Selected News Coverage

SRI is featured in many press articles and broadcast news segments. The following is a sampling of our news coverage, arranged chronologically. Links are given where available.

| 2008 |

San Antonio Business Journal, May 9

S.A. Is Primed to Drive Huge Texas Golf Biz, Experts Say

This article reports a new study of the golf industry in Texas, indicates that the sport has grown into a more than $7 billion industry annually. The study was conducted by Golf 20/20, a division of the World Golf Foundation, and by SRI International.

eGov Monitor / European Commission, May 8

Europe's Top Innovation Prize Winners Announced
This article reports about the four inventors who received Europe’s top innovation prize in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Philip S. Green of SRI International, recipient of the prize for the United States, is quoted as a rare individual who has made “two lasting and commercially viable contributions to a single field” and who can “claim to have bettered the lives of millions in the process”.

Education Week, May 6

Why the Best Math Curriculum Won’t Be a Textbook
This article reports about the latest recommendations from the National Mathematics Advisory Panel. Key is to prioritize teaching fundamental math principles in depth, rather than superficially covering a multitude of topics. Nimbler publishing methods that couple digital media with leaner textbooks are seen as a way to improve the focus of math curricula. The article was written by Charles M. Patton and Jeremy Roschelle, a co-director of the Center for Technology in Learning at SRI International.

New York Times / The Gainesville Sun, May 4

Prepping Robots for the O.R.
This article discusses the increasing reliance surgeons are placing on robots – a fast-growing, $1 billion segment in the medical device industry. The figure of Dr. Frederic H. Moll, a renowned visionary in this arena, and founder of SRI’s spin off Intuitive Surgical, emerges as crucial in driving adoption of the technology and in shaping this field.

Individual.com, April 28

SRI International Links with Tampa Bay Technology Forum to Help Emerging Technology Companies

This article reports SRI International and the Tampa Bay Technology Forum (TBTF), will serve as strategic advisors to TBTF's Emerging Companies Academy (ECA). SRI and the ECA will identify a select group of early-stage technology companies that could benefit from SRI's innovation and technology expertise, with the goal of preparing them for product launch or to raise angel or venture funds.

Network World, May 1

PacketHop Unveils First Commercial Release of WLAN Mesh Standard

This article reports PacketHop, an SRI company, this week unveiled the first commercial implementation of the draft IEEE 802.11s WLAN mesh standard. Commercial shipments are planned for July 2008. The novelty being brought to mesh networks by implementations of the 802.11s standard is interoperability along with an extension of outdoor WLANs.

CNETNews, April 25

Can Renewable Energy Make a Dent in Fossil Fuels?

This article reports on the renewable energy outlook presented by Ripudaman Malhotra, who oversees research on fossil fuels at SRI. Quoted data is measured in CMOs (cubic mile of oil), a term minted by SRI's Hew Crane.  An in-depth discussion will be found in an upcoming book from Oxford University Press by Crane, Malhotra, and Ed Kinderman called A Cubic Meter of Oil.

Daily Bruin, April 24

Old Mathematical Concepts May Provide New Identity Theft Protection

This article reports Amit Sahai, an associate professor of computer science, and Brent Waters, a UCLA computer science alumnus, and now a computer scientist for SRI International, have developed a new technology based on decades-old math problems that could significantly decrease hackers’ ability to access personal and financial data.

The News Herald / TMCNet, April 20

Region's Growth Tied to Target Industries: Aerospace, Logistics, Transportation among Suggestions from Economic Study

This article reports SRI International recommended Northwest Florida focus on aerospace and defense, health sciences/human performance enhancement, renewable energy/environment, and transportation and logistics, as ideal sectors to support the region’s sustainable development. Matty Mathieson, director of SRI's Center for Science, Technology & Economic Development, stated the growth in renewable energy will favor other sectors, proving the synergic potential of these industry clusters.

SF Gate / San Francisco Chronicle, April 17

FDA Soon May Support Biomarker Tests

This article reports the Food and Drug Administration is poised to support a powerful new method of predicting the safety of experimental drugs. The new process uses biomarkers to predict the toxicity of investigational drugs on kidneys. The FDA is working with the Critical Path Institute, founded two years ago by the agency in collaboration with University of Arizona and Menlo Park's SRI International. The goal is to reverse a recent trend which has witnessed a lower number of innovative therapies submitted for FDA approval, concomitant with rising costs of drug development.

TampaBay Online , April 17

High-Tech Lab May Come Here

This article reports Hillsborough County commissioners agreed to put up $6 million to help lure a non-profit high-technology company to the University of South Florida Research Park, promising the region potentially hundreds of new high-paying jobs. Len Polizzotto, formerly with SRI, is named in the article. SRI’s business development director Peter Marcotullio, states SRI helped play a matchmaking role in recruiting the high-tech group. SRI may also contribute to the local research work.

Almanac, April 9

Robot Revolution
This article tells the story of how robots are benignly invading SRI's neighborhood in Menlo Park, CA.  Robot-related research and applications range from taking care of household chores to performing surgery on the battlefield. SRI’s cutting-edge "Trauma Pod" and "da Vinci" surgical system are featured.

Port Technology International, March

Maritime and Port Security Focuses on Cutting Edge R&D

This article describes a major new project underway at SRI's National Center for Maritime and Port Security in St. Petersburg, Florida. Applying a diversity of research and development capabilities, the Center will develop cutting-edge technologies to improve maritime and port security in areas that impact the nation's safety, security, and economy.

