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SwRI Developing Advanced Electronic Warfare System for U.S. Air Force

07-25-2023:
Ultra-wideband receiver achieves rapid signal detection, increased bandwidth coverage.
Read more on swri.org

New Members to Enhance CyManII’s Mission to Support U.S Manufacturing Interests

07-25-2023:
The Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute welcomes three new members to support its mission to secure and sustain U.S. manufacturing.
Read more on cymanii.org

CNF Technologies Awarded U.S. Air Force Agile Cyber Technology 3 Task Order

07-25-2023:
The contract continues CNF Technologies’ nearly 20-year track record of excellence in cybersecurity and cyber engineering.
Read more on cnftech.com

Plus One Robotics: Smart Vision Lights Case Study

07-20-2023:
Hear from Plus One CTO and co-founder Shaun Edwards on the importance of lighting in parcel induction and mixed depalletizing solutions.
Read more on plusonerobotics.com

SwRI-led Team Finds Ancient, High-energy Impacts Could Have Fueled Venus Volcanism

07-20-2023:
Models show Venus’ superheated core could produce extended volcanism, long-lived resurfacing.
Read more on swri.org

NASA Selects SwRI to Lead DIMPLE Lunar Lander/Rover Instrument Suite

07-19-2023:
Novel CODEX instrument will assess the age of a unique patch of basalt on the Moon’s nearside.
Read more on swri.org

Local Water Utility Looks to Drive a Greener Fleet with Electric Vehicle Plan

07-18-2023:
San Antonio Water System is rolling out 13 fully electric vehicles as part of a fleet electrification study with CPS Energy and NextEra Energy.
Read more on bizjournals.com

AUGUST 1-2: JBSA Career Summit

07-17-2023:
Register to connect with military-ready employers who are actively hiring for open positions across various industries.
Read more on hiringourheroes.org

A Big Boost for Innovative Space-focused STEM Learning

07-17-2023:
Kelly Heritage Foundation’s $110,000 gift propels WEX Foundation’s renowned program to further connect students with future careers in San Antonio’s burgeoning space science ecosystem.
Read more on portsanantonio.us

Local Entrepreneur Talks About Founding Multiple Startups

07-17-2023:
Get insights from Fred Turner, who recently spoke with the Texas Business Minds podcast.
Read more on bizjournals.com

SwRI Team Identifies Giant Swirling Waves at the Edge of Jupiter’s Magnetosphere

07-17-2023:
Waves produced by Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities transfer energy in the solar system.
Read more on swri.org

StemBioSys Launches New Product that Could Slow Animal Testing

07-17-2023:
SA-based company took more than two years to develop new technology that could have global commercial appeal.
Read more on bizjournals.com

East San Antonio on Cusp of Becoming a Major Military Medical Research Hub

07-15-2023:
Expanding collaboration could attract more private sector companies seeking commercialization opportunities to the region.
Read more on bizjournals.com

UTSA Researchers Elected Senior Members of National Academy of Inventors

07-15-2023:
Doctors Robert Lyle Hood, Chiung-Yu Hung and Jose Lopez-Ribot have been added to the organization's 2023 class.
Read more on utsa.edu

Summer Interns are Building their Futures at the Port

07-13-2023:
Students are acquiring, sharpening skills supporting community's economic growth.
Read more on portsanantonio.us

SwRI Delivers Plasma Spectrometer for Moon Mission

07-11-2023:
Magnetic Anomaly Plasma Spectrometer will study the impact of solar wind particles on lunar surface.
Read more on swri.org

Green Tech Company Expands to San Antonio

07-07-2023:
New Jersey-based Solidia has developed a proprietary Supplementary Cementitious Material (SCM) product that improves the durability of concrete while mineralizing captured CO2 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Read more on bizjournals.com

SA-based firm acquires North Carolina medtech company Devana

07-07-2023:
RealTime Software Solutions LLC will expand its offerings for clinical trial services that could help streamline the development of life-saving treatments.
Read more on bizjournals.com

Teachers Work in Top Security Lab in One-of-a-kind Program to Inspire Future Scientists

07-07-2023:
Program funded by $1,25 million grant awarded to Texas Biomedical Research Institute.
Read more on ksat.com

Turn Medical Secures U.S. Federal Government Contract Vehicle for its Innovative Hospital Bed

