CSIR and Gold Yard partner to scale up industrial development in Africa
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Gold Yard International Exchange Service (Gold Yard), an organisation representing various…
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CSIR develops cutting-edge technologies to improve safety in mines
Rock-falls are the top safety issue in mines. The inaccessibility of some areas underground makes it difficult and dangerous for inspections to take place…
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CSIR scientists contribute to major assessment on forests-water-climate-people link
More than seven billion humans share this planet with approximately three trillion trees, and both need water. With increasing water scarcity challenges…
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CSIR-designed LiDAR mobile system to monitor air quality in uMhlathuze Municipality
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has designed and constructed a mobile light detection and ranging (LiDAR) lab that will be operating…
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CSIR releases a scientific report on the Knysna-Elandskraal fire
Strong bergwind conditions coupled with very dry vegetation most probably resulted in the flare-up of a lightning-induced smouldering fire on the morning of 7…
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South African student team takes third place at supercomputing competition in Germany
The South African supercomputing team that participated in the International Student Cluster Competition in Frankfurt, Germany, scooped third prize. The team…
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WEF founder encourages business, government and civil society to embrace fourth Industrial Revolution
The founder and chief executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), Prof Klaus Schwab, has stressