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SRI spins off AI-powered drug discovery platformĀ Synfini, Inc.
Synfini to commercialize and scale automated compound testing for rapid drug production.
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Ink-borne āchipletsā 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.
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Chloe Duckworth: Using voice tech to decipher the emotion behind the words
The CEO and co-founder of Valence Vibrations is leveraging technology from SRI to help people better read the room.
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Ning Li: Designing integrated circuits for the future
A principal research engineer at SRI’s Advanced Imaging Lab shares the challenge ā and the joy ā of building products that benefit the world.
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Todd Grindal: Conducting policy-relevant research to support young children
A leader in education research explores how policies and programs shape young children and children with disabilities.
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Eighty talented students joined SRI’s 2023 summer internship program
The interns range from undergraduate students to PhD candidates, working across labs.
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SRI celebrates 60 years of innovation in Japan
SRI has worked alongside some of Japan’s best-known companies to help develop next-generation technologies and bring them to market.
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SRI is working on a new precisionĀ immunotherapy to help fight cancer
The Targeted Antigen Loaded Liposomes platform could bring a new era of effective and personalized treatment for diseases.
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SRI is reimagining coaching to support preschool teachers
The research seeks to ensure all children receive a high-quality education.
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ĀIndu Venugopal: the importance of passion and perseverance in your career
Indu Venogopal’s team worked to develop targeted immunotherapy to fight cancer.
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Michelle Kyin: Working for women in STEM
For this mechanical engineer, a passion for building includes creating a more vibrant environment for women in science.Ā
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Leading with innovation: staying successful in an age of volatility
Chris Cowart, managing director of the Nomura-SRI Innovation Center, explains why creating an innovation strategy is the key to navigating uncertain times.
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SRI is making it easier to store and share 3D imaging data
Researchers are combining detailed aerial maps with 3D data to advance sensing and imaging technologiesāleading to better compression and data preservation.
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Elizabeth Fortescue: Translating quantum models into prototypes
Fortescue is using her mechanical engineering expertise to bring quantum concepts to reality for physicists.
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60 years of pioneering technology and transforming industries in Japan
SRI celebrates its rich history of groundbreaking technological advancements and transformative technologies.
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A new augmented reality system delivers a smoother, more immersive experience
By combining ground and aerial views with computer-generated elements, users on the ground view a more accurate augmented reality experience.
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SRI research finds mobile messaging helps parents increase family quality time
Texting information, tips, and activities to parents can help promote behaviors beneficial for childhood development.
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SRI-led team demonstrates a magnetic sensor that detects biomagnetic signals
The Atomic Magnetometer for Biological Imaging in Earth’s Native Terrain (AMBIIENT) analyzes signals that can diagnose some medical conditions.
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SRI research shows how Nevada can spearhead the clean energy transition
An economic strategy roadmap crafted by SRI experts and state officials capitalizes on Nevadaās unique lithium supply chain.
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Kostas Hatalis: Designing multimodal AI for marketing
The CEO and co-founder of GoCharlie.ai is working with SRI to reimagine how digital content is created.
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SRI Education is using research to improve education in Appalachia
SRI’s REL Appalachia partners with schools and districts to ensure that families and teachers have the resources and knowledge they need to support students.
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Celia Merzbacher testifies before House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Merzbacher, executive director of the SRI-managed Quantum Economic Development Consortium, spoke on the importance of quantum programs, workforce, and R&D.
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An SRI scientist shares glycomics protocols with the scientific community
Denong Wang of SRIās Tumor Glycomics Lab discusses strategies to explore sugar chain signatures of microbes and cancers.
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Exploring the deep connections between adolescent sleep and overall health
Fiona Baker of SRIās Human Sleep Lab discusses how good sleep patterns are critical for brain development in our early years.
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SRI seeks to learn how insects speak through smells
Understanding chemical communication among insects could help find new ways to protect crops or ward off biting insects that can transmit diseases.
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Babak Pahlavan: Creating next-gen personal AI for the workplace
With support from SRI, the CEO and founder of NinjaTech AI is creating the next generation of personal AI for work.
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SRI’s radioactive contamination treatment is now in its first-in-human trial
The work, conducted by a multi-talented team of scientists, will provide critical data to help establish the safety of HOPO 14-1.
