Press Releases
| 09/30/2013 | SwRI adds five chambers for deep water simulation testing
SwRI now offers five additional chambers for high-pressure, high-temperature testing of oil country tubular goods and subsea technologies. |
| 09/25/2013 | SwRI to launch Automotive Consortium for Embedded Security™ (ACES)
SwRI to hold information exchange meeting on Automotive Consortium for Embedded Security (ACES). |
| 09/19/2013 | CYGNSS hurricane satellite mission passes key review milestone
NASA mission to advance hurricane forecasting and tracking methods |
| 09/09/2013 | SwRI deploys novel vehicle-to-grid aggregation system
SwRI has deployed the first SAE-compliant electric vehicle aggregation system that provides bidirectional power using direct current fast charging technology |
| 09/05/2013 | SwRI study suggests debris flows on frozen arctic sand dunes are similar to dark dune spot-seepage flows on Mars
Snow or frost can melt to form debris flows on sunward-facing slopes of sand dunes in the Alaskan arctic at air temperatures colder than the melting point of water. |
| 09/05/2013 | IBEX spacecraft measures changes in the direction of interstellar winds buffeting our solar system
Turbulence in the interstellar cloud may be affecting wind direction |
| 08/28/2013 | Breslof receives SRA International Hartford-Nicholsen Award
Award to bestowed at 2013 SRA International Annual Meeting held Oct. 26–30 in New Orleans |
| 08/23/2013 | DARPA selects Southwest Research Institute to support DARPA Robotics Challenge
SwRI to develop and support the test apparatuses used to evaluate competitors |
| 08/13/2013 | SwRI researchers found local chapter of Engineers Without Borders
Southwest Research Institute engineers have established Engineers Without Borders – Alamo Professional Chapter. |
| 07/15/2013 | SwRI receives $1.5 million for thin-film deposition technology development
Staff to investigate thin-film deposition at the molecular component level |
| 07/10/2013 | IBEX spacecraft images the heliotail — the last region of the solar system boundary to be seen — revealing an unexpected structure
Heliotail may be oval in shape rather than circular, as previously believed |
| 07/03/2013 | New insights concerning the early bombardment history on Mercury
The surface of Mercury is rather different from those of well-known rocky bodies like the Moon and Mars. |
| 07/01/2013 | Southwest Research Institute recognized for developing connected commercial vehicle technology
ITS New York recognized CVII team for advancing national connected vehicle technology |
| 06/12/2013 | Moon Radiation Findings May Reduce Health Risks to Astronauts
Plastics may prove more effective than aluminum at shielding astronauts from radiation |
| 06/06/2013 | Southwest Research Institute receives Department of Defense honor
For third time, Institute receives security acheivement |