07-06-2023:
Company's technology rotates patients to a prone position onto their abdomen.
Read more on startupssanantonio.com

Darkhive Drone Startups Wins $5 Million Air Force Contract

07-06-2023:
Company aims to scale its autonomous uncrewed drone systems for military and public safety use.
Read more on startupssanantonio.com

Congressional App Challenge Registration Now Open

07-05-2023:
The Congressional App Challenge is a public effort to encourage kids to learn how to code, through annual district-wide competitions hosted by Members of Congress for their district.
Read more on congressionalappchallenge.us

First Ultraviolet Data Collected by ESA’s JUICE Mission

07-05-2023:
SwRI-led UVS instrument demonstrated en route to Jupiter system.
Read more on swri.org

Customer Case Study: Pitney Bowes BWI

06-29-2023:
Watch as Plus One Robotics' AI-powered robotic systems automate parcel induction to scan tunnels and sorters at Pitney Bowes’ BWI ecommerce fulfillment hub.
Read more on plusonerobotics.com

SABOR Era of Entrepreneurship - July 6

06-29-2023:
The Era of Entrepreneurship aims to enhance one’s business through education, motivation and the perspective of self-made visionaries.
Read more on web.cvent.com

Building the Future at Port San Antonio

06-28-2023:
The Port continues to grow and create life-changing opportunities while also working to develop the next generation of STEM leaders.

Read more on sanantoniomag.com

Building Texas Business: Exploring Innovation and Aerospace

06-28-2023:
Hear from Port San Antonio President & CEO Jim Perschbach on leading a former Air Force base that is now a hub for tech, aerospace and defense.
Read more on boyarmiller.com

Local Students Test Cyber Skills in Competition

06-27-2023:
Northeast Lakeview College team placed 74th out of 450 college and universities.
Read more on ksat.com

Greater:SATX 360 Newsletter - June

06-27-2023:
Hear the latest from Port San Antonio partner Greater:SATX!
Read more on greatersatx.com

Germ-zapping Robot Maker Expanding War on Infectious Targets

06-26-2023:
New device will allow medical facilities to better track room and equipment disinfection efforts.
Read more on bizjournals.com

Stem Cell Model Points to Alzheimer's Disease Embryonic Origins

06-23-2023:
Local researchers have created a stem cell model of human brain development that may pave the way for studying Alzheimer's Disease in its early stages.
Read more on genengnews.com

SABOR: Know Your City

06-23-2023:
The San Antonio Board of Realtors recently toured the Boeing Center at Tech Port - the region's premier innovation destination.
Read more on sabor.com

Futures in Flight

06-21-2023:
Exciting hands-on learning experiences allow students to learn about the many different pathways to careers in aviation.
Read more on portsanantonio.us

Two Years Later: Gener8tor Cybersecurity Accelerator Reflects on its Time in the Alamo City

06-21-2023:
With more than 75 programs across 41 communities, the nationally-ranked accelerator and venture capital firm has a long track record of success.
Read more on bizjournals.com

Veteran Shares Opportunities for Service Members Transitioning to Civilian Life

06-21-2023:
Dr. Chaunte Hall is the founder of Centurion Military Alliance, which helps thousands of service members adjust to life after the military.
Read more on ksat.com

Big City, Small Town: Investing in Young Talent for Future Innovation

06-20-2023:
Port San Antonio President and CEO Jim Perschbach recently sat down with longtime San Antonio journalist Bob Rivard to discuss the region's potential for innovation and job creation.
Read more on portsanantonio.us

San Antonio Middle School Students Explore World of STEM at Summer Camp

06-20-2023:
Students learn about drone flying, jobs of the future at CAST STEM High School.
Read more on ksat.com

Renu Robotics Finds its Niche in Clean Energy in the Grass Under Fields of Solar Panels

06-18-2023:
San Antonio company's Renubots are riding a wave of growth boosted by incentives in the federal Inflation Reduction Act.
Read more on expressnews.com

More than 2,000 New Tech Jobs Created (So Far) in 2023

06-16-2023:
President and CEO Jim Perschbach recently issued our annual report—underscoring the tremendous momentum in one of America’s fastest-growing technology hubs.
Read more on portsanantonio.us

Cybersecurity Leader Leidos to Join Port San Antonio

06-14-2023:
Virginia-based firm will help strengthen San Antonio’s position in the tech sector.
Read more on sanantonioreport.org

