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 |