Sensing and devices
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Eyetracker
Follow what people are looking at to see solutions clearer.
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CMOS integrated circuit
Vital technology still found in most of the world’s electronic circuitry.
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Handwriting recognition, signature verification and pen-input computing
How they know your online you is really you.
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Sonar and sea mammals
First laboratory in North America devoted to studying the behavior and physiology of sea mammals.
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Liquid crystal display
LCDs have changed the way people view information on a screen.
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Dish radio antenna
We invented satellite slang and spacecraft speak.
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TIROS 1 weather satellite
The world’s first space-based meteorology satellite.
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Electrostatic discharge rods
Innovative rods help protect aircraft from potentially dangerous levels of static electricity.
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Banking automation: ERMA
Easier money counting led to easier money making.
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Solar energy
As early as 1955, we saw a viable energy source. And a few dozen patents.
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Railroad hydra-cushion
A softer ride on the rails dramatically reduces damage to freight shipments.
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Movie printing timer
SRI helps develop technology for faster release of new color prints–and wins an Oscar for its role.