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75 Years of Innovation: GPS-denied navigation
Several developments in robotic and vehicle navigation in GPS-denied scenarios
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SRI International’s Parijat Bhatnagar receives DARPA award to continue groundbreaking research into engineered immunity
The prestigious award provides additional funds to continue developing cells that can be stimulated via extracorporeal devices to treat viral infections
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SRI International enters drug discovery and research collaboration with Sanofi
Researchers will leverage SynFini, SRI’s artificial intelligence and automation platform, to accelerate development of small-molecule drug targets
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New research center aims to address inequities in online learning in college
MENLO PARK, CA, NEW YORK, NY, and WASHINGTON, DC, July 6, 2021 – The U.S Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences has awarded $10 million to SRI Education and the Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Columbia University’s Teachers College. SRI and CCRC are partnering with Achieving the Dream, a national leader in championing…
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A new research center aims to address inequities in online learning in college
U.S. Department of Education funds partnership of researchers and broad-access colleges
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Featured innovator: Claire Christensen
An educational media expert, Christensen specializes in early childhood media across a range of subjects including STEM, literacy and social-emotional learning.
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SRI Ventures launches Vitrina AI, the first platform to track film and television production, distribution deals and map the worldwide video entertainment supply chain
Powered by AI technology from SRI International, Vitrina AI connects players in the entertainment sector across 30+ countries to create a fundamental shift in international video content transactions
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Nomura-SRI Innovation Center will begin operations in July to accelerate adoption of emerging technologies among Japanese corporations
MENLO PARK, Calif., June 22, 2021: SRI International (SRI) and Nomura announced today that the Nomura-SRI Innovation Center (NSIC), located on SRI’s main campus in Menlo Park, Calif., will begin operations in July 2021. For industry leading businesses, keeping ahead of emerging technologies is vital to continued global success and growth. As NSIC members, Japanese enterprises…
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75 Years of Innovation: Air pollution/Ozone depletion
Tests and processes that develop our understanding of the impact of pollution on the planet and how to deal with it
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75 Years of Innovation: SRI SuperFlex Suit (DARPA Warrior Web Program)
A lightweight, unobtrusive exosuit that melds clothing with smart robotics
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SRI leads collaborative effort that uncovered cybersecurity issues in industrial control system safety instrumentation and management
SRI worked with penetration testers and LOGIIC safety system experts to improve overall security of ICS safety systems
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Seeing in the dark: How SRI developed a robotic navigation system that works without GPS
Many autonomous robots — whether cleaning the kitchen floor or exploring the surface of Mars — use a combination of sensors…
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Nomura-SRI Innovation Center appoints two key executive leaders for strategic growth and development
MENLO PARK, CA May 26, 2021 — The Nomura-SRI Innovation Center (NSIC), an emerging innovation center dedicated to accelerating the adoption of Silicon Valley’s disruptive technology innovation process into corporate Japan, today announced the appointment of its Managing Director, Chris Cowart, and Deputy Director, Pam Deziel. “We are thrilled to welcome Chris and Pam to…
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SRI International releases major update to its BioCyc family of websites
SRI International is pleased to announce a major update to the BioCyc family of websites. SRI’s BioCyc solution features a collection of nearly 18,000 Pathway/ Genome Databases (PGDBs) for sequenced bacteria and major eukaryotes and supporting software tools. BioCyc provides a reference on the genomes, metabolic pathways of thousands of sequenced organisms and the regulatory networks of some of the organisms. BioCyc data is obtained by combining computational inferences, import data from other databases, and…
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75 Years of Innovation: TerraSight® Software
A high quality, real-time video system for advanced situational understanding
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Research infrastructure for 21st century STEM education
Do we need to think differently about what comprises infrastructure?
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SRI International receives IARPA contract for rapid, breath-based disease-detection system
SRI International has been awarded a contract under the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) to evaluate whether a novel, prototype technology has the potential to detect COVID-19 and other infectious diseases through exhaled human breath. The rapid, noninvasive technology is designed to provide widespread disease screening in places such as malls, airports, stadiums, emergency…
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PBS KIDS’ Molly of Denali teaches children to use informational text
Molly of Denali is a popular new PBS KIDS series focused on informational text
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