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Southwest Research Institute retweeted
It's always a pleasure to welcome people who care about making a difference in our community! 💙
A heartfelt thank you to the team at @SwRI taking the time to visit Texas Diaper Bank and learn more about the work we do to support families, children, and seniors across Texas.
SwRI has a long history of giving back to the San Antonio community, and we're grateful for the opportunity to connect, share our mission, and introduce their team to the people and families behind the work we do every day.
Thank you for spending time with us, SwRI! We truly appreciate your interest and support for our mission.
#TexasDiaperBank #SouthwestResearchInstitute #SanAntonio #CommunityEngagement #SanAntonioNonprofits
Southwest Research Institute retweeted
Rocket science, literally. 🚀
Researchers from @UTSA_CEID and @SwRI are exploring the chemistry behind solid rocket propellants to help shape the future of aerospace and defense technologies.
Learn more: bit.ly/3UJHBwK
ALT Two individuals wearing protective glasses work together in a lab. One is examining a piece of equipment, while the other is observing closely. Their shirts have logos, one reads "Southwestern" and the other has a colorful design. The image includes the text: "Research: Fueling New Insights into Rocket Performance.
Southwest Research Institute retweeted
The next breakthrough could start at the molecular level. 🔬
Researchers from @UTSASciences and @SwRI are using computational modeling and lab testing to explore peptide catalysts and advance pharmaceutical research.
Learn more about the project: bit.ly/4zAVkou
ALT A person in a lab coat, standing in a laboratory, interacts with a pipette near a glass enclosure. Containers and lab equipment are visible in the background. The image includes the text: "Exploring the Molecular Mechanics of Peptide Catalysts.
Southwest Research Institute retweeted
Scott Bolton spent years sending a spacecraft to Jupiter, only to discover how much scientists had gotten wrong. He was thrilled.
As principal investigator of @NASAJuno, Scott helped guide a spacecraft across nearly five years of travel.
When it arrived in July 2016, Jupiter confounded expectations. Winds extended thousands of kilometers beneath the clouds. Its core appeared diffuse. Enormous cyclones gathered at the poles in geometric arrangements.
More: explorers.com/scott-bolton/
@SwRI @NASAJPL @ScottBoltonJuno
Southwest Research Institute retweeted
Today through Wednesday the #NASA New Horizons science team is meeting at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ. Over 50 science & mission presentations are being given with new results. Over the 3 days, ~90 scientists are participating, about half in person, the others on line.
Southwest Research Institute retweeted
📌 Editor's Choice Highlight
"Screening of Corrosion in Storage Tank Walls and Bottoms Using an Array of Guided Wave Magnetostrictive Transducers" has been selected as an Editor's Choice article.
@SwRI
mdpi.com/3730356
#CorrosionMonitoring #NondestructiveTesting
Southwest Research Institute retweeted
How do you test the future before you build it?
Meet ALTRIOS: the world's FIRST validated, open-source digital twin for freight rail.
BNSF partnered with the @NatLabRockies, @SwRI, @UofIllinois, and the @UTAustin, to develop the platform.
ALTRIOS helps researchers and planners simulate real-world operations, evaluate emerging technologies and make informed long-term investment decisions, giving the industry a powerful tool to evaluate what’s next for the industry.
ALTRIOS recently won an R&D 100 Award, honoring some of the most innovative technologies of the past year.
We’re proud to be a contributor to this groundbreaking platform!
Read more about how it works: tinyurl.com/2zzetsav
Southwest Research Institute retweeted
Join us this afternoon for a special #SeminarSeries with Dr. Jeff Moore, Institute Engineer at Southwest Research Institute.
A virtual option to attend is available at tamu.zoom.us/j/98121396518
#TEESTurboLab #TurboTuesday
Southwest Research Institute retweeted
What if the carbon in the air could become the fuel of the future? ✈️
Researcher Gary Jacobs is leading a project to transform captured CO₂ into high-quality jet fuel. Working with collaborators at @SwRI and the @UniversityofKy, the team is advancing technologies that could make sustainable aviation fuel more efficient and practical.
Learn more: bit.ly/4cmUwdM
@USNavy | @UTSA_CEID
ALT A fighter jet is on an aircraft carrier deck surrounded by several individuals in uniform. The text overlay reads: "Research: How one UT San Antonio researcher is working to make fuel out of thin air.
