Press Releases

06/18/2026 SwRI-led Lucy mission reveals wobbling peanut asteroid

Asteroid Donaldjohanson provides a taste of what is to come from the NASA mission

06/17/2026 SwRI developing payload electronics and flight software for NASA’s Landsat 10 spacecraft

New technology will capture and compress massive amounts of image data for efficient downlink

06/16/2026 SwRI upgrades HEAT facility to support alternative fuel testing

Improvements expand gas turbine combustor testing, reduce costs, widen capabilities

06/15/2026 SwRI, collaborators sign MOU to develop a lunar research initiative

Proposed NLRC to simulate Moon surface, lunar base on SwRI grounds.

06/15/2026 SwRI team uncovers clues about what future astronauts may find on the Moon

Material ejected from the Moon’s mantle may be scattered around landing site

06/15/2026 Southwest Research Institute patents energy-efficient EZ Flow™ technology

SwRI-developed process makes transporting heavy crude oil less energy intensive

06/10/2026 SwRI’s James Dante named Association for Materials Protection and Performance Fellow

Engineer recognized for his pioneering career in corrosion science and atmospheric testing

06/10/2026 SwRI demonstrates technologies that allow off-road vehicles to meet proposed emissions standards

Internally funded research identifies hardware, calibration advancements to reduce NOx, other pollutants

06/08/2026 Impact history of early Earth created conditions conducive to life

SwRI scientists modeled how impacts fractured, heated the Earth’s crust, supporting hydrothermal conditions

06/03/2026 SwRI researchers study impact flashes to detect missile and meteorite composition

Internally funded research project could benefit missile defense, planetary science fields

06/02/2026 SwRI’s Intelligent Systems Division achieves CMMI, ISO 9001, CMMC certifications

Certifications bolster quality, security for SwRI’s transportation system clients

06/02/2026 SwRI’s Osborne named ASME Fellow

SwRI engineer recognized for engineering advancements as part of 2026 American Society of Mechanical Engineers Fellows cohort

06/02/2026 SwRI evaluates NASA medication storage protocols

Medications can degrade significantly when stored outside of original packaging, new research finds

06/01/2026 SwRI expands deep-sea, high-pressure testing with new 30-inch pressure vessel

SwRI-designed vessel allows for faster, more efficient testing

05/26/2026 SwRI, Texas Biomed to test antiviral compounds for Ebola virus

Research institutions prepared for rapid response through ongoing R&D