Southwest Research Institute

SwRI in the news: M-FORCE Tiger Team Meets to Modernize Planetary Protection https://astrobiology.com/2026/10/26/m-force-tiger-team-meets-to-modernize-planetary-protection/ #DeepSeatoDeepSpace

To meet surging demand for high-capacity heat exchangers, SwRI expanded its testing capabilities to address a significant market gap for equipment providing high-heat transfer rates involving high-temperature and -flowrate applications #TechToday #DeepSeatoDeepSpace

SwRI scientist will tout Juno successes and new results at news conference #DeepSeatoDeepSpace https://ow.ly/iHy15101o6q

Today’s the last day to learn about SwRI’s pharmaceutical development program at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) PharmSci 360 event in New Orleans! #AAPS #PharmSci360. https://ow.ly/Flgz5101jSc

We’re in Perth, Australia, for the 18th Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies (GHGT) Conference. Stop by SwRI’s booth (no. 43) for a look at our latest carbon capture utilization and storage solutions that range from lab- to pilot-scale. #GHGT18 https://ow.ly/3A4o5101b2q

🌑The future of lunar exploration hinges on understanding the impact of solar activity on the Moon. Dr. Justyna Sokol discusses her new role as a heliophysics liaison for the Lunar Exploration Analysis Group on the Technology Today podcast. https://ow.ly/5IFG5100YK8

SwRI-led study uses Webb to compare interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS with icy bodies in our solar system https://ow.ly/v0wy51011jH

Ever wonder about the dramatic geography of Jupiter’s moon Io? Watch an animation of SwRI-led Juno flying over “Steeple Mountain” and a lava lake on Io. https://ow.ly/Q4R05100Yrt

Happy #MoleDay! The day honors the work of Amedeo Avogadro, famed Italian physicist who discovered a common chemistry unit called a mole or Avogadro’s number, also known as Avogadro’s constant. A mole of any compound is its molecular weight in grams equal to 6.02214076 × 10^23.

From drug discovery to scale up for clinical trials, SwRI provides expertise and independence. Stop by our booth at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) PharmSci 360 in New Orleans, October 25-26, to find out what sets us apart. https://ow.ly/Qry15100xzR

SwRI in the news: San Antonio’s latest effort to count roaming dogs uses ‘machine vision’ https://ow.ly/wY6W5100vPs

If you’re in Houston for the STS-AIChE Southwest Process Technology Conference, stop by SwRI’s booth to learn about our latest process technology capabilities and get support with pilot plant design and fabrication. https://ow.ly/tlWr5100cX8

SwRI’s Steve Dellenback, vice president of Intelligent Systems, earned a lifetime achievement award for his contributions to intelligent transportation systems (ITS). He reflects on an early project that shaped his career and the evolution of ITS at the Institute. https://ow.ly/xNHF51007lj

SwRI in the news: Uranus and Neptune Formed Through Different Paths to Ice Giants https://ow.ly/8zBy51006co

Smashing pumpkins for science? SwRI’s ballistics team used a pumpkin during ballistics calibration last year, and the results surprised even our scientists! #TBT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hYJOLU-1Ro

As NASA’s Lucy prepares for its first encounter with a Trojan asteroid next summer, enjoy a look back on the first five years of the SwRI-led mission and what’s still to come. https://lucy.swri.edu/

SwRI in the news: ITSWC KOREA: Lifetime Achievement Awards for Gaffney, Blythe and Dellenback https://ow.ly/fVX650ZZJ9g

SwRI in the news: Animal Care Services partners with Southwest Research Institute for roaming dog study https://ow.ly/3YuC50ZZIX5

SwRI applies automation to count unrestrained dogs in San Antonio https://ow.ly/KgA650ZZkQp

Using innovative fatigue testing methods, SwRI supports efforts to predict the structural life of additive manufacturing components at production. #TechTuesday

SwRI in the news: UT San Antonio researchers help unlock the potential of peptide catalysts https://ow.ly/GlGh50ZZkt8

