Energy and Green Tech

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History of innovation November 17, 2021 Energy and Green Tech, Federal programs, Firsts, Health, Physical World, Pollution, Safety, Seminal Innovations, Sensing and Devices, The 1980s

Environmental test methods

SRI International November 17, 2021

SRI methods help develop EPA testing still used today.

History of innovation November 17, 2021 Energy and Green Tech, Federal programs, Health, Physical World, Pollution, Safety, Seminal Innovations, The 1970s

Environmental causes of lung disease

SRI International November 17, 2021

Foundational study helps establish air quality standards.

History of innovation November 16, 2021 Earth and Space, Energy and Green Tech, Federal programs, Firsts, Health, Physical World, Pollution, Safety, Seminal Innovations, The 1940s

Smog research

SRI International November 16, 2021

Healthier air for L.A. and the world

History of innovation November 16, 2021 Earth and Space, Energy and Green Tech, Firsts, Physical World, The 1950s

Solar energy

SRI International November 16, 2021

As early as 1955, we saw a viable energy source. And a few dozen patents.

History of innovation November 16, 2021 Computing, Education, Energy and Green Tech, Pollution, The 1950s

SRI joins the fight against cancer

SRI International November 16, 2021

SRI hosted the first national symposium on air pollution in Pasadena, California in 1949.

History of innovation November 16, 2021 Chemistry and Materials, Energy and Green Tech, Firsts, Physical World, Pollution, Safety, The 1990s

Hazardous waste disposal

SRI International November 16, 2021

Patented process decomposes hazardous wastes to undetectable amounts.