In this study, scientists looked at neighboring cells that produce melanin concentrating hormone, a molecule known to be involved in the control of both sleep and appetite.
Press releases
SRI International Partners with Kawada Technologies and Kawada Industries to Introduce Weld-Visualization Technology and Next-Generation, 3D-Welding Helmet
MENLO PARK, CA. September 11, 2019 – SRI International (SRI), a nonprofit research center, announced their collaboration with Kawada Technologies, Inc. (KTI) and Kawada Industries to develop Xtreme Dynamic Range (XDR) weld visualization technology that uses image processing to visualize live weld details to the welder safely. XDR has been further applied to a next-generation, 3D-welding helmet that uses cameras […]
SRI International’s Parijat Bhatnagar Wins Prestigious DARPA Young Faculty Award
MENLO PARK, Calif.— July 16, 2019 — SRI International researcher Parijat Bhatnagar, Ph.D., has been named a winner of the 2019 Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Young Faculty Award (YFA) for his project “Remote Regulation of Cellular Medicine with Extracorporeal Devices”. Bhatnagar and his team intend to engineer immune cells that can be remotely activated to […]
SRI International, Silicon Valley Robotics and NEDO Host US-Japan Robotics Conference “The Rise of the Robots”
MENLO PARK, Calif.—May 24, 2019—SRI International today announced it is hosting “The Rise of the Robots” on Thursday, May 30, in collaboration with Silicon Valley Robotics and NEDO, the largest public agency for R&D funding in Japan. This one-day robotics conference will provide a glimpse into a future where humans and robots will work dynamically […]
SRI International Demonstrates Interferometric SAR with Radar Designed for CubeSat Form Factor
MENLO PARK, Calif.— April 22, 2019—Researchers from SRI International have successfully demonstrated new Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) capabilities with a radar developed for CubeSat-based earth science applications. Designed for the power and thermal requirements of the space environment, the low-weight, highly compact sensor has the potential to improve short-term forecasting of geologic hazards and […]
SRI International awarded contract to support U.S. Army Integrated Visual Augmentation System
MENLO PARK, Calif. April 15, 2019 – SRI International has received an award to deliver digital night vision camera prototypes to support the U.S. Army’s IVAS (Integrated Visual Augmentation System) program. The award was issued by SOSSEC, Inc. on behalf of the Night Vision and Electronic Sensor Directorate (NVESD). In support of the program, SRI will […]