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Is it real or manipulated? SRI taps AI to spot manipulated media
In the age of disinformation, SRI researchers are helping develop cutting-edge AI tools that can tell manipulated news from real.
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SRI Education researchers examine K-8 free-use educational resourcesĀ
Researchers review freely available and adaptable teaching and learning resources for K-8 education curriculum and professional learning.
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Does artificial intelligence really understand us?
In developing a new metric, known as Conceptual Consistency, SRI researchers measure how much AI truly knows.
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SRI showcases its high dexterous robot grasper and hand
The Belt Augmented Compliant Hand, BACH, can pick up objects of various sizes and shapes and move them in different axes without lifting its fingers.
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Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) to join SRI International
Signaling a new chapter for Silicon Valley, two veteran R&D leaders are combining minds to advance and accelerate world-changing science and technology.Ā
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SRI researchers seek to produce food with just air, water, and electricity
Food from Air for Distributed Meals (FADR) seeks to produce nutritious food on demand, aiding disaster relief efforts and military operations.
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Derrick Johnson: Harnessing voice tech to improve the drive-through
With help from SRI, the CEO and co-founder of Encounter AI is improving customer experience and changing the way we order a meal.
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SRI looks at how Wisconsin can revitalize its auto manufacturing industry
SRI’s Center for Innovation Strategy and Policy shows how the state can achieve a thriving electronic vehicle manufacturing hub.
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Mary Lanier discusses SRI’s contributions in the fight against COVID-19
Three years on from the start of the pandemic, SRI International continues in its commitment to COVID-19 research.
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SRI taps AI to hunt for linguistic DNA that proves authorship
With bad information running rampant, the need to assign authorship is essential. SRI is developing the tools to make it happen.
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Prathima Ignatius: Working to bring new products to market
Ignatius shares how she learned to step outside her comfort zone and the joy of wearing multiple hats.
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Solving “unsolvable” math challenges with quantum-inspired computers
SRI researchers hope to compete with quantum computing by applying new algorithms to map large problems onto faster, more energy-efficient photonic circuitry.
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Nicole Heidel: Solving complex challenges with innovative solutions
Heidel and her team are working on new technology in photonics and integrated circuits.
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Kathlynn Brown: Creating real impact through your work
A recognized leader in life sciences, SRI Bioscienceās first female president says passion and hard work are crucial in tackling difficult scientific challenges.
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SRI-led collaborative develops a system to increase confidence in AI-produced recommendations
SRI is developing a hybrid AI to improve human performance by combining two AI methods to continuously learn and adapt to rapidly evolving novel situations.
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Leslie Lamarche: Using data to analyze the geospace environmentĀ
A research engineer at SRIās Center for Geospace Studies says itās essential to engage with researchers from other disciplines.
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SRI scientists are developing therapeutics to help fight the next pandemic
The institute received a four-year, $4.95 million award from theĀ National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
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An SRI technology helps people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and spinal muscular atrophy maintain the use of their arms
The Duchenne UK charity will utilize SRI’s twisted string actuator technology in their wearable SMART suit.
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SRI welcomes Ellen Ochoa to the board of directorsĀ
Ochoa is a former astronaut, former Director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center, and until May 2022, chair of the National Science Board.
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Scientists at SRI International have developed a peptide that targets lung tumors and delivers therapeutics inside the cellsĀ
The newly optimized molecular vehicle provides effective, targeted delivery of anticancer agents to lung tumors.
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SRI International appoints Kathlynn Brown to Biosciences Division President
The SRI International veteran to expand leadership for the innovations needed to cure diseases and improve peopleās health.
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SRI researchers are working to build the knowledge management technology of the futureĀ
Funded by a $10.8 million Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency contract, the initiative aims to transform how organizations store and manage data.
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Women participants needed for NIH funded research study on memory and sleep
We are looking for healthy women to participate in an NIH funded research study exploring the impact of sex hormones on memory and sleep.
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SRI International celebrates global recognition of Bioinformatics Research Group and its BioCyc and Pathway Tools collection
SRIās BioCyc and Pathway Tools publication contributors named to 2022 Highly Cited Researchers List; EcoCyc selected as Global Core Biodata Resource.
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SRIās Center for Vision Technologies is working to make social media more civil
With funding from DARPA, researchers are building an AI technology designed to work alongside humans to promote more prosocial online behavior.