Press Releases
| 02/23/2026 | SwRI, collaborators offer new insights into potential for life in Jovian system
Research outlines how Jupiter’s moons may have inherited ingredients for life during formation |
| 02/23/2026 | SwRI grows capacity to support manufacture of antidotes to combat nerve agent, pesticide exposure in the U.S.
New technique offers nontoxic, high-yield, high-quality production of nerve agent countermeasures |
| 02/19/2026 | New research takes first step toward advance warnings of space weather
Joint SwRI-NCAR tool integrates global solar active region observations with a physical model, machine learning |
| 02/18/2026 | SwRI to create advanced Product Lifecycle Management system for the Air Force
Comprehensive tool will improve efficiency and safety through prognostic engineering |
| 02/17/2026 | SwRI earns specialized accreditation for natural gas flow calibration
SwRI’s Metering Research Facility is the one of the only recirculating natural gas flow labs in the world to receive ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation |
| 02/16/2026 | SwRI’s 78th Annual Meeting showcases advances in robotics, space and energy infrastructure
Board, Advisory Trustees tour new space robotics center, interactive performance analysis lab |
| 02/04/2026 | SwRI appoints Fuselier vice president of Space Science Division
Noted solar physicist is a member of the National Academy of Sciences |
| 02/03/2026 | Dr. Barron Bichon promoted to vice president of SwRI’s Mechanical Engineering Division
Bichon will oversee 400 staff members and a wide array of research and development projects |
| 02/02/2026 | Dr. Ben Thacker named SwRI chief operating officer
Thacker will oversee SwRI’s technical divisions, internal research program and more |
| 01/28/2026 | NASA’s Juno spacecraft measures thickness of Europa’s ice shell
Led by SwRI scientist, the Juno mission provides the first resolved subsurface measurements of the ice-encased Jovian moon |
| 01/26/2026 | SwRI scientist uses anime for STEM outreach
New study details SwRI’s education, outreach efforts at national anime conventions |
| 01/20/2026 | Using 100-year-old data to help predict future solar cycle activity
SwRI corrected anomalies in the historical data to allow automated comparisons |
| 01/20/2026 | New study finds that water makeup of Jupiter’s Galilean moons set at birth
SwRI scientist contributes to findings explaining the striking difference between the large Jovian moons |
| 01/13/2026 | SwRI’s Dr. Michael Davis named SPIE Fellow
International organization gives highest honor to SwRI astrophysicist |
| 01/12/2026 | SwRI evaluates fire risks associated with solar panel installations
Engineers test three common racking orientations, roof assemblies to identify fire mitigation strategies |