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SRI radar innovation supports NASA mission to study the northern lights
By providing data from the SRI-operated Poker Flat Incoherent Scatter Radar, SRI scientists are helping NASA better understand the electrical currents in ionospheric plasma.
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Inside Startups goes deep inside one of the most advanced robotics labs in Silicon Valley
Three SRI projects show how robots can improve cancer treatment, accelerate teleoperation, and learn through AI.
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SRI joins an ambitious NIH effort to improve autism care
The institute’s work on the Autism Data Science Initiative aims to advance our understanding of what positive autism care outcomes look like and how they can be achieved.
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Pedro Sequeira: Bridging the gap between humans and machines
Working in SRI’s AI Center, Sequeira creates autonomous systems that learn, reason, and adapt under uncertainty.
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SRI research helps improve reading comprehension instruction
The74 highlights SRI’s vital work helping urban school districts unlock the full value of “science of reading” approaches.
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SRI’s Natarajan Shankar named a 2025 ACM Fellow
The accolade from the Association of Computing Machinery recognizes Shankar’s fundamental contributions in areas such as formal methods and system assurance.
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SRI robotics innovations featured in Silicon Valley mini-doc
Angel investor and media producer Will Phillips explores two groundbreaking SRI-born projects in his mini-documentary on the Bay Area startup scene.
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Chris Cowart: Activating Japan’s intrapreneurial superheroes
At the Nomura-SRI Innovation Center, Cowart leads a team that equips corporate innovators to create technology-driven change.
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QED-C executive director named to the Quantum 100
Celia Merzbacher, executive director of the SRI-managed Quantum Economic Development Consortium, has been recognized for her role in strengthening the global quantum ecosystem.
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New engines of technology-driven growth
Leveraging proven lab-to-market expertise, SRI is helping collaborators from Japan to New Jersey strengthen their science and technology ecosystems.
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Vaalia Health: Causal AI for precision healthcare
With healthcare shifting toward at-home solutions, Vaalia Health is building on SRI’s AI innovations to make sure that efficient care is also effective care.
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Ashish Gehani named 2025 SRI Fellow
Senior principal computer scientist recognized for contributions in cybersecurity and trustworthy systems.
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Major NIH study helps families manage sleep and screentime
SRI Fellow Fiona Baker: Longitudinal research like the SRI-supported ABCD study is crucial for understanding how modern life shapes developing brains.
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SRI and Global Innovation Labs deliver deep tech solutions to regional markets
The strategic partnership represents the next-gen approach to bridging science with rapid go-to-market strategies.
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Achieving the potential of autonomous drones
Leveraging SRI navigation technology, Entropy Robotics aims to create safe, resilient autonomous platforms for defense, livestock management, disaster recovery, and much more.
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Can AI help us find valuable minerals?
SRI’s machine learning-based geospatial analytics platform, already adopted by the USGS, is poised to make waves in the mining industry.
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Building a lab-to-market pipeline for education
The SRI-led LEARN Network demonstrates how we can get the best evidence-based educational programs to classrooms and students.
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LLM risks from A to Z
A new paper from SRI and Brazil’s Instituto Eldorado delivers a comprehensive update on the security risks to large language models.
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SRI teams with Kalekona Radiotheranostics to deliver breakthrough therapies aimed at diagnosing and treating pancreatic cancer and glioblastoma
SRI’s FOX Three peptide platform to deliver precision radionuclide therapy targeted at hard-to-treat tumors.
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SRI multi-party team selected as an awardee by ARPA-H to develop at-home screening for ≥30 types of cancers
The POSEIDON program aims to save millions of lives by detecting cancer early.
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Encryption where it counts
Confidencial, an SRI spinout, is breaking new ground in helping industry and government clients secure highly sensitive data.
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PARC Forum: The future of trust
Mitchell Baker and Mariano-Florentino “Tino” Cuéllar discuss the global imperative of safe, human-first AI.
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Christiana McFarland: From strategy to impact in a technology-driven world
At SRI’s Center for Innovation Strategy and Policy, McFarland guides governments and regions toward ecosystems that transform technological change into sustainable growth.
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N4 Pharma and SRI demonstrate breakthrough in RNA cancer therapy
The collaboration paves the way for increased precision in cancer treatment.
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SRI charts the future of bioscience in Arizona
Working with the Flinn Foundation, SRI created a roadmap that will guide Arizona’s ongoing transformation into a national bioscience hub.
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What’s next in AI-based translation?
Reviewing the Apple AirPods Pro 3, The New York Times turned to SRI’s Dimitra Vergyri to unpack the significance of recent advances in translation tech.
