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SRI research aims to make generative AI more trustworthy
Researchers have developed a new framework that reduces generative AI hallucinations by up to 32%.
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Transforming matter: Researchers create perfect crystals from amorphous blobs
SRI aims to create a new electronic device class made of two or more semiconductors.
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2024 at SRI: A year of breakthroughs
Delivering world-changing solutions for a safer, healthier, and more sustainable future.
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Timothy Rogne receives SRI’s 2024 Fellows Award for his contributions in electro-optic and infrared sensing
The prestigious SRI Fellows Award celebrates individual innovators who are shaping our future.
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SRI delivers fast, high-assurance zero-knowledge cryptography
Advancement could lead to more secure, faster online financial transactions and other high-value information exchanges.
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SRI and University of Houston receive $3.6M to develop a microreactor to convert carbon dioxide to methanol using renewable energy
By recycling carbon dioxide into methanol, this science supports U.S. climate goals and helps reduce greenhouse gases.
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Teaching machines to learn like humans could help autonomous systems deal with unfamiliar environments
SRI is spearheading a way for autonomous systems, such as self-driving vehicles and drones, to effectively operate in evolving and adversarial environments such as war zones.
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Office of Special Education Programs funds SRI’s Center for IDEA Early Childhood Data Systems
U.S. Department of Education supports efforts to enhance state data systems and improve outcomes for young children with disabilities and their families through the Center for IDEA Early Childhood Data Systems (DaSY).
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Extreme weather events take a toll on critical educational services
SRI examined how severe weather causes closures of early childhood education program sites while overburdening others, prompting a call to recognize the importance of these critical services and increase support.
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SRI board member and astronaut Ellen Ochoa: Pushing the boundaries of science
Ochoa logged nearly 1,000 hours in space, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame.
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SRI selected as DARPA’s Regional Commercial Accelerator
DARPA looks to harness SRI’s expertise to speed up tech transition — out of the lab into the real world — and scale DARPA-funded technologies for U.S. national and economic security outcomes.
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SRI imagers will help map the cosmos
Researchers from SRI’s Center for Advanced Imaging will help design and build the next generation of space imagers for NASA’s Ultraviolet Explorer telescope.
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SRI appoints Peter Marcotullio as Senior Vice President of Commercialization
SRI bolsters the leadership team to deliver cutting-edge research into commercial products and services, driving growth and innovation across various industries.
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PARC Forum: How innovation can save the living ocean
SRI, in collaboration with Stanford’s Doerr School of Sustainability, hosted the Monterey Bay Aquarium to discuss ocean conservation.
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Researchers assess EV industry workforce potential in Northeast Ohio
A new study by SRI examines the readiness of a historic manufacturing base to support the transition to EV battery manufacturing.
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SRI collaborates with the Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency, Japan Ministry of Defense, to accelerate advanced research
Japan’s new Defense Innovation Science and Technology Institute (DISTI) aims to solve complex research problems and accelerate emerging technologies into use.
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Podcast: Supporting and empowering STEM students in community college
SRI’s Andrea Beesley and Carol Tate discuss a national initiative aimed at supporting underrepresented students.
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The naked mole rat may hold the key to new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases
SRI researchers study the cells of the long-living rodent to find new drug targets for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and other neurodegenerative disorders.
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