Press Releases

09/21/2026 SwRI listed as ‘teaming partner’ for DOE chemical technology research, development program

ASPECT program established to enhance supply, reduce dependence on imports
09/17/2026 SwRI-developed method can assess interchangeability of chemically different battery types

SwRI’s Electrical Interchangeability Index identifies operating conditions where different battery technologies can deliver comparable application-level electrical performance
09/15/2026 SwRI’s Strofio is gearing up to study Mercury’s surface

BepiColombo’s 8-year voyage to Mercury enters final stages
09/14/2026 SwRI evaluates new reactive carbon capture method that turns waste into commodity chemicals

Researchers gather data to bridge gap between academic studies, real-world applications 
09/10/2026 SwRI launches REPAIR consortium to advance industrial maintenance automation

Innovation will focus on robotics for energy, petrochemical, shipbuilding sectors
09/08/2026 SwRI simulations indicate large impacts may limit ocean formation in icy moons

Simulations show larger icy moons are more likely to revive an existing subsurface ocean post-impact
09/01/2026 SwRI-led modeling identifies new scenarios for Moon formation

Geologically realistic modeling changes how a giant collision forms the Earth-Moon system
08/31/2026 SwRI Study Helps Unravel How the Sun’s Corona Transforms into Solar Wind

Up-close study of heliospheric current sheet provides important information about its composition
08/26/2026 SwRI expands flow component testing to include supercritical CO₂ environments for CCUS

Advanced computer models developed also realistically simulate intense sCO2 environments 
08/25/2026 SwRI receives DOE grant to turn captured CO2 into graphite

Researchers will use a plasma reactor to convert waste CO2 into solid carbon for a domestic graphite supply
08/24/2026 SwRI wins two R&D 100 awards

PaSTA and ALTRIOS are recognized by R&D World as two of the most important innovations of 2026
08/19/2026 SwRI develops dynamic framework to better predict wildfires

Decision support tool can help prevent and mitigate wildfires, ultimately to save lives
08/14/2026 SwRI-led mission observes recent eclipse from above the cloud cover

Unique equipment on NASA aircraft imaged massive prominence
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