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Can AI help kids learn more from online videos?
Kids watch a lot of online videos. SRI is exploring how machine learning could steer that screen time toward positive learning outcomes.
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Self-Cooling Paint is on a roll
SRI’s cooling solution garners media attention and commercial interest.
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PARC Forum: The future of education in the age of AI
Leading voices on AI in education explore how AI can advance teaching and learning.
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Podcast: A peer-based approach to learning acceleration
SRI’s Adrienne Woods joins AIR’s Alida Hudson to discuss the development and impact of PALS-RD.
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Detecting dangerous aerosols at a distance
SRI’s work on an Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) program is advancing our ability to identify potentially dangerous chemicals in the air.
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Todd Grindal: Education research that makes an impact
SRI’s Education Division president seeks to provide students, educators, and policymakers with the tools to manage a transformative period in education.
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SRI develops a cost-effective ceramic matrix composite
A novel manufacturing approach aims to scale these special materials for new industry applications.
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How bioinformatics can improve mine management
SRI’s BioCyc platform is giving a bioinformatic startup an edge in mine-related research.
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SRI appoints Todd Grindal as Education Division President
SRI is poised to expand partnerships with states and foundations to chart the future of American education.
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Global alliance drives AI healthcare innovation in Abu Dhabi
SRI aims to build a cutting-edge global hub to advance digital health transformation.
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Ulf Lindqvist on AI and cybersecurity
Speaking to Information Week, SRI’s Ulf Lindqvist explained AI’s role in empowering cyber defenders to confront emerging threats.
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Xona secures a $92 million funding round
Xona Space Systems, a startup that licensed SRI technology, continues to advance position, navigation, and timing capabilities through low Earth orbit satellites.
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Quantum on Capitol Hill
The SRI-managed Quantum Economic Development Consortium convened quantum innovators and members of Congress to explore the future of quantum technology.
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Building the photonic circuits of the future
SRI’s work on DARPA’s HAPPI program seeks to measurably advance the capability of circuits that transmit information using light rather than electrons.
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Turning AI into a problem-solving teammate
To chart the future of human-machine teaming, SRI’s COLLEAGUE project is building an AI-based system designed to act as a true collaborative partner.
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SRI contributes to the WEF’s Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2025 report
SRI CEO David Parekh among top global leaders contributing expertise on how technology will impact the future.
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SRI is building an AI assistant for scientific research
A collaborative project that crosses multiple SRI labs and divisions is refining an application designed to take the drudgery out of scientific literature reviews.
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SRI receives FDA clearance to initiate a clinical trial of high-dose naloxone
Researchers say the new formulation could reduce overdose fatalities caused by fentanyl and other synthetic opioids.
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Helping pre-teens get the sleep they need
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine highlights SRI research focused on the relationship between parental engagement and pre-teen sleep.
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How SRI accelerates deep tech startups
Innovators who join SRI’s Entrepreneurship-in-Residence program benefit from a unique opportunity to turn ground-breaking scientific advances into commercial applications.
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SRI fuels Silicon Valley space innovation
A May 2025 report from the Bay Area Council Economic Institute highlights SRI’s role in advancing space exploration.
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PARC Forum: Developing AI in the service of people
Award-winning journalist Karen Hao joined SRI AI experts for an engaging conversation about the impacts of AI around the world.
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Catalyzing corporate innovation in Japan
The Nomura-SRI Innovation Center continues to expand on its mission to build the intrapreneurial capabilities of corporate changemakers.
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SRI software emulates the human brain to empower AI at the edge
The emerging field of edge computing could rein in AI’s energy splurge. The SRI NeuroEdge framework aims to further increase edge computing’s efficiency and responsiveness.
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SRI’s Self-Cooling Paint featured on PCI’s Coat It! podcast
Julie Bert, director of SRI’s Hardware Research and Technology Lab, joined PCI’s Kristin Johansson to discuss a ground-breaking passive cooling solution.
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Robot teams that talk to humans
SRI scientists created a new AI-based approach to robotics that enables mobile robots to effectively communicate with each other — and with their human operators.
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Autonomique: Teaching robots autonomy and dexterity
An SRI spinout is leveraging SRI technology to increase the dexterity and flexibility of our future robotic collaborators.
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Joe Sawa: Scaling breakthrough hydrogen separation to decarbonize industry
As the CEO of Membravo and former SRI entrepreneur-in-residence, Joe Sawa is harnessing a novel SRI-invented polymer membrane to feed the world’s need for pure hydrogen.