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		<title><![CDATA[SwRI Receives $1.3 Million Grant for Chemical Weapon Antidote Development]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_June_24/ai_n27505894]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[SAN ANTONIO -- Southwest Research Institute has been awarded a one-year, $1.3-million grant by the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command to develop and test nerve agent antidote formulations that can be administered as an intramuscular injection.  Chemical warfare agents attack the central nervous system inhibiting acetocholinesterase AChE...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SwRI Initiates Diesel Emissions Accelerated Aging Cycle Consortium]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_May_21/ai_n25450170]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[SAN ANTONIO -- Southwest Research Institute SwRI will launch a cooperative research program this June to develop accelerated aging procedures for diesel emission systems and components. The effort will seek to provide common procedures for use by industry in general, and to potentially simplify certification procedures required to sell diesel-powered...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SwRI Expands International Collaboration on Autonomous Vehicle Technology]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_April_1/ai_n24967413]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[SAN ANTONIO -- Southwest Research Institute[R] SwRI is joining forces with the Association pour la Recherche et le Developpement des Methodes et Processus Industriels ARMINES of France to enhance the state of the art in the field of road automation. The collaboration will address sensors, vehicle controls, robotics and pathway...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[CNWRA to Continue Operations at SwRI]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_Oct_15/ai_n21042230]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Nuclear Regulatory Commission Awards Contract for $123 Million, Five Years  SAN ANTONIO -- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission renewed its contract for another five years with Southwest Research Institute, authorizing SwRI to continue operating the Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses CNWRA. Under the $123 million contract, the CNWRA...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SwRI-Developed Compressor Plate Valve Wins R&D 100 Award]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_July_31/ai_n27328222]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[SAN ANTONIO -- A long-life, semi-active plate valve for reciprocating compressors developed at Southwest Research Institute SwRI has received a 2007 R&D 100 Award. R&D Magazine selected SwRI's Semi-Active Compressor Valve as one of the 100 most significant technological achievements of the past year.  The single largest maintenance cost...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SwRI Researcher Develops New Method That Helps Safeguard Astronauts by Forecasting Space Radiation Hazards with up to One Hour Advance Warnings]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_May_25/ai_n19171305]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[SAN ANTONIO -- One of the greatest threats to human space exploration is the sudden, unpredictable occurrence of radiation outbursts from the Sun. Researchers have long sought a method for predicting when the hazardous particles from extreme solar events, such as flares, coronal mass ejections and radio bursts, would reach...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SwRI's Ryan Nominated for 2008 SAE International President]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_May_18/ai_n19154359]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[SAN ANTONIO -- Dr. Thomas W. Ryan III, an Institute engineer at Southwest Research Institute SwRI, has been nominated as the 2008 president of SAE International, the world's leading standards research and development organization for mobility engineering.  The SAE annual nominating committee selected Ryan as its choice for next...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SwRI, Institute of Metal Research Sign Alliance Agreement]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN ANTONIO -- Southwest Research Institute, headquartered in San Antonio, and the Institute of Metal Research IMR[?] Chinese Academy of Sciences, located in Shenyang, China, have entered into a Strategic Alliance Agreement to collaborate in the development and application of materials science and engineering to industrial problems. The agreement was...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SwRI's Westbrook Wins Award of Merit, Named ASTM Fellow]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN ANTONIO -- Steven R. Westbrook, a principal scientist in the Fuels and Lubricants Research Division at Southwest Research Institute SwRI, has been selected for the ASTM International 2007 Award of Merit. With the award also comes recognition as a Fellow of ASTM.  Established by the ASTM International Board...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SwRI-Developed Device Named Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2006_Dec_22/ai_n27094038]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[SAN ANTONIO -- A device developed by engineers at Southwest Research Institute SwRI in 1962 that characterizes the dynamic response of materials at high strain rates has been designated a historic mechanical engineering landmark by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. ASME conferred the honor on the Split-Hopkinson Pressure Bar...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2006 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SwRI Signs Technology Alliance Agreement with Mexico's CIATEQ]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN ANTONIO -- Southwest Research Institute SwRI and CIATEQ (Research and Technical Assistance Center for the State of Queretaro, Mexico) have formed an alliance to share resources in pursuing technology projects in Mexico and the United States. Representatives from the two companies met August 9 in Queretaro to sign a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2006 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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