Newsweek, March 14

The Best Way to Teach Math

This article reports that the National Mathematics Advisory Panel's recent report about math education in the U.S. recommended changes to the way math is taught and tested. According to the article, the report will provide momentum to the group of math researchers and educators who prefer the curriculum used in Singapore. The article quotes SRI's Charles Patton, who explains the differences between American and Singaporean math education.

Almanac, March 12

Going Green: SRI Floats a New Green Idea

This article reports that SRI, an organization at the forefront of environmental research and alternative energy technology, is now looking to the oceans for alternative energy - specifically, at waves. SRI engineers are creating an ocean buoy that harnesses electricity from the up and down motion of ocean waves.

Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, March 6

SRI Puts V2DB Portfolio Up for Sale

This article reports that SRI has put its voice-to-database search patent portfolio up for sale. The patent portfolio addresses methods for spoken search and retrieval of information from large databases using a speech recognizer.

NJ Biz, February 14

Carlson Says U.S. Must Emphasize Innovation

This article reports on a speech that SRI CEO Curt Carlson delivered to a Princeton University audience of academics and technology entrepreneurs. Carlson argued that the United States must work harder to cultivate innovators and that the government should reconsider certain immigration policies. "Innovation is the only way for the West to get to wealth, prosperity, quality of life, sustainability and security."

Daily News Record, January 26

Valley Needs to Sharpen Skills, Work Force Report Concludes

This article reports that at two recent presentations, SRI and the Shenandoah Valley Partnership unveiled a study about the Shenandoah Valley's workforce. The 52-page report, titled "A Master Plan for 21st Century Workforce Transitions in Shenandoah Valley," is a two-part initiative to prepare the region's work force for future economic trends.

WVIR - TV, January 25

Valley Discusses Workforce Preparedness

This article and TV news story reports that SRI and the Shenandoah Valley partnership released a report on how to make the Valley ready for future economic trends, and more specifically, how to train and educate its workforce. Before an audience of business, community, and school leaders, SRI highlighted the challenges and opportunities ahead.

Drug Discovery & Development, January 1

Recycling Existing Drugs

This article reports how SRI researchers are repurposing some drugs for new indications. SRI's work fits into two large research programs, one focused on determining the utility of old antibiotics against biothreat agents and a broader program to screen a large library of FDA licensed drugs to find compounds that show efficacy against biothreat agents.

| 2007 |

Drug Discovery News, December

SRI vs. HIV

This article reports that SRI was awarded a $15.5 million, seven-year contract renewal from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). SRI will continue providing preclinical services for development of drugs and therapeutic vaccines for treating HIV and infections related to HIV and AIDS.

Scientific American, December 28

The Year in Robots

This article details significant achievements in robotic technology that happened in 2007. Among the highlights listed is SRI's robotic surgery experiment aboard an aircraft.

Popular Mechanics, December

Robot Surgeons From Baghdad to Mars Are Closer Than You Think

This article reports that SRI and the University of Cincinnati held a series of tests where during periods of zero gravity and sustained acceleration of 1.8 g's, a robot made incisions and applied sutures on simulated tissue, while a human surgeon did the same. The purpose: to measure just how precise a remote-operated robot can be, especially in a turbulent or gravity-free environment.

Defense Systems, November/December

Blazing Trails, Dropping Bread Crumbs

This article is about miniature wireless relays that will help extend the range of impromptu networks fielded in tactical and emergency response settings.  The article notes that SRl's Artificial Intelligence Center envisions mobile robots able to create a multihop network. The relay robots would re-establish communications in an infrastructure-damaging disaster.

BusinessWeek, November 19

I Want My iTV

In this article, the writer describes a recent meeting that he had with SRI's CEO Curt Carlson and notes Carlson's explanation that companies facing tough choices should look beyond the customer they have today and anticipate the needs of an even larger audience a few years down the road.

FDA News, November 15

SRI International Receives NIAID Contract

This article reports that SRI has been awarded a $15.5 million contract by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to help develop drugs and vaccines for HIV and associated infections.

CNET News.com, November 8

'Internet Van' Helped Drive Evolution of the Web

This article reports on the SRI van that was "feted at a celebration marking the very first true Internet connection." The article notes that the first Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)-based transmission between three separate networks--Arpanet, packet radio, and satellite--was made possible by the van.

FOX 13 Tampa Bay, October 26

Area's Ports Take Lead in Security Research

This story reports that SRI St. Petersburg now leads the U.S. effort to secure major seaports.  The Navy awarded SRI a $36.5 million contract, and the non-profit research organization has started a National Center for Maritime and Port Security. 

Tampa Bay Business Journal, October 26

Tampa Bay Gets Security Boost on $36M SRI Contract

This article reports that the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command awarded SRI a $36.5 million, five-year contract to develop a system designed to improve port security.

WHSV-TV, October 23

SRI Preparing

This online and TV news story reports on ways that SRI is hoping to make an impact on the world through the work done in Shenandoah Valley. The story notes that while there is still an empty space where SRI will build new facilities, scientific research work has already begun.

Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal , October 25

SRI Gets $7.9M Cancer Research Contract

This article reports that SRI was awarded a $7.9 million contract by the National Cancer Institute to conduct analytical chemistry evaluations of anti-cancer drugs and dosage formulations.

