Press Releases

08/11/2026 SwRI evaluating, improving inhalers for people with breathing difficulties

Multidisciplinary project combines computer modeling with particle and pharmaceutical sciences

08/10/2026 SwRI’s Olivier Mousis elected Academician of the International Academy of Astronautics

International honor recognizes significant contributions to space, planetary science

08/05/2026 SwRI develops improved medium-duty hydrogen engine

Hydrogen internal combustion engine designed to meet market demands for efficient, cleaner powertrains

08/05/2026 SwRI study finds evidence of liquid recently flowing on Pluto’s surface

Researchers use New Horizons imagery to identify evidence for liquid nitrogen flowing from underneath Pluto’s famous heart-shaped glacier

08/04/2026 SwRI-led study demonstrates PUNCH’s potential to improve space weather forecasts

NASA’s PUNCH mission tracks fast coronal mass ejections, the main source of strong space weather events at Earth

08/03/2026 Model of SwRI-built CYGNSS spacecraft now on display at Smithsonian

CYGNSS improved tropical storm and hurricane forecasting since 2016

07/29/2026 NASA's Juno takes the subsurface temperature of Jupiter's fiery moon

SwRI-led mission obtains the first measurements beneath the volcanic surface of Io revealing heat rising from below the surface

07/21/2026 SwRI, UT San Antonio-led experiment designated ready to fly by NASA

Experiment will evaluate electrolyzer designed to use local resources on Moon or Mars to support human habitation

07/20/2026 SwRI expands facility to support hypersonic, supersonic technology testing

Researchers simulate intense pressures, temperatures of Mach 4 environment

07/15/2026 SwRI-led research connects asteroid collision to impact showers 800 million years ago

Heavy bombardment coincided with biological, geological changes on Earth

07/14/2026 SwRI, SMU to develop AI controller for multi-modal electric microgrids and hybrid long-duration energy storage

Researchers aim to expand the storage capacity and increase efficiency of electrical grids used for data center, other mission-critical loads

07/13/2026 SwRI, SMU collaborate to advance solid-state batteries

Researchers will address a critical bottleneck in next-generation technology

07/08/2026 SwRI study found primordial mini-moons may explain meteorite composition

New models connect the concentration of molten mineral droplets in meteorites to the chaotic final stages of planet production

07/06/2026 SwRI study discovers discrepancies in AI lunar crater catalogs

AI’s impressive performance metrics do not translate into science-ready databases

06/30/2026 SwRI selected by DOE as Hydropower Testing Network provider

Network will link SwRI with hydropower developers to improve renewable energy technology