Southwest Research Institute has earned 56 R&D 100 awards since 1971. Each year R&D Magazine recognizes developments regarded as among the 100 most significant technical accomplishments. The Chicago Tribune dubbed the program “the Oscars of Invention.” 2026 Parallelogram Synchronized Truss Assembly (PaSTA)ALTRIOS** ALTRIOS also earned silver in the corporate social responsibility category 2025 Copeland Oil-free Centrifugal CompressorLow Mass and High Efficiency (LMHE) Medium-Duty Truck Engine 2023 Wideband Conformal Continuous-Slot Antenna Array 2022 Integrally Geared Supercritical CO2 Compander 2021 Eco-Mobility with Connected PowertrainsFloodlight™ Non-Targeted Analysis SystemCatalyzed Diesel Exhaust Fluid, or Cat-DEF™ 2020 Laser Coating Removal Robot (LCR robot)System Performance and Real Time Analysis (SPARTA) 2019 AF-369 VHF/UHF Terrestrial Direction-Finding AntennaLotus Superhydrophobic Compositions and Coating Process (LotusFlo™) 2017 High Power Impulse Plasma Source (HiPIPS)Smart LEak Detection (SLED) 2016 Time REsilient System (TRES) 2015 CAPCOMRanger 2014 Dedicated EGR™ 2012 Hybrid Ceramic-Sand Core Casting Technology 2011 Dual Coil Offset (DCO) Ignition System 2010 Remote Neutrally Buoyant Sensors 2009 Plasma Enhanced Magnetron Sputter (PEMS) Technology 2008 TDRW 2007 Corrosion AnalyzerSemi-Active Compressor Valve 2006 MsS Guided-Wave Heat Exchanger Probe 2005 NESSUS 2004 DSL 3D ImagingRAPTOR™ 2003 NASGRO®Virtual Vehicle Transmission Test Cell (VVTTC) 2001 Diesel Fuel Ignition Quality Tester (IQTTM) 2000 Meritor Tire Inflation SystemDARWIN™ 1999 High Cycle Fatigue Machine 1998 Magnetostrictive Sensor Technology (MsSPTIES) 1997 Regenerative Active Vehicle Suspension System 1996 Weather Environment Simulation TechnologyRich Burn/Lean Burn Engine 1995 Turbine Disk-Rim Ultrasonic Inspection System 1991 Telemetry-based Piston Temperature Measurement System 1987 DAISY Flaw Detection and Imaging System 1984 Spherical Dipole Antenna 1983 Thin Film Strain Transducer 1981 Self-restoring Traffic BarrierBarkhausen Noise Stress Measurement System 1979 Fire Resistant Diesel FuelSulphlex Paving Material 1978 SUTARS Nondestructive Evaluation SystemSeismic Velocity Logging Probe 1977 CIBLE Automatic Bearing Inspection System 1975 Elastomer Strain Gage 1972 SUB-ICE Icebreaking Engine 1971 Underwater Electrical Connector