The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a team led by Southern Research a $2.8 million grant to develop smart maintenance robots that will work autonomously in the challenging […]
Full slate of field trips magnifies impact of STEM outreach program
Southern Research is making significant strides in efforts to improve STEM education in classrooms across the state. As of last month, the organization’s STEM education outreach program has touched 35,045 […]
Southern Research licenses technology to Agra for ‘waste-to-energy’ project
Waste from cities, restaurants and farms across the nation presents a problem because of resulting greenhouse gas emissions, but innovative technology developed by Southern Research could soon help address environmental […]
Project funded by The Michael J. Fox Foundation targets deeper understanding of neuronal death in Parkinson’s
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) has awarded Southern Research scientist Rita Cowell, Ph.D., a $150,000 grant to study how certain brain cells die in Parkinson’s disease […]
Southern Research’s Drone Academy propels students’ creativity to new altitudes
High school students from across the state and beyond have reached new heights in engineering and innovation this summer at Southern Research. The organization’s first Drone Academy drew 124 students, […]
Southern Research aims to speed drug discovery with 3-D bioprinting
Inside a Southern Research lab, a new 3-D bioprinter is silently stitching together a gelatin structure that mimics a human tumor, the device’s precise movements directed by a computer program’s […]
SIPSE program inspires educators with real-world STEM experiences
Teachers from high schools across Alabama spent the summer working alongside scientists in the labs at Southern Research, and now they’re excited to take what they learned back to their […]
2nd Southeast Energy Storage Symposium focuses on policy, regulation
Southern Research is again hosting the Southeast Energy Storage Symposium, bringing together an array of speakers and panelists to provide attendees with perspectives, benefits, challenges and trends in energy storage, […]
Southern Research, energy companies and researchers join to open Energy Storage Research Center
Industry leaders joined Southern Research officials today to formally open the Energy Storage Research Center (ESRC), a facility on Southern Research’s engineering campus where collaborative efforts will aim to accelerate […]
Brendan Price: My journey through cancer led me to Southern Research, hope
A narrative by Brendan Price For almost 25 years now, I’ve been in an unrelenting dance with cancer. It took my Mom. It claimed my wife. It came after me […]