CNET News.com, October 17

Air Force Fighter to Use Speech Recognition

This article reports that F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, which the Air Force plans to roll out in 2008, will be the first U.S. fighter to respond to voice commands.  The DynaSpeak speech recognition software was developed by SRI in conjunction with Adacel Systems.

Nature, October 17

Golden Opportunities

This article reports on job opportunities for researchers in northern Virginia. "This region is just burgeoning in technical activities," says John Mathieson, director of the Center for Science, Technology, and Economic Development at SRI. "It's a very dynamic place for jobs for scientists."

Genetic Engineering News, October 15

Preparedness for Bioterrorism

This article about biodefense research was written by Rae Lyn Burke, senior director of SRI's Center of Excellence for Infectious Disease and Biodefense. It provides a brief history of research programs in bioterrorism and recommendations for future research needs going forward.

Science Daily, October 15

Women With Severe PMS Perceive Their Sleep Quality To Be Poor

This article reports that according to a recent study, women with severe premenstrual syndrome (PMS) perceive their sleep quality to be poor.  The study was authored by Fiona C. Baker, PhD, of the Human Sleep Research Program at SRI and the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.

San Francisco Chronicle, October 8

Techies Take On Spam Zombies

This article reports that SRI researchers are releasing a free diagnostic program to help network administrators find PCs infected with an insidious new type of virus that has already tainted millions of computers and used them to generate billions of spam e-mails.

Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, October 4

SRI Wins $9.5 M Biothreat Contract
This article reports that SRI was awarded a $9.5 million contract by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, an arm of the U.S. Department of Defense. SRI will lead a program to identify approved drugs that could also be effective against biological threats.

Scientific American, September 26

NASA Tests Robot Surgeons for Mission to Moon, Mars
This article describes how surgeons and astronauts simulated surgery by hand and using a robotic device developed by SRI International to determine if the robot's software can compensate for errors in movement that can occur during turbulence and under varying gravitational conditions.

Education Week, September 25

R&D Project on Algebra Software Seen to Show Promise
This article reports that recent research on SimCalc, computer software that shows students visual models of mathematical concepts, is providing some of the best evidence so far that the approach can lead to gains in student learning.  Data released by SRI show "large effects" from the use of SimCalc, when it is bolstered by professional development and curriculum that are both geared to the state's math standards.

CNET News.com, September 22

Robo-doc to Perform Weightless Surgery
This blog posting reports that SRI  and University of Cincinnati researchers will conduct the first-ever robotic surgery in simulated zero-gravity aboard a NASA C-9 aircraft flying 34,000 feet over the Gulf of Mexico. The C-9 will simulate the microgravity of space and variable gravity of military critical care air transports by performing 40 parabolas per flight, each 18 to 25 seconds long.

San Francisco Chronicle, September 21

The Market of the Mind
This article reports how global competition and shorter product cycles are forcing R&D labs to change how they "invent the future."  Curt Carlson, SRI's CEO is quoted in the article explaining the importance of new ways of thinking about research.

Genetic Engineering News, September 13

SRI and Pentax to Advance Diagnostic Tool Development for Cancer
This article reports that SRI has initiated a personalized medicine program to find cancer biomarkers to make diagnostic tools. This project is part of a multiyear collaboration with Pentax.

New York Times, September 12

Who Needs Hackers?
This article describes how some of the most serious, even potentially devastating, problems with networks arise from sources with no malevolent component. Peter Neumann, Principal Scientist at SRI, is quoted in the article.

EE Times, September 4

Bootstrapped Learning Beats AI
This article reports that SRI recently won the role of system integrator for "Bootstrapped Learning," a new approach to artificial intelligence funded by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA).

IEEE Computer , September

Ink, Improvisation, and Interactive Engagement
This article, co-written by SRI's Jeremy Roschelle, Charles Patton, and Chris DiGiano, explains that instructional models that reflective educators develop and share with their peers will primarily drive advances in the use of tablets in education.

Technology Review, August 23

Harvesting Power from the Ocean
This article reports that SRI researchers recently completed the first ocean tests of a system that uses "artificial muscle" to generate power from the motion of a buoy riding up and down on the waves.

Tampa Bay Newspapers, August 19

Crist Visits St. Petersburg Energy Project
This article reports that Florida Governor Charlie Crist visited the SRI Wave Energy Buoy project at the University of South Florida's Knight Oceanographic Research Center in St. Petersburg.

SpaceWeather.com, August 15

Noctilucent Waves
This article reports that SRI scientists at NSF's research facility in Sondrestrom, Greenland shot a laser into a bank of noctilucent clouds (NLCs) passing overhead. The experiment revealed not only the clouds' height and thickness, but also some strange undulating waves.

KGO-TV (ABC), August 14

Bay Area Lab Gets Contract for AIDS Research
This TV news story reports that the National Institutes of Health has selected SRI to help discover the next breakthrough in AIDS and HIV treatment. SRI has been awarded $4.6 million dollars to come up with new drug solutions to the global AIDS epidemic.

St. Petersburg Times, August 3

Buoys Could Deliver Energy
This article reports that SRI scientists in St. Petersburg have begun testing a new wave-power device to generate power from rising and falling waves. The technology, called an "artificial muscle," is a sheet of stretchy plastic, coated with a substance that conducts electricity.

