Research
Where the future unfolds
When you’ve led research and innovation for close to 80 years, it’s no longer work; it’s part of who you are.
At SRI, we’re part problem solver, part tech maverick. We’re always diving deeper and collaborating further to pioneer world-changing solutions for a safer, healthier, and more sustainable future.
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See how everyday exploration delivers in the real world.
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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
The U.S. Department of Education issues a third five-year cooperative agreement to SRI to lead The DaSy Center.
“Achievements like the first malaria medicine and key cancer-fighting drugs continue to power our passion to lead world-renowned research programs in sleep, addiction, menopause, treatment delivery, and other pressing concerns in our world today.”
Kathlynn BrownPresident, SRI Biosciences
How we work
SRI’s divisions and researchers work cross-functionally because we know that groundbreaking research and transformative solutions come to light when people come together to look at problems from new angles and perspectives.
Publications
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The Impacts of Extreme Weather Disasters on the Implementation of Head Start Services
The increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather disasters pose significant challenges to the delivery of Early Head Start (EHS) and Head Start (HS) services, impacting children’s access to early…
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UC Irvine Writing Project’s Pathway to Academic Success Program: An Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Expansion Grant Evaluation
SRI researchers measured student outcomes on the Analytic Writing Continuum for Literary Analysis (AWC-LA). Despite disruptions to program implementation during the COVID-19 pandemic, the study found positive effects on student…
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Revisiting the y-ome of Escherichia coli
EcoCyc.org, the most comprehensive curated genome database for the model microorganism E. coli K-12, has implemented a new categorization schema that indicates the degree to which a gene has been…