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Engelbart and the Dawn of Interactive Computing: SRI's Revolutionary 1968 Demo
On December 9, 1968, Dr. Douglas C. Engelbart and the Augmentation Research Center (ARC) at Stanford Research Institute staged a 90-minute public multimedia demonstration at the Fall Joint Computer Conference in San Francisco. It was the world debut of personal and interactive computing: for the first time, the public saw a computer mouse, which controlled a networked computer system to demonstrate hypertext linking, real-time text editing, multiple windows with flexible view control, cathode display tubes, and shared-screen teleconferencing.
The 1968 demo presaged many of the technologies we use today, from personal computing to social networking.
Alternative Energy Sources
SRI is developing pioneering technologies and services in power generation, energy storage, infrastructure, and environment. SRI has scientific expertise and practical know-how in a range of areas, from basic and applied research to developing and testing of advanced systems.
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Related information:
1. KQED radio interview: Direct Carbon Fuel Cells (.mp3 format), November 14, 2005.
Peter Jon Shuler interviews Larry Dubois, Vice President, SRI's Physical Sciences Division
2. Red Herring article: Coal Fuel Cell Has Promise, November 14, 2005
3. USA Today article: 'Green' Bandwagon is Getting a Big Push, March 23, 2008
4. Fast Company article: Hotbed, April 2008
5. Press release: Novel Direct Carbon Fuel Cell
6. Press release: DOE Selects SRI to Develop Prototype System for Low-Cost Generation of Hydrogen
7. Press release: High-Power Battery Technology Discussion at DEMOmobile
8. SRI focus area: Energy and the environment
To schedule an interview, email: pr@sri.com
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AMISR - Atmospheric Research
AMISR is a modular, mobile radar facility that will be used by scientists
and students from around the world to conduct studies of the upper
atmosphere and to observe space weather events.
Battery Technology
SRI is developing cutting-edge energy technologies.
Research currently underway at SRI will have a significant impact
on the type of power and extended life performance we can expect
from our mobile devices in the near future.
Cancer Research
SRI is a leading provider of preclinical development services for
cancer therapeutics, cancer vaccines, and chemopreventive agents
for private companies and the National Cancer Institute. SRI has
a significant track record in discovering potential new therapeutics
as treatments for cancer. We continue to discover new entities that
show promise as future drugs -- for example, green tea analogs as
cancer therapeutics and chemopreventives.
Centibots
The Centibots are a team of 100 autonomous robots (97 ActivMedia
Amigobot and six ActivMedia Pioneer 2 AT). The goal of the project
was to demonstrate 100 robots mapping, tracking, guarding in a coherent
fashion during a period of 24 hours.
Education
SRI's multidisciplinary teams of education researchers, sociologists,
psychologists, political scientists, statisticians, and others develop
research-based solutions to improve productivity and quality of
life at home, school and the workplace.
Electroactive Polymer "Artificial Muscle" (EPAM)
EPAM is a unique smart material technology developed in SRI International's labs. EPAM-based components provide many times more energy density than existing actuators based on electro-magnetic technology or other actuator technologies. This allows engineers to design smaller, lighter, quieter, cheaper, and more efficient products.
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| These cool boots contain an artificial muscle energy generator. It can power your cell phone! |
First Responder and Military Training: Instrumentation and Simulation Systems
SRI's Instrumentation and Simulation Systems program includes the Joint Training Experimentation Program (JTEP), a joint program of the National Guard Bureau and the
California National Guard that creates a realistic environment through the integration of live exercises with computer-based simulators to enhance training for both combat
and Military Assistance to Civilian Authority (MACA) missions. SRI also developed the Deployable Force-on-Force Instrumented Range System (DFIRST™), a comprehensive
instrumented training system for armored ground combat maneuver and gunnery training.
Ocean Wave-Powered Generator
SRI has developed a prototype buoy-mounted, ocean wave-powered generator. The generator utilizes patented electroactive polymer artificial muscle (EPAM™) technology, and offers a renewable method to continually power ocean buoys.
Future efforts will address the design, development, and deployment of wave-powered generators capable of generating power for large-scale clean energy production.
Shakey the Robot
SRI's Artificial Intelligence Center (AIC) developed
Shakey over a six-year period beginning in 1966. The first mobile
robot to visually interpret its environment, Shakey can locate items,
navigate around them, and reason about its actions. Named for its
erratic and jerky style of movement, Shakey stands six feet tall
and is equipped with a TV camera, a triangulating range finder,
bumpers, and a wireless video system. Today, the robot resides in
the Computer
History Museum in Mountain View, CA.
Speech Technology
SRI's
Speech Technology and Research (STAR) Laboratory is recognized as a world-leading speech technology organization. The STAR Lab offers technology creation and transfer in areas such as signal processing, phonetics/phonology, mathematical modeling, and software engineering.
Trauma Pod Unmanned Medical-Surgical System
Imagine an automated medical and surgical treatment system that does not require
onsite medical personnel on the front lines of battle, and is ready
to receive, assess, and stabilize wounded soldiers during the critical
hours following injury. The Defense
Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense
Sciences Office (DSO) has taken a significant step toward that
goal by awarding an SRI International-led, multi-organization team
a $12 million, two-year contract to develop such a revolutionary
system.
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