New York Times, July 30

A Buoy for Alternative Energy
This blog posting reports on an upcoming test of SRI's wave-powered generator powered by "artificial muscle" polymer. The article explains that in order to harness the energy of the ocean, SRI will launch a buoy that contains a pipe filled with the polymer into Tampa Bay. The idea is that the substance will expand and contract, "sort of like a rubber band", and in the process generate enough energy to power the navigational buoy.

CNN.com, July 27

In Touch with the Digital Age
This article about the future of computing says that the "humble computer mouse" is under threat from new touch-screen technology, and that  the mouse will be a "tough act to follow." The article notes that the concept of a computer mouse was conceived by SRI's Douglas Engelbart, who was aided by Bill English.

Chemical Online, July 24

SRI International Awarded DARPA Subcontract to Accelerate Vaccine Manufacturing Process
This article reports that SRI announced that it will collaborate with Neugenesis Corporation, a biotechnology company developing complex protein biotherapeutics, to develop technologies for the rapid manufacturing of vaccines and drugs.

T.H.E. Journal, July

SRI Tackles Special Ed for WWC
This article reports that SRI is working on a project to synthesize research and provide practice guidelines to inform and improve special education reform efforts for the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC). WWC is a project overseen by the United States Department of Education.

Wall Street Journal, July 18

Batteries in Gadgets Can't Support All the Gee-Whiz Adds
This article reports that batteries aren't keeping up with the rest of electronics, and quotes Lawrence H. Dubois, vice president of SRI's Physical Sciences division. He explains that the progress for batteries is in the neighborhood of 10% a year and that mprovements tend to be incremental, such as figuring out a thinner container for batteries and thus saving space.

Technology Review, July 7
Mapping Complex Diseases
Researchers have mapped the overlap between 161 different diseases by studying epidemiological data from 1.5 million patients. Among their findings is a strong overlap between schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and autism, suggesting that these three diseases may be caused by a shared group of genes. The researchers hope others will use their map to further investigate the genetic bases of the diseases they studied--genetics that in most cases are poorly understood. SRI's Peter Karp is quoted.

National Geographic, July
Swarm Behavior

This article examines swarm behavior -- how simple actions of individuals add up to the complex behavior of a group. The article explores ant and bee behaviors and how the study of swarm intelligence is providing insights that can help humans manage complex systems, from truck routing to military robots. The article describes SRI's Centibots project, an investigation to see if 100 robots could collaborate on a mission, and quotes Regis Vincent, senior computer scientist at SRI.

Photonics Spectra, July
Measuring Life's Limits in the Ocean

This article describes the second-generation spectrophotometric elemental analysis system, a phosphate and nitrate measurement tool developed by scientists at the University of South Florida and SRI. The article explains that the system provides researchers with an accurate, high-resolution profile of nutrient concentrations in the open ocean, a challenge given the five or more orders of magnitude such concentrations span throughout the depths.

Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, June 27
SRI President Joins Living Tomorrow Advisory Board

This article reports that that Living Tomorrow San Jose, a meeting place for innovative companies to introduce products and services that demonstrate how people will live, work and shop in the future, added SRI President and CEO Curtis Carlson to its advisory board.

Genetic Engineering News, June 20
SRI's Oncology Candidate Wins Development Support from NCI

This article reports that SRI has received drug development resource support from the NCI to further the preclinical development of SR16388, a novel antiangiogenic drug that is being investigated for the treatment of multiple tumor types, including metastatic prostate cancer.

BusinessWeek, June 18
Congress Takes Aim at Spyware

This article about three anti-spyware bills now before Congress quotes Marcus Sachs, deputy director of SRI's Computer Science Laboratory.

WHSV-TV (ABC), May 31
One on One Interview: SRI International

This is an interview with Walter Moos, vice president of SRI's Biosciences division. In the interview, he discussed SRI's plans in Virginia and explained the research and development work done by SRI Biosciences.

USA Today.com, May 7
Aquanauts Test Robotic Surgeons in Undersea Lab

This article is about NASA's Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) 12 expedition. The article explains that in the mission, a team of six aquanauts and two robotic surgeons will plunge into the Atlantic Ocean to test new medical and exploration tools for long duration spaceflight. The article notes that SRI's M7 surgical robot will be tested on the NEEMO 12 mission.

Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, May 7
SRI Regains Cancer Drug Rights

This article reports that SRI has regained from Sanofi-Aventis all rights to tirapazamine, a cancer drug that reached phase III clinical trials.

San Jose Mercury News, May 6
Robo-MD: Menlo Park's SRI International Designs Surgical Devices for Hospitals, Space, Battlefield

This article about telesurgery focuses on recent advances and milestones in the field. The article describes how NASA will conduct its second test in a year of a robot made by SRI to determine its feasibility for use on a future mission. Tom Low, director of SRI's medical systems and robotics program, is quoted in the article.

Homeland Defense Week, May 1
Featured Program: SRI's Marcus Sachs on Security, Terrorism & Botnets

In this video interview, Marcus Sachs, deputy director of SRI's Computer Science Laboratory, discusses the current state of cybersecurity and emerging threats to the nation's critical cyber infrastuctures.

Omaha World-Herald, April 22
Money for Minds: Some of Omaha's Richest Support Initiative to Help Poor Kids Succeed

This article reports on "Building Bright Futures," an Omaha program to address education barriers that affect poor children. The article notes that the program commissioned SRI to conduct a study of the challenges faced by Omaha youth. Report findings are explained in the article.

