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Arecibo Observatory: 50 Years of Discovery in Astronomy, Space, and Atmospheric Science
Located in Puerto Rico, the William E. Gordon telescope at the site is the worldās largest, most sensitive single-dish radio telescope.
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Continuing the Conversation: Engaging Industry and Students in STEM Middle Skill Jobs
Discussion Thread 1: How Can We Foster Partnerships between Community Colleges and Industry? Our research has found that the more community colleges collaborate with local industry partners, the more āpartnership capitalā they develop, which leads to benefits such as: Greater responsiveness to changes in local economy, policy initiatives, and funding opportunities Greater innovation in instructional…
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Engaging Industry and Students in STEM Middle Skill Jobs
At the Feb. 25 āEngaging Industry and Students in Workforce Education Partnershipsā webinar (see video below), we began the conversation about how community colleges and industry can collaboratively transform workforce education in the U.S. We hope to continue the conversation here and invite you to contribute to our research by entering your ideas below about…
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Enabling Widespread Use of Natural Gas as a Transportation Fuel
U.S. natural gas production has surged in recent years and prices have dropped, reigniting interest in natural gas (NG) as a transportation fuel. Advantages include its domestic availability, low cost, and clean-burning qualities. Factors that have slowed widespread useāespecially in light-duty passenger vehiclesāinclude limited public fueling infrastructure, limited range compared to comparable gasoline-powered vehicles, and…
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Enabling the Intelligence Enterprise to Empower Soldiers at the Forward Edge
Forward-deployed troops in the U.S. Army need access to targeting, reconnaissance, and surveillance information from the enterprise of networksāthe Armyās integrated communications infrastructure. As emerging technologies produce ever more data, the challenge is to provide soldiers with the most relevant information as quickly as possible. Troops at the forward edgeāthe front lineāneed real-time command information…
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Building Tempo AI: SRIās Newest Spin-Off Wants to Smarten Your Calendar
Tempo Smart Calendar forĀ iPhone pulls everything you need for your next event and makes your calendar actionable, saving time and increasing productivity When I joined SRI Ventures as an entrepreneur-in-residence (EIR) in 2011, I thought I would develop an idea, recruit my co-founders, and build a product within the first six months. As Iāve experienced,…
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Examining Alzheimerās as a Syndrome
SRI International has remarkable facilities and success stories in drug developmentābut never in Alzheimerās disease and other neurodegenerative disorders. At the same time, never has the challenge to develop new therapeutics for these disorders been greater, as clinical trial after clinical trial of potential candidates has failed. The Alzheimerās Drug Discovery Group at SRI is…
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Twins Hold Special Role in Medical Science
Twins hold a special place in medical science by uniquely providing insight into how behavior and genetics affect disease, aging, and response to medical treatments. Through twin studies, scientists understand the interplay between genetics and the environment in ways that the study of unrelated peopleāor even other types of siblingsāis unable to do. Because identical…
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āBlack Marbleā: Stunning Views of the Earth at Night
This composite image of the world, called the āBlack Marble,ā was taken with the day-night band of NASAās Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS). The day-night band sensor in the instrument was designed and developed by SRI using the latest extended dynamic range charge-coupled device (CCD) technology that can capture the finest details, even in…
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1968 āMother of All Demosā Forecasted Much of the Technology We Use Every Day
We all have our share of anniversaries to remember, but hereās one that has impacted all of our lives: on December 9, 1968, Douglas Engelbart and his SRI team delivered what has come to be known as the āMother of All Demos.ā Hard to believe, but in one presentation, Dr. Engelbart and his Augmentation Research…
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Finding the Links between College-Level STEM Participation and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Thereās a common perception that people with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) are more likely than the general population to gravitate toward science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. It turns out the perception is true. Our study results, published online in the November 1 issue ofĀ Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, confirmed for the first…
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Closing the Gap between Science Students and STEM Workers of the Future
Many of todayās high-wage jobs and fastest growing occupations require science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) skills. There is general agreement that strengthening STEM teaching and learning is key to workforce readiness and growth of the U.S. economy. Tomorrowās thinkers will need STEM skills to develop innovative solutions to the worldās increasingly complex problems. Yet,…