Press Releases
| 11/17/2025 | SwRI turbocharges its hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engine
Engine advancements provide more power, torque and efficiency for heavy-duty trucking while providing near-zero emissions |
| 11/17/2025 | SwRI expands capabilities in large-scale heat exchanger testing
Large-Scale Heat Exchanger Test Facility can test thermal performance of heat exchangers and cooling equipment at heat loads up to five megawatts |
| 11/12/2025 | SwRI uses machine learning to calibrate emissions control systems faster, more efficiently
Machine learning framework cuts control systems calibration time from weeks to hours |
| 11/11/2025 | SwRI expands Metering Research Facility capabilities for hydrogen research and testing
Upgraded testing capabilities ensure natural gas infrastructure is compatible with hydrogen blends |
| 11/10/2025 | SwRI-developed bioreactor replicates versatile induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
Reprogrammed adult cells offer alternative to embryonic stem cells |
| 10/27/2025 | SwRI receives $9.9 million contract to assess reliability of F-16 landing gear components
Structural engineers will leverage probabilistic analysis, fatigue expertise |
| 10/15/2025 | SwRI’s Dr. Pablo Bueno named AIAA Associate Fellow
Researcher recognized for development of terrestrial energy systems, advancing optical diagnostics for high-speed flows. |
| 10/15/2025 | SwRI, 8 Rivers patent more cost-effective, efficient power generation system with liquid oxygen storage
Technology will generate, store pure oxygen during off-peak hours to power clean energy cycle |
| 10/14/2025 | SwRI’s Dr. Chris Thomas named AIAA Associate Fellow
Researcher recognized for work in propellants, battery safety, and blast physics |
| 10/08/2025 | SwRI produces, evaluates sustainable aviation fuel made from e-fuel
Multidisciplinary team compares performance, emission data for three types of jet fuel including in-house SAF |
| 10/07/2025 | SwRI develops technology to deploy stabilized solar arrays, enabling spacecraft docking
Patented technology to provide a rigid “backbone” for deployable structures on the spacecraft |
| 10/01/2025 | Features on asteroid visited by SwRI-led Lucy spacecraft given official names
The NASA spacecraft visited the asteroid Donaldjohanson on April 20, 2025 |
| 09/24/2025 | SwRI’s Glein selected to give AGU Carl Sagan Lecture
Scientist will discuss Enceladus, a Saturn moon with a habitable ocean beneath its icy surface |
| 09/22/2025 | SwRI managed the IMAP payload set to launch this month to map the boundary of the heliosphere
The NASA mission’s instruments, including SwRI-developed CoDICE sensor, will advance understanding of the solar wind and its interaction with interstellar space |
| 09/22/2025 | SwRI celebrates completion of high-speed propulsion engine research facility
Facility will demonstrate faster methods of producing high-speed propulsion systems |