New York Times magazine, April 15
The Power of Green

This article article about "green ideology" by columnist Thomas Friedman quotes SRI CEO Curt Carlson explaining the "China price" regarding the growth of alternative energy in developing countries.

Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, April 13
SRI Hopes to Accelerate Startup's Antibiotic Development

This article reports on SRI's collaboration with Blanca Pharmaceuticals on the development of antibiotics for drug-resistant infections.

Harrisonburg Daily Record, April 13
Johnson, Rosenberg Named to Leadership Program

This article reports that that SRI's Sharon Johnson has been named to "Lead Virginia", a leadership development program in Virginia. Its participants are senior-level executives in business, education, nonprofit and government agencies throughout the commonwealth.

Centre Daily Times, April 13
Hundreds to Run, Walk for Cancer Research

This article reports that 40 members of SRI's State College location will participate in the Centre County 5K race in support of cancer research and treatment of community members who are afflicted with the disease.

Red Herring, April 11
Lost and Found: Revived Silicon-Making Technology Could Be A Boon for Solar

This article reports that scientists at SRI have developed a technology to make less expensive solar-grade silicon - just what the solar power industry needs.

Speech Technology magazine, April
The Art and Science of War

This article article about the field testing of speech technology devices in Iraq describes SRI's IraqComm two-way translation system. The article notes that IraqComm includes archiving capability, a short-cut menu and editing function.  i

San Francisco Business Times, March 26
Former Navy Chief Joins SRI Board

This article reports that Admiral Vern E. Clark has been elected to SRI's board of directors.

San Jose Mercury News, March 20
SRI Chosen to Develop Drug to Fight Nerve Agents

This article is about SRI being awarded a Department of Defense contract potentially worth up to $85 million to make a drug soldiers could use to ward off the effects of deadly nerve agents.

USA Today, March 11
Chinese Hackers Seek U.S. Access
This article about cyberspying and the security of the Internet's infrastructure quotes Peter Neumann, principal scientist at SRI.

Omaha World-Herald, March 11
Study Holds Promise for Area's Poor Youths
This article reports that "Bright Futures for Omaha’s Youth," a major study aimed at improving the lives of Omaha's youth, is being conducted by SRI.

San Francisco Chronicle, March 1
Study Finds Students Lacking in Arts Education
This article is about the arts education study conducted by SRI, revealing that K-12 schools fail to meet standards that California established in 2001 for teaching the arts in four areas: visual arts, music, dance, and theater.

KGO-TV (ABC), March 1
Study:CA Students Need More Arts Education
This TV news report is about SRI's arts education study.

St. Petersburg Times , February 24
He Connects SRI's Many Pieces
This article reports that Larry Langebrake, the University of South Florida's Center for Ocean Technology director, is the new director of SRI-St. Petersburg.

NBC-11 (KNTV) , February 7
Smokers Turn to Sleep Research to Kick Habit
This TV news report is about SRI's research on smoke cessation and sleep disturbance. Volunteers are still needed for the ongoing study.

Business Facilities, February
New Center Advances Virginia's Research Climate
This article reports that SRI will establish a new Center for Advanced Drug Research (CADRE) in the Rockingham Center for Research and Technology in Rockingham County, VA.

KTVU-TV (FOX), January 31
Futuristic Surgery: Bay Area Scientists Developing Sophisticated Remote-Control 'Trauma Pods'
This TV news report is about SRI's work on the "Trauma Pod," an unmanned medical/surgical treatment system.

KQED-FM (NPR), January 1
Tech Nation: IT Conversations

In this radio interview with Moira Gunn, SRI CEO Curt Carlson discusses the five key principles of innovation.

| 2006 |

KGO-TV (ABC), November 17
Is Sleep Stopping Smokers from Quitting?
This TV news report is about SRI’s study of smoking cessation and sleep disturbance.

Drug Discovery News, November 9
SRI to Conduct Preclinical Studies of Cancer Drugs for Taiwan Liposome Co.
This article reports that SRI International announced in early October an agreement with Taiwan Liposome Co. (TLC), a biopharmaceutical company, to begin preclinical safety and toxicology studies of a new cancer drug developed by TLC.

KGO-TV (ABC) , November 7
Video Games Being Used for ER Tests
This TV news story is about SRI's instrumenation and training technology playing an important role in a multi-agency disaster training exercise.

Bloomberg, November 7
SRI Wins U.S. Contract to Develop Drugs for Bird Flu
This article reports that SRI International won a $56.9 million U.S. government contract to help develop treatments for bird flu, SARS and other contagious diseases. The agreement with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, based in Bethesda, Maryland, also covers germs such as anthrax and smallpox .

KGO-TV (ABC) , October 26
SRI Celebrates 60 Years of Inventions
This TV news report discusses the breakthrough inventions that have been developed at SRI over the last 60 years.

Military & Aerospace Electronics, September 14
SRI International Licenses Speech Recognition Software to Adacel for Aviation Voice-Activated Cockpit, UAV, and Mission Specialist Applications
This article reports that that SRI International has licensed its DynaSpeak speech recognition system to Adacel.  Adacel is incorporating DynaSpeak into aviation applications developed for pilots, crewmembers, mission specialists and unmanned aerial vehicle operators. 

