Press Releases
| 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 |
| 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 |