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The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport and CSIR Research partnership to accelerating transport service delivery

The Gauteng’s Department of Roads and Transport and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) today announced several transport-related…

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A South African perspective on the 2016 Global carbon budget

The 2016 global carbon budget released on 14 November 2016, shows that while a three year reduced growth in fossil fuel carbon emissions is good news, South…

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CHPC receives honours in 2016 Supercomputing conference

Salt Lake City, UT  — November 16, 2016 — The Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC) of South Africa has been recognised in the annual HPCwire…

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MSQ Health partners with CSIR to make innovative health devices accessible

It is undeniable that technology has made life far easier and its impact is felt in every area of society, especially in health care. With new illnesses and…

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CSIR researcher receives L'Ore'al-UNESCO Sub-Saharan Africa 2016 Award

A cell biologist at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) was awarded the 2016 L'Ore'al-UNESCO Sub-Saharan Africa Award for her work…

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Three LiDAR systems successfully collect data simultaneously at same location

For the first time in South Africa laser scientists at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) were able to operate three LiDAR measurement…

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CSIR introduces new-generation fingerprint sensing technology

The CSIR has launched a South African first: A new-generation fingerprinting sensing technology, using high-speed, large-volume optical coherence tomography.…

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Finding NEMO: first visual evidence of higher-order immune response structures results from collaborative research

Scientists at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the University of Cape Town (UCT), in collaboration with colleagues at the Institut…

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CSIR pursues partnerships for industry growth and skills development at Africa Aerospace and Defence expo

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) will be participating at the biennial Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) Expo taking place at…

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2016 Municipal Elections: CSIR prediction was spot on

The latest forecasting for the 2016 Municipal Elections shows that the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), which was contracted by the SABC…

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CSIR and PwC define the 'business as usual' of the future

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) undertook research with support from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to define the "business as usual"…

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CSIR transport infrastructure engineering expert wins JD Roberts Award

A transport infrastructure engineering expert at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) was awarded the 2016 JD Roberts Award for his…

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CSIR Climate modellers take on enormous task of modelling the future of climate change through an African lens

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is developing Africa's first Earth System Model that would make an input into the sixth Assessment…

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First of its kind CSIR study puts a price tag to the impacts of algae on irrigation costs

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has estimated that commercial farmers in the Dwars River area of the Western Cape spend approximately…

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CSIR's Centre for High Performance Computing unveils the fastest computer in Africa

The Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has unveiled the fastest computer on the…

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mLab and the CSIR partner to unlock the local mHealth & Wellness open innovation economy

mLab Southern Africa and the CSIR announce a new partnership to stimulate more innovation in the Mobile Health & Wellness sector. Tshwane, South Africa,…

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