Time, September 3
Creatology
This article reports on the SRI approach to innovation outlined in Curtis Carlson and William Wilmot’s book, "Innovation: the Five Disciplines for Creating What Customers Want."

New York Times, August 7
Can Beirut Make Another Comeback?
This article about the future of tourism in Lebanon describes that SRI has been working to develop tourism in that country.

New York Times, August 7
Attitude Isn't Everything, But It's Close
This article about books on management discusses SRI CEO Curtis R. Carlson and William Wilmot's new book, "Innovation: the Five Disciplines for Creating What Customers Want."

Government Executive, July 24
House Committee Pushes Changes to IT Security Law
This article reports that the House Veteran’s Affairs Committee is seeking a significant change in the law governing agency information security.

Associated Press , July 19
AI Believers Tout Optimism for Technology
This article reports on the 50th anniversary of Artificial Intelligence, and discusses the future of AI. The article mentions that at the American Association for Artificial Intelligence annual meeting this week, an SRI International researcher demonstrated a program that can schedule meetings, delegate tasks and book trips for a harried office worker, asking for guidance from a human when conflicts arise.

TravelDailyNews.com, June 14
Ministry of Tourism launches new official Lebanon tourism website
SRI and the Ministry of Tourism announced the launch of a new tourism website, DestinationLebanon. The new website was unveiled on June 13, 2006, by the Minister of Tourism, Mr. Joseph Sarkis, and the United States Ambassador to Lebanon, Mr. Jeffrey D. Feltman. The website was developed under financial support of the USAID Lebanon Mission, by SRI International, in partnership with the Social and Cultural Development Association INMA and Webserv.

ZDNet.com, June 4
IraqComm computer cracks language barriers
This blog discusses SRI's two-way speech translation device, IraqComm.

San Francisco Chronicle, May 29
Military Getting High-Tech Help from SRI Lab: New system can recognize words, understand simple foreign phrases
This article discusses SRI's two-way translation system, IraqComm. Kristin Precoda, the director of the SRI STAR lab states: "One of the crying needs in Iraq is overcoming the language barrier."

ScienceCareer.org, May 25
Careers in Translational Medicine - From Bench to Bedside
This article discusses transitional medicine and its contributions to research laboratories and clinical work.

The New York Times, May 24
A Million Manhattan Projects
The article highlights the next big innovative "Manhattan Project," energy independence. The reporter provides a quick snap shot of his visit to SRI and mentions that he met with scientists who are working on the critical problem of how to get more electric power out of batteries.

GeneticEngineeringNews.com, May 11
Groundbreaking Cancer and Diabetes Therapies, Drug Delivery Modes Highlight Florida Tech Transfer Conference Agenda
This article highlights the agenda at the Tech Transfer Conference in Florida, where Walter H. Moos, Ph.D., vice president of SRI's Biosciences Division, was the keynote speaker.

MIT Technology Review, May/ June
Smart Cameras
This article covers software developed at SRI that can identify words and numbers in moving video taken under difficult conditions.

San Francisco Chronicle, April 18
Instant wireless networks for emergencies; Redwood City firm's software to be used at terror-attack drill
This article discusses PacketHop, an SRI spin-off company, and its release of software and how several trials are now running at various police departments. It mentions that the research behind the software started as a Defense Department-funded project at SRI.

San Jose Mercury News, April 10
Robot Makes Microsurgery More Exact
This is an article about the success of SRI spinoff-company Intuitive Surgical. The article mentions that the original prototype for robotic surgery was developed at SRI International in the late 1980's.

Stanford Daily, April 5
InJo Events Bring in Big Name Speakers
This article reports on the 3rd Annual Conference on Innovative Journalism, a Stanford University conference devoted to journalism that focuses on the technical, business, legal and political aspects of innovation. Curt Carlson is highlighted as a speaker. The event featured editors from publications such as: PC World, The Red Herring, CNET and The Wall Street Journal.

CNET News.com, April 3
The Best of Times in Science and Tech
This article provides an overview of SRI and features a Q&A with CEO Curt Carlson. Carlson describes many of SRI's innovations over the years and describes areas where SRI will make an impact in the near future, including: comprehensive drug development, clean water technology, remotely controlled robotic surgery and next-generation Internet security.  Carlson also discusses SRI's corporate culture, which encourages employees to make the biggest impact they are capable of.

Defense Technology International
Lots of Bots - Robot Wars, May
Charlie Ortiz, SRI program director in the artificial intelligence lab said, "We've been doing research and developing team-based systems in which large collections of robots work together on tasks. One of these involves developing a framework for the coordination of 100 or more ground robots to search for suspicious persons or objects and to do it in a way that the collective behavior is greater than the sum of its parts.

Military Information Technology, March 13
Found in Translation
Article reports that DARPA has launched a program aimed at improving automated, searchable translations, spurred by the military and intelligence communities' growing need to translate and retrieve pertinent foreign-language intelligence. The GALE program is focused on developing, integrating and applying technologies that will analyze and translate huge volumes of speech and text in multiple languages. Three prime contractor teams are developing GALE technology: BBN Technologies, SRI International and IBM Watson Research Center.

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SC Magazine, COVER STORY, November 2005
Today’s systems: Tomorrow’s business
This article covers SRI's Marcus Sachs and the Cyber Security R&D Center, which SRI administrates for the Department of Homeland Security.