Key Building Block for Life Found at Saturn’s Moon Enceladus

06-14-2023:
SwRI helped find evidence for phosphorus in the liquid water ocean beneath the moon’s icy surface.
Read more on swri.org

Advancing Lung Disease Studies with Lab-Grown Cells

06-12-2023:
Researchers at Texas Biomedical Research Institute successfully generated alveolar macrophages, the lung’s specialized immune cells, in a laboratory setting.
Read more on txbiomed.org

Students Learn About Careers in Aviation, Aerospace at the Port

06-12-2023:
Project LIFT helps students get closer to their dream careers.
Read more on ksat.com

Port SA President & CEO Discusses Growth, Plans for the Future

06-11-2023:
Hear from Jim Perschbach on the tech campus' bright future.
Read more on ksat.com

Boeing's Port San Antonio Facility Gets Another Boost from Upgrading B-52s

06-07-2023:
Chapters in San Antonio’s aerospace history have chronicled the support our community has provided to ensure the readiness of one of the country's most important aircraft.
Read more on sanantonioreport.org

Boeing Center at Tech Port Hosts Second Armed Forces Esports Competition

06-07-2023:
Department of the Air Force Esports Invitational 2023 unites and celebrates the U.S. military service branches.
Read more on portsanantonio.us

San Antonio School District Signs Historic Agreement with NASA to Open Space Academy

06-06-2023:
Space and Engineering Technologies Academy is now taking applications.
Read more on ksat.com

SwRI Markerless Motion Capture Project Optimizes Baseball Pitchers’ Movements

06-06-2023:
Unique analysis engine aims to prevent injury, improve performance.
Read more on swri.org

Robotic Prosthetics Startup Wins New Innovation Award

06-05-2023:
Alt-Bionics has garnered the first-ever Shaun D. Kennedy Award Of Excellence In Empathy & Innovation.
Read more on startupssanantonio.com

SwRI Investigates Accuracy of Flow Meters Measuring Hydrogen and Natural Gas Blends

06-05-2023:
Institute begins second phase of a program to determine how accurate current flow meters are at measuring blended gas.
Read more on swri.org

Booming Bioscience Startups in San Antonio

06-01-2023:
The bioscience and healthcare sector is the largest in the Alamo City.
Read more on news4sanantonio.com

CACI Aligns with San Antonio Museum of Science and Technology to Build Future STEM Talent with LEGO Bricks

06-01-2023:
The construction of CACI's Cyber City exhibit was built from the company's City Block technology.
Read more on yahoo.com

2023 STEM Summer Camps Now Enrolling!

06-01-2023:
Join SAMSAT for an exciting summer of educational learning experiences, from robotics to rocket science and even video game design - and more!
Read more on samsat.org

SwRI Scientist Receives SAE International’s Forest R. McFarland Award

05-31-2023:
Award recognizes SAE International members’ outstanding contributions to organization’s mission.
Read more on swri.org

$2.1M Grant Funds St. Mary’s University Program to Train the Next Generation of Biomedical Scientists

05-31-2023:
The funding will help local high schools access scientific experts and support undergraduate research.
Read more on stmarytx.edu

Webb Telescope Finds Towering Plume of Water Escaping from Saturn Moon

05-30-2023:
SwRI scientist awarded JWST Cycle 2 observations of Enceladus.
Read more on swri.org

Capo’s Pizzeria Named One of SA’s Top Pizza Spots

05-25-2023:
Local pizza institution operates six locations throughout the city, including one inside Boeing Center at Tech Port.
Read more on expressnews.com

SwRI’s Dr. Peter Lee Named Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) Fellow

05-24-2023:
Lee founded SwRI’s tribology laboratory in 2011, which has helped the Institute become an internationally recognized center for cutting-edge tribology research and testing.
Read more on swri.org

Record Student Cohort to Graduate from UTSA STEM Research Programs

05-23-2023:
Many of the undergraduates have been accepted into nationally recognized doctoral programs, and the doctoral students who are graduating will begin lifelong careers in research.
Read more on utsa.edu

Bunker Labs Partners with Geekdom to Support Veteran-Launched Startups

05-23-2023:
Bunker Labs supports veterans virtually and with in-person entrepreneurial programs in almost 40 major cities across the U.S.
Read more on startupssanantonio.com

