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A recent San Jose Mercury News article looked at innovation in Silicon Valley and what makes it tick like no other technology hotbed. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the National Bureau of Economic Research built a map pinpointing the location of successful start-ups based on criteria such as IPO or acquisition and the factors…

As Linked Learning—an innovative high school approach that integrates rigorous academics with real-world experiences—continues to gain momentum among educators and policymakers across the state, SRI Education’s Center for Education Policy has released its fifth annual evaluation report on the progress of the California Linked Learning District Initiative. Whereas previous reports focused on the development and implementation of systems within…

Sequencing an organism’s genome is an important step in understanding how an organism functions. It elucidates the set of genes present in that organism, but genome annotation—the identification of genes within the DNA sequence and the assignment of functions to those genes—is an inexact science. Some genes receive incorrect functional assignments, functions for many genes…

While advances in energy efficiency, electric cars and renewable energy make the news, the big story is how advances in materials science make it all possible. New classes of materials, plus innovations in manufacture and use, have already helped cars and planes use less fuel; produced batteries that are smaller, lighter, and run longer; and…

The new IOM PassPort™ SL walk-through system was developed for high-throughput identity authentication in active environments such as airports.

SRI’s MetaCyc (“metabolic encyclopedia”) database is a huge collection of metabolic pathways and enzyme descriptions from all domains of life.

This blog post originally appeared on the Michigan Economic Development Corporation blog. Last month, SRI International launched a new, state-of-the-art, Phase 1 clinical trial facility in the Michigan Life Science and Innovation Center (MLSIC) in Plymouth. We’re thrilled for this new facility to bring even more medical innovation to Michigan; the fully-equipped, 13-bed facility will help emerging…

As the Common Core State Standards are being rolled out nationwide, mathematical argumentation—the line of reasoning that shows or explains why a mathematical result is true—has become an important skill for math teachers and students alike. To teach argumentation skills to teachers and bridge the gap between professional development (PD) and classroom practice, SRI Education’s Center…

Recently, researchers in SRI Biosciences’ Center for Immunology and Infectious Diseases, in collaboration with colleagues at UK-based Sareum Ltd., a drug discovery company, identified a small molecule that looks like a promising therapy for psoriasis, an autoimmune disease of the skin affecting approximately two percent of the population. Symptoms of the condition often include painful, itching…

Biometrics—including fingerprint, face, iris, and voice—is a highly accurate and reliable method of identity authentication. Its use is becoming mainstream with personal applications such as smartphone access. When it comes to physical security, however, some people think that biometrics should be reserved for limited access facilities such as government buildings, data centers, or research labs.…