Press Releases
| 09/08/2014 | SwRI®, UTSA researchers prove biochar is low-cost, effective method to treat fracking water
Yearlong study discovers biochar effectively cleans chemicals released in flowback water |
| 09/04/2014 | Rosetta-Alice spectrograph obtains first far ultraviolet spectra of a cometary surface while orbiting Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Rosetta target comet is unusually dark, with no evident water-ice patches |
| 09/03/2014 | SwRI expands biofuels capabilities with custom-designed circulating fluidized bed system
New CFB at SwRI can produce more refined fuel samples in less time time |
| 08/04/2014 | The NASA IBEX and Voyager spacecraft drive advances in outer heliosphere research
Outer heliosphere studies shedding light on Earth’s home in the solar system |
| 07/31/2014 | SwRI-led team’s research shows giant asteroids battered early Earth
Impacts melted, mixed and buried portions of Earth’s surface more than four billion years ago. |
| 07/24/2014 | Two employees earn SwRI’s first 50-year service recognition
First time in SwRI 67-year history for two staff members to reach half century milestone |
| 07/23/2014 | SwRI receives $1.8 million DOE contract award to demonstrate hydrogen compression
Project Aims to Advance Hydrogen Production and Delivery Technologies |
| 07/22/2014 | SwRI to lead separation technology joint industry project
Program will combine industry knowledge and resources to advance research for better equipment and test protocols |
| 07/15/2014 | New Heavy Article Test facility now available for use at Southwest Research Institute
Facility will enhance SwRI's structural engineering program |
| 07/11/2014 | SwRI Dedicated EGR™ technology wins prestigious R&D 100 Award
New engine design improves fuel economy and lowers exhaust emissions |
| 07/08/2014 | Laboratory models suggest that stretching forces shaped Jupiter Moon surface
Ganymede grooves similar to Earth tectonic process |
| 07/02/2017 | Technical paper earns SwRI automotive engineers prestigious SAE award
Prestigious SAE International Harry L. Horning Memorial Award presented to SwRI |
| 06/24/2014 | SwRI and UTSA researchers to advance clean emissions, explore novel antimicrobials
Two new joint research projects each awarded one year, $125,000 funding |
| 06/23/2014 | Titan’s building blocks might pre-date Saturn
The icy atmosphere of this Earth-like moon could provide more information about Titan’s origin |
| 06/18/2014 | SwRI-led CubeSat mission selected by NASA to study solar particles and space weather
CuSPP nanosatellite also will support space weather research |