Boeing: A Leader in Building Futures

05-22-2023:
Boeing's major investment in education in San Antonio and innovative partnership with the Kelly Heritage Foundation are getting noticed around the world.
Read more on boeing.com

Department of Energy Selects San Antonio Company for Carbon Project

05-22-2023:
A total of $98 million is awarded to five Texas-based companies — including one in San Antonio — that are targeting large-scale carbon storage.
Read more on bizjournals.com

Latest Research Provides SwRI Scientists Close-up Views of Energetic Particle Jets Ejected from the Sun

05-22-2023:
New study observes unusual isotope variations in solar particle injections.
Read more on swri.org

Boeing Center at Tech Port: A Banner First Year

05-19-2023:
We recently marked the first anniversary since the Boeing Center at Tech Port opened its doors to people across our community and beyond.
Read more on portsanantonio.us

Another Big Investment in Developing San Antonio's Tech Talent

05-18-2023:
Nonprofit Kelly Heritage Foundation Grants $150,000 to the Dee Howard Foundation to prepare area students for futures in drone technology and advanced air mobility.
Read more on portsanantonio.us

JUNE 14: Tech Port Vision 2023

05-17-2023:
Hear from Port San Antonio President & CEO Jim Perschbach about the exciting new developments taking place on our campus, as well as the road ahead.
Read more on sahcc.org

Capital Factory Additive Manufacturing Meet up - May 18

05-11-2023:
Join the next monthly meetup at the Boeing Center at Tech Port for additive manufacture, entrepreneurs, operators, and enthusiasts in San Antonio!
Read more on eventbrite.com

Ready to Work SA Training Local Workforce for High-demand Careers

05-11-2023:
Workforce program offers many opportunities for employers to engage, including industry roundtables, talent pipeline management collaboratives and professional development workshops.
Read more on readytoworksa.com

UTSA Joins Prestigious Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL)

05-11-2023:
CITRL fosters future faculty who are committed to promoting instructional excellence in STEM disciplines in higher education.
Read more on utsa.edu

SwRI to Lead NASA/SSERVI Center for Lunar Origin and Evolution

05-11-2023:
Center will support science enabled by human, rover exploration of the far side of the Moon.
Read more on swri.org

Second Gene Implicated in Malaria Parasite Resistance Evolution to Chloroquine

05-11-2023:
New study reveals increased complexity of drug resistance.
Read more on txbiomed.org

Plus One Robotics Using Yaskawa Motoman to Expand Mixed Depalletizing Solutions

05-10-2023:
Port-based robotics pioneer is revolutionizing the worldwide warehousing and logistics landscape.
Read more on roboticsandautomationnews.com

PorchPass Hires Local Tech Executive to Scale Financial Technology Platform

05-10-2023:
PorchPass is the first fintech app designed for land buyers, sellers, and dealerships in the manufactured housing sector.
Read more on startupssanantonio.com

SwRI Selected for Phase A Study to Develop Next-generation NOAA Coronagraph

05-09-2023:
Short, externally occulted Space Weather Solar Coronagraph features novel 1.5-stage occultation scheme.
Read more on swri.org

Building Futures, One Computer at a Time

05-04-2023:
Partners come together to help area students learn how to build state-of-the-art computers, which they then were able to keep.
Read more on portsanantonio.us

Greater:SATX 360 Newsletter - Apr./May

05-04-2023:
Hear the latest from Port San Antonio partner Greater:SATX!
Read more on greatersatx.com

SwRI Designs Safer, More Effective Hydrogen Injector for Gas Turbines

05-03-2023:
Injector prevents damaging flashback while lowering CO2, NOx emissions.
Read more on swri.org

SwRI, UTSA Researchers Develop New Method to Synthesize Antimalarial Drug

05-02-2023:
New method could lead to more cost-effective malaria treatments.
Read more on swri.org

XPEL Announces New Product Launch, Expands Offerings to Include Private Aircraft

05-02-2023:
The Boeing Spec-approved FUSION PLUS is designed to protect aircraft against a wide range of environmental hazards, including acid rain and other contaminants.
Read more on bizjournals.com

Cybersecurity Accelerator Gener8tor Admits 5 Startups to its Spring 2023 Cohort

04-28-2023:
gener8tor is a San Antonio-based startup accelerator that invests in high-growth startups working on security technology solutions.
Read more on startupssanantonio.com

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