Press Releases
| 02/08/2016 | New SwRI consortium to tackle better automotive cylinder head designs
Program will target advances in gasoline and diesel head designs |
| 02/03/2016 | SwRI named to inaugural class of S.A. Aviation and Aerospace Hall of Fame
SwRI among eight organizations and individuals recognized as San Antonio aviation and aerospace pioneers |
| 02/03/2016 | NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Burns for Jupiter
NASA’s Juno spacecraft performs maneuver. Jupiter is five months away |
| 02/02/2016 | SwRI-designed miniature spacecraft selected to fly on rocket’s test flight in 2018
CuSP will observe solar energetic particles in outer space |
| 01/14/2016 | Alan Stern awarded Carl Sagan Memorial Award by American Astronautical Society (AAS)
New Horizons team leader hopes Pluto mission will expand to study Kuiper Belt in outer reach of solar system |
| 01/13/2016 | Southwest Research Institute receives third consecutive WorldatWork Seal of Distinction
Recognition honors SwRI’s commitment to the well-being of its workforce |
| 12/16/2015 | SwRI-led consortium launches second year of advanced emissions research
AC2AT offers pre-competitive, collaborative approach to improve advanced engine technologies |
| 12/16/2015 | SwRI-led team receives $972,000 Energy Department contract
Research will support DOE’s Supercritical Transformational Electric Power (STEP) program |
| 12/07/2015 | SwRI’s Bottke to present AGU Shoemaker Lecture
Invited lecture will focus on a quiet period between two violent phases in solar system formation |
| 11/20/2015 | SwRI’s CAsed Pipeline COrrosion Model predicts corrosion conditions
CAPCOM recognized as one of top 100 inventions of the year |
| 11/20/2015 | SwRI’s Ranger localization technology allows precise automated driving
Ranger recognized as one of top 100 inventions of the year |
| 11/17/2015 | SwRI wins two 2015 R&D 100 Awards
CAPCOM corrosion modeling, Ranger localization technology among top inventions of the year |
| 11/09/2015 | SwRI scientists explain why Moon rocks contain fewer volatiles than Earth’s
New research shows Earth captured volatile-rich materials in final steps of Moon’s formation |
| 10/26/2015 | SwRI scientists predict that rocky planets formed from ‘pebbles’
New process explains massive differences between Earth and Mars |
| 10/21/2015 | SwRI expands its Heavy Article Test facility
Upgrade accommodates larger, heavier structures |