The Scientist, November 2005
Minding the Drug Development Gap
This article by SRI's Ted Spack reports that some technology transfer offices are struggling to support patent prosecution costs, and they face difficult decisions for maintaining their intellectual property. SRI has initiated several recent partnerships with universities to develop collaborative responses to current challenges in translational development.

Wired News, November 18, 2005
War-Zone Test for Babel-Fish Tool

KQED, November 14, 2005
Direct Carbon Fuel Cells
KQED Radio's Peter Jon Schuler interviews Larry Dubois, VP SRI Physical Sciences.

Red Herring, November 14, 2005
Coal Fuel Cell Has Promise

Bloomberg.com, October 2005
Hurdles Facing Roche Flu Drug May Extend Shortages
SRI VP of Biosciences, Dr. Walter Moos, is quoted in this article.

BusinessWeek, Fall 2005
Old Is New Again

Military & Aerospace Electronics, September 20, 2005
DARPA funds software to coordinate battlefield operations

CNET, September 8, 2005
Solar Flares Could Disrupt Power, Communications

The New York Times, August 3, 2005
Apple Offers a Mouse to Counteract the One-Button Blues
John Markoff reported on Apple's new computer mouse and how the mouse was invented at SRI. (Registration required to view article)

Arizona Republic, August 3, 2005
Finding New Breed of Teachers

CNET, August 3, 2005
Portable radar stations help predict space weather
By Michael Kanellos

The San Jose Mercury News, August 3, 2005
Probing impact of solar unrest on telecom
Steve Johnson reports on new developments with the Advanced Modular Incoherent Scatter Radar (AMISR), a relocatable radar array under development led by SRI.

Inside Higher Ed, July 29, 2005
College and the Disabled Student
By Doug Lederman

Forbes.com, July 27, 2005
Medical Renaissance
Steve Kichen describes the advent of robotic surgery and its origins at SRI.

Bio-IT News, July 12, 2005
RI Expands BioCyc Collection of Pathway/Genome Databases

Genetic Engineering News, July 11, 2005
Vaccine Researchers Combat Biothreat Agents; Preclinical Safety Testing Aims to Reduce the Deadly Effects of Ricin Toxin
Features SRI's Biosciences Division's work in vaccine research.

San Jose Mercury News, June 9, 2005
For the Love of Research
Therese Poletti reports on SRI's Donald Nielson's new book on the history of several SRI innovations.

CrainsDetroit.com, July 4, 2005
Getting the Word Out
This article referenced an SRI report on Michigan's economic competitiveness.

Knight Ridder News Service, June 1, 2005
Pentagon envisions electronic office assistant for busy human bosses
Robert Boyd of the described the DARPA-funded CALO program at SRI.

The New York Times, April 18, 2005
Moore's Law But Another Had the Idea First
John Markoff reports on how observations by SRI technical adviser emeritus Doug Engelbart may have inspired Moore's Law. (registration required)

The Military's, March, 2005
Helping Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan Connect with Locals
Article on the SRI DynaSpeak-powered Phraselator handheld translation device.

CBC Radio, April, 2005
As It Happens: Trauma Pod
CBC Radio (as heard on NPR) with host Mary Lou Finlay, featured SRI's role in the DARPA-funded Trauma Pod program, a visionary system for battlefield medical care.

The Washington Post, April 4, 2005
SRI to Develop Robotics for Battlefield Medical Care
By Roseanne Gerin

San Francisco Chronicle, March 28, 2005
SRI Envisions Remote-Controlled Battlefield Surgery Units
By David Baker

WCBS News Radio, March 28, 2005
Trauma Pod
By Charles Osgood

TechNewsWorld, March 28, 2005
Pentagon Awards Grant to Build Battlefield Surgery Robot
By Jennifer LeClaire

| 2004 |

Tech Visionary-The Nearly Invisible Battery
A PC Week interview about fiber and printed batteries with SRI Vice President Larry Dubois by Michael Desmonds, December 2004.

Flying High?
On October 11, 2004, BusinessWeek's John Carey interviewed Curt Carlson in an article about how U.S. innovation now has serious competition from abroad.

Building a Biotech Business
A Technology Review interview with SRI President and CEO Curt Carlson by Erika Jonietz, October 8, 2004

Wearable battery? What next?
The Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal's Janet Rae-Dupree reported on SRI's innovative battery developments on September 24, 2004.

Energizing Ideas
On September 20, 2004, Forbes' Lisa DiCarlo reported on how SRI is putting new life in batteries.

If at first you don't succeed
Tom Foremski of the London Financial Times interviews SRI President and CEO Curt Carlson on the climate of disciplined innovation at SRI, September 8, 2004. (subscription required to view article)

Business Week: Douglas C. Engelbart: From Mice to Windows
By Otis Port, September 6, 2004

Teacher supply outlook bleak for state
The Associated Press reported on December 8, 2004 on the outlook of California's future supply of qualified educators.

CALIFORNIA; State is due to lose qualified teachers
On December 8, 2004, The San Francisco Chronicle's Nanette Asimov reported on the outlook for California teachers.

As high-throughput screening draws fire, researchers leverage science to put automation into perspective
A Chemical & Engineering News report by Rick Mullin, July 26, 2004.