SwRI in the news: Improved magnetic field maps bring the Sun’s hidden hemisphere into focus https://ow.ly/tcaJ50ZZkqU

SwRI will be in Houston for the 2026 STS-AIChE Southwest Process Technology Conference! We can help your team close the gap between research and commercialization with design and scale up services for chemical processes and pilot plants. https://ow.ly/5nOr50ZZ5Wa

SwRI in the news: Stunning video captures a whole year of our sun’s chaotic corona https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/stunning-video-reveals-the-year-round-dance-of-the-suns-corona

SwRI staff contribute to new ideas about origins of Uranus, Neptune https://ow.ly/waRy50ZZ3T5

SwRI-led Lucy mission marks five years of discoveries https://ow.ly/m6Cf50ZYXwe

SwRI’s Dr. Steven Dellenback wins ITS World Congress Lifetime Achievement Award https://ow.ly/OFvu50ZYVEL

At SwRI, we’re excited to dish about a different kind of PaSTA. The patented Parallelogram Synchronized Truss Assembly (PaSTA) technology provides a structural backbone for solar panels to deploy in space to support operations such as refueling. #NationalPastaDay

Register today | Join Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) for a live introduction to the Technology Initiative for Emissions Reduction (TIER-5) Consortium. https://ow.ly/Ir5g50ZYr9v

SwRI in the news: New Drone Detector Borrows a Trick from Human Vision https://ow.ly/PSZe50ZYr6h

SwRI in the news: Eye-inspired cameras help new system detect fast-moving drones in complex skies https://ow.ly/HxRy50ZY2SA

SwRI’s Darrel Johnston will chair the session “Future Proofing Chemical Security” at the 28th Chemical Weapons Demilitarisation Conference in London next week. Johnston oversees the development of countermeasures for pesticide and nerve agent poisoning. https://app.envoku.com/cwd2026

Developed to counter unmanned aerial system (UAS) drones, Southwest Research Institute’s new Hierax system uses a combination of software and dynamic-sensing, event-based cameras, often called neuromorphic, to detect even slight changes in brightness. https://ow.ly/OW2Q50ZY55O

Free webinar | Join SwRI’s Chris Kulhanek for an Introduction to Lateral Rotordynamics 📆 Oct. 21 🕛 12:00 p.m. CT https://ow.ly/y7uo50ZXEBq

SwRI in the news: SwRI-led team develops improved model for mapping the Sun https://ow.ly/AW7f50ZXIOc

We’re loving the energy at The Battery Show in Detroit! Stop by booth no. 2635 to meet SwRI’s expert problem solvers to learn about our custom R&D solutions for safety-critical battery systems. The event runs Oct. 13-15. https://ow.ly/cWnN50ZXENZ

SwRI develops drone-detection system with event-based, neuromorphic cameras https://ow.ly/UVCy50ZXBc1

Peak shaving facilities stabilize energy supplies and pricing during periods of high demand by storing LNG in massive cryogenic tanks during periods of low usage. SwRI is evaluating how the potential introduction of hydrogen into these systems could affect safety. #TechTuesday

Stop by SwRI’s booth (no. 757) at the American Society of Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) conference in Columbus, Ohio, this week to see some of our recent developments. https://ow.ly/KtuC50ZXhel

SwRI unveils new products for safety-critical battery application https://ow.ly/paqk50ZXcF8

SwRI adds 12-foot thermal vacuum chamber to Space Systems Integration Facility https://ow.ly/xpEt50ZXbmq

SwRI-led team develops improved model for mapping the Sun Courtesy of NASA/GSFC/Solar Dynamics Observatory https://ow.ly/PLVY50ZXaJ1

Southwest Research Institute is engineering the future of space robotics technologies that include environmental sensing, adaptability and decision making. Check out SwRI’s Maturing Adaptable Space Technology (MAST) Initiative. https://youtu.be/Fj_BGfTwOzI

SwRI’s Bill Bottke will kickstart a new public webinar series for the Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institutes (SSERVI). Bottke directs NASA’s Center for Lunar Origin and Evolution, which is part of SSERVI. https://ow.ly/3h1H50ZWTuJ