technology changed the game
The technology behind the line combines pattern recognition with augmented reality to deliver real-time game information for TV viewers.
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SRI researchers bring AI to the architectural design process
A new artificial intelligence-powered software for architects can render multiple building design options from a single sketch.
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SRIâs âthe Dishâ and its long history
The famous radio antenna has a rich legacy of communicating with spacecraft above Earth and around other planets, as well as listening to distant stars and Cold War-era atmospheric nuclear blasts.
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SRI to develop high throughput reconfigurable radio frequency processors
Radio processors will be needed in communication environments where static solutions often fail.
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Clint Graumann: Using space-based LIDAR to map the Earth
The CEO and co-founder of NUVIEW is improving our ability to view the world. Heâs teamed up with SRI to make that happen.
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SRI announces its new Future Concepts division â and a renewed focus for the PARC campus that draws on its heritageÂ
The division will continue to thrive as a place where extraordinary people and ideas come together to bring technology into the world.
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SRI announces a new board chair and a new member
Distinguished business leader, venture capitalist, and investor David Motley becomes the new chair. Steven H. Walker, Lockheed Martin CTO and former DARPA director, joins.
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SRI squeezes computer processors between pixels of an image sensor
The microscale computers will speed the processing of volumes of image data generated by autonomous vehicles, robots, and other devices that âsee.â
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SRI researchers seek to help AI chatbots deliver more reliable responses
Drawing inspiration from human learning, researchers are guiding chatbots to go beyond mere memorization of statistical patterns to understanding of context.
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SRIâs XRGo robotic platform could keep pharmaceutical cleanrooms sterile
The intuitive telemanipulation software gives operators fine control over a robotic arm, allowing remote fixes without disrupting environments.
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SRIâs AircraftVerse database could unlock more creative drone designs
The dataset of 28,000 unmanned aerial vehicle designs could help researchers use AI to generate new, functional drone designs tailored to specific tasks.
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SRI is developing breakthrough quantum technologies for ultrasensitive sensing
Navigation, medical imaging, and other areas could benefit from powerful new sensors that are based on detecting changes induced upon individual atoms.
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SRI unveils transformative new brand identity
The innovative new brand marks more than 75 years of world-changing technologies, services, and ideas.
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David Parekh: At SRI, what stands out are the people
SRI’s CEO says the team shares a passion for engaging with others to identify challenges and determine how our innovations can have impact.
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Julie Bert: We consider from the earliest stages how to bring ideas into the world
The director of SRIâs Hardware Research & Technology Lab: âOur goal is to have impact on the world around us.â
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Suresh Sunderrajan: Moving technologies out of the lab to have impact
SRI’s President of Commercialization shares how incredible it is to consider the ways the projects at SRI are truly making a difference.
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SRI researchers look to optimize special education services using AI
Navigation, medical imaging, and other areas could benefit from powerful new sensors that are based on detecting changes induced upon individual atoms.
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An SRI aerogel aims to sponge up CO2Â from air and exhaust
A new sorbent could remove CO2 from ambient air better than other known materials and has the potential to lower the cost of carbon capture.
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Fiona Baker: Collaboration across teams is invaluable to my work
The director of SRIâs Center for Health Sciences works with other labs to solve sleep issues by integrating cutting-edge technologies.
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Kids watch a lot of YouTube over the holidays. Letâs help them make it count.Â
Claire Christensen, senior education researcher and an expert in media for young children, explains how to empower parents to help manage screen time.
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Karen Myers: When I introduced Flakey the Robot to Alan Alda
The head of SRIâs AI Center recalls when the TV star and science-communications expert visited SRI to learn more about our extraordinary work in robotics.
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SRIâs new paint provides a sustainable passive cooling solution
Researchers have developed self-cooling paint that reflects sunlight and radiates excess heat out into space.
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SRI publishes first-of-its-kind roadmap to help bring quantum from lab to fab
The roadmap identifies barriers on the path to full-scale manufacturing of quantum systems for computing, sensing, and networking.Â
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Anish Thukral: The âwater coolerâ conversations at SRI are amazing
A climate research scientist explains why SRI is unlike other organizations.
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SRI researchers identify a biomarker to target and treat pancreatic cancer
The cancer targeting molecule was discovered through SRI’s FOX Three Molecular Guidance System.
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SRI is giving geo-spatial analysts a 3D âstreet viewâ of unfamiliar terrain
The PRINCE software will be able to create photorealistic 3D renderings from satellite and aerial photos, with a limited number of ground-level images.
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Aya Iwasuji: Driving innovation for Japan
The associate director of the Nomura-SRI Innovation Center brings her passion for people, language, and culture to build relationships and drive change.
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An SRI-led team helps secure critical 5G networks
New technologies could provide comprehensive protection for future networks.
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Menopause research in full swing at SRI
SRIâs Fiona Baker digs deep into how technology and peaceful behavior practices can help calm sleep during menopause.
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SRI is developing textiles that record audio
Turning piezoelectric materials and lithium-ion batteries into thread, innovators will weave fabrics that record sound.
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Jeffrey Casper: I was proud to help prepare our military
The head of the Applied Technology Group at SRI discusses his role in developing technologies and training that support our troops.
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Patrick Lincoln: I often feel like work isnât even work
An SRI vice president and director of the Computer Science Lab explains why heâs spent much of his career at SRI: the people.
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With innovative tracking technology, SRI is addressing the hazard of space debris particles
Hundreds of thousands of tiny pieces of space debris presently go untracked in Earthâs orbit, putting human use of space at risk.
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Mike Freedman: SRI brings things to the world others can only dream of
SRI’s VP of communications discusses SRI’s extraordinary heritage â and what’s going on in the labs right now that will be part of our kids’ realities.âŻ
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SRI spins off AI-powered drug discovery platform Synfini, Inc.
Synfini to commercialize and scale automated compound testing for rapid drug production.
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Ink-borne âchipletsâ could lead to printable displays, electronics, and more
Researchers hope to lower the costs and barriers to advanced manufacturing with a new chiplet-filled ink that can be printed into integrated systems.
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New welding helmet from SRI delivers crisp high definition, 3D, real-time views
SRI has licensed the technology to Kawada Technologies Inc. to commercialize the helmet around the world.
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Karan Sikka: Creating tools to help improve media discourse
Sikka brings expertise in deep learning and multi-model learning to improve how social media operates, including how we use and communicate on it.