Southwest Research Institute retweeted
#PPOD: Pluto’s Majestic Mountains, Frozen Plains and Foggy Hazes 🌫️
Just 15 minutes after its closest approach to Pluto on July 14, 2015, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft looked back toward the sun and captured this near-sunset view of the rugged, icy mountains and flat ice plains extending to Pluto's horizon.
The smooth expanse of the informally named icy plain Sputnik Planum (right) is flanked to the west (left) by rugged mountains up to 3,500 meters high, including the informally named Norgay Montes in the foreground and Hillary Montes on the skyline.
To the right, east of Sputnik, rougher terrain is cut by apparent glaciers. The backlighting highlights more than a dozen layers of haze in Pluto's tenuous but distended atmosphere.
Credit: @NASA @JHUAPL @SwRI
#planetaryscience
ALT Pluto's sunlit horizon arcs across the frame, revealing rugged icy plains and jagged mountains with faint, layered atmospheric hazes above the dark limb.
Southwest Research Institute retweeted
Had a great visit at @SwRI this morning with some of our Career Service Peer Mentors and student leaders!
Can’t wait to share the opportunities we learned about and have SwRI visit our campus to engage with more students 🤝 – at San Antonio, TX
Southwest Research Institute retweeted
LIVE: It's eclipse day. Come watch with us.
Totality begins in Iceland at 1:45pm ET (1745 UTC) and in Spain at 2:28pm ET (1828 UTC). nitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1jGXgBgnN…
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.@SwRI has developed an optimized #hydrogen ICE for medium-duty trucks, delivering diesel-like torque and performance with near-zero tailpipe CO₂ emissions. The project tackled key challenges including pre-ignition and combustion stability.
#HydrogenNews #CleanEnergy #H2
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SwRI study finds evidence of liquid recently flowing on Pluto’s surface
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Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/SwRI
ALT A new study led by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) posits that liquid nitrogen is rising to Pluto’s surface through cracks in the northern edge of the Sputnik Planitia, part of the massive heart-shaped glacier on the dwarf planet’s surface. This is the first evidence of liquid flowing currently on Pluto. For scale, Pluto is about 3/4ths as wide as the continental United States.
Southwest Research Institute retweeted
The Juno mission pioneered the practice of involving members of the public to suggest targets for its main camera and to process the raw data into images that are both stunning and scientifically fruitful. 6/7
missionjuno.swri.edu/junocam…
ALT A grid of 50 thumbnail images of Jupiter and its moons. Credits and full descriptions available at: https://www.missionjuno.swri.edu/news/nasa-s-juno-mission-marks-50-orbits-around-jupiter
Southwest Research Institute retweeted
New Horizons Finds Evidence Of Recent Liquid On Pluto’s Surface
astrobiology.com/2026/08/05/… #astrobiology #Pluto @SWRI @AlanStern
Southwest Research Institute retweeted
Interesting findings of (52246) Donaldjohanson from last year's @LucyMission's flyby.
@NASA @SwRI @JHUAPL @LMSpace @NASAGoddard
science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
Southwest Research Institute retweeted
Congratulations to Kaushik Mitra, Lacy Barton and Kathryn Mayer, who will each receive up to $50,000 in funding through the @UTSASciences' new Seed Grant Initiative.
Their innovative, collaborative projects will help advance discovery, address complex challenges and lay the foundation for future research breakthroughs.
Read more at bit.ly/4xKQaGt
@UTHealthSA @SwRI
ALT A photo collage featuring, from left to right, Kaushik Mitra, Lacy Barton and Kathryn Mayer.
Southwest Research Institute retweeted
Congratulations to Future Leaders Program Essay Contest winner Arthur Mukwaya!
The Future Leaders Program, sponsored by @SwRI, highlights emerging voices of transportation professionals, & Arthur’s presentation was a great example of the creativity driving our industry forward.
Southwest Research Institute retweeted
Welcome to #IRPC2026, Southwest Research Institute joins as an exhibitor bringing applied technology and engineering expertise to Houston this October.
Connect with senior refining and petrochemical decision-makers at #HPIRPC26: hpirpc.com/sponsors/