We, Robots
On July 12, 2004, the San Jose Mercury News' Therese Poletti reported on innovative robots, including those from SRI. (story link not available)

Firm flexes its artificial muscles
The San Jose Mercury News' Elise Ackerman reported on SRI spin-off Artificial Muscle, Inc. on May 19, 2004. (story link not available)

But can it take the SAT for you? Researchers Building a Computer That Thinks
A San Jose Mercury News report on Project HALO by Chris O'Brien, March 10, 2004 (story link not available)

Real Genius: Changing security needs spark innovative tech development
Federal Computer Week's Tania Anderson reported in February 2004 on the "nimble robots... and handheld translators", among the new devices that could be available to government security officials as R&D projects start to bear fruit.

NanoTech: Big Bets on a Small Scale
A San Francisco Chronicle report on nanotechnology features SRI by Jan Sandred, February 2, 2004.

Centibots drill for military project
A report on SRI's Centibots in the San Jose Mercury News by Elise Ackerman, January 12, 2004.

The Click Heard Round The World

A January 2004 Wired account of Doug Engelbart's groundbreaking 1968 demonstration of the mouse and other foundations of personal computing.

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Telling the Twins Apart
A4Vision tested its facial recognition system on identical twins from SRI's Northern California Twin Registry, as Wired News reported in August 2003.

SRI's DFIRST Heightens Reality in Combat Training
A Wireless NewsFactor report on how the U.S. Army National Guard uses DFIRST, SRI's instrumented combat training system, to prepare for battle.

Sarnoff's Video Flashlight
Bringing new meaning to "reality programming": SRI subsidiary Sarnoff Corporation's" Video Flashlight" system is featured in Technology Review. (story link not available)

Software Adaptability
An Information Week report from April 1, 2002 on SRI's work with DARPA to build software dependability gauges.

SRI's Hermes Brings DNA Testing to Point of Care
A Wired News report from May 2002 on SRI's innovative technology to isolate and purify a patient's DNA for accurate, fast diagnoses.

The Amazing, Incredible Shrinking Future!
SRI's bomb-sniffing "inchworm" robot is singled out in an Forbes ASAP story from 2001 about the exciting future of MEMS (micro-electromechanical systems) technology.

From the Lab: PacketHop
InfoWorld Magazine reported in June 2001 on SRI spin-off company PacketHop, which offers revolutionary technology to dramatically expand the scalability and functionality of broadband wireless.

Night Glow in the Skies of Venus
The New York Times reported on January 23, 2001 about SRI's first observation of atomic oxygen in the night airglow of Venus.

SRI's "Flapping Fliers" Featured on PBS'"Scientific American Frontiers"
On April 10, 2001, Scientific American Frontiers, the PBS science series hosted by Alan Alda, aired "Flying Free", which explored some of the latest innovations in aeronautical engineering, including SRI's work developing flapping fliers powered by electroactive polymer "artificial muscle".

Artificial Muscle and the "Fly on the Wall"
After talking with Roy Kornbluh, Red Herring (note: registration required) is excited about the future of SRI's artificial muscle and how it might enable "nosy" flapping-wing robots masquerading as flying insects.

Space Shuttle of the Future
The San Francisco Chronicle reports how NASA is teaming with SRI and other Silicon Valley-based technology innovators to build the space shuttle of the future.

Networked Warfighting
SRI subsidiary Sarnoff Corporation's role in a "networked warfighting" project for the U.S. Army is discussed in Technology Review's article from 2002 on "Incubating Defense Technology". (story link not available)

Bad Software
Peter Neumann, principal scientist in SRI's Computer Science Laboratory, is quoted in Technology Review on the potential impacts of "bad software". (story link not available)

Innovations with Real Value
The San Francisco Business Times interviewed SRI President and CEO Curt Carlson in April 2001 to explore how the institute brings new ideas to market and continues to succeed in today's changing business climate.

Champion of the Future Factory
A Knowledge Management conversation with Curt Carlson and Knowledge Management Magazine: How SRI is cultivating an environment for innovation and reaping intellectual assets.

Where R&D is Thriving
Fortune Magazine reported in 2000 that research is flourishing at SRI and other private institutes, national labs, private institutes, and smart companies. (subscription required to view article)

Eliminating Bugs from the Start - Implementing Formal Methods in Tools and Design Flows
EE Times' special edition in December 2000, Century of the Engineer, features Dr. Patrick Lincoln, director of SRI's Computer Science Laboratory.

EMERALD Wins Praise
The American Forces Information Service reported in August 2000 that SRI's EMERALD cyberdefense system performs "20 times better than commercial products available today."

Cold Fusion: A Tempest in a Test Tube, Ten Years Later
In 1999, ten years after Pons and Fleischmann reported that they had achieved "cold fusion", the New York Times spoke to Dr. Michael McKubre about his research at SRI. Wired magazine named McKubre one of "The Wired 25."

Future T.V.
The San Francisco Chronicle reported in 1999 how SRI subsidiary Sarnoff Corp. is leading the future of television technology.

BusinessWeek: Spin-Off City
BusinessWeek's Otis Port reported in 1998 about how SRI earned its spin-off city reputation, and profiled Doug Engelbart, the man who created the computer mouse.

Robots Rule
Programmable industrial robots have been used in industrial settings for more than 20 years -- yet these applications required little intelligence. Check out the San Francisco Chronicle's front-page business story from 1998 featuring SRI's work in creating next-generation robotics.