South African product enters international space application market
A cutting-edge South African-developed application that detects fires from space will soon help combat Angola's high incidence of wild fire. The technology is…
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CSIR and The Innovation Hub to strengthen innovation in Gauteng
Innovation in Gauteng has received a boost through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Innovation Hub and the CSIR in Pretoria. The…
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Industry inputs to benefit this year's State of LogisticsTM survey
Input obtained by supply chain practitioners and universities recently will definitely enhance the final content of the 9th State of LogisticsTMsurvey to be…
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Local scientist becomes the first SA Fellow of international optics and photonics society
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) chief scientist, Prof Andrew Forbes, has become the first South African and third African to be…
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More royalties paid to indigenous knowledge holders
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has paid out royalties to the Traditional Healers Committee - whose knowledge led to the discovery…
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CSIR joins 49M Initiative
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has today joined the 49M energy saving campaign. An impressive list of leading companies has also…
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Transnet taps into CSIR's research capacity and engineering know - how
Transnet SOC Ltd and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) today formalised a historic partnership that will allow Transnet to tap into the…
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CSIR gears up for the Mining Indaba Expo
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) will present a series of technology capabilities, ranging from robotics to sensor technologies at the…
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How should we burn our landscapes? : The question of fire abatement programmes for Africa
Scientists, government officials, and fire managers will debate the pros and cons of introducing fire abatement programmes to the African continent during a…
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Scientists argue for a global biodiversity monitoring system
Scientists may only be able to answer the really interesting questions about biodiversity and human society - such as what fraction of grasslands need to be…
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Department of Water Affairs and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research to collaborate
The Department of Water Affairs (DWA) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Friday 7…
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Pretoria-based educators and learners benefit from reclaimed stand material
Several reclaimed items from the pavilion of the Aerospace Industry Support Initiative (AISI) at the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) 2012 expo are being put…
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CSIR publishes guidelines for social facility planning
The CSIR has published guidelines for the provision of social facilities in South African settlements. These are for use in the planning and development of…
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Tackling unemployment through novel mobile applications
In September 2012, computer boffins from around the world joined forces to find ways in which to address the widespread unemployment problem. They were…
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Be careful of what you share online, CSIR warns
With October being International Cyber Security Awareness Month, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has warned that people should be…
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Semi-Solid Processing the focus of conference in Cape Town
The 12th International Conference on Semi-Solid Processing of Alloys and Composites (S2P) will take place at the Westin in Cape Town, South Africa, from 8…
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