SAN ANTONIO — April 8, 2025 – Southwest Research Institute has launched a new markerless motion capture system that simplifies how film and gaming studios capture human movement for 3D animations.

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has developed a unique technology to screen new DNA-targeting therapeutics designed to treat cancer and other diseases. Combining SwRI's 3D drug screening software ...

The ENERGYWERX program has funded eight Southwest Research Institute projects related to hydrogen fuel. Many of the projects will be conducted in SwRI’s Metering Research Facility, a world-class, high ...

As President Joe Biden touts his Cancer Moonshot initiative aimed at preventing more than 4 million cancer deaths by 2047, scientists at Southwest Research Institute are combining high-powered ...

Researchers point to a microprocessor on a space-ready motherboard used in spaceflight applications. SwRI is evaluating reduced instruction set computers (RISC-V or “risk five”) and Advanced RISC ...

Southwest Research Institute has partnered with a Houston-based spaceflight services and infrastructure company to test in space a computer algorithm that’s designed to recover data from failed ...

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has demonstrated a new application for its cell-expansion bioreactor to advance tissue engineering and cell-based therapies for treatment of injuries and diseases.

SwRI’s H2-ICE truck has toured the country, demonstrating an alternative heavy-duty fuel option that produces zero greenhouse gas emissions without sacrificing performance. The Southwest Research ...

As the scientific community searches for worlds orbiting nearby stars that could potentially harbor life, new Southwest Research Institute-led research suggests that younger rocky exoplanets are more ...

The SwRI-led MAPS instrument will study mysterious swirls on the Moon’s surface thought to be associated with localized lunar magnetic fields. Southwest Research Institute has delivered a plasma ...

A model of a Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) microsatellite has been delivered to the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington for an upcoming display. The CYGNSS ...

Using data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have confirmed hydroxyl molecules on the surface of the metallic asteroid Psyche. The presence of hydrated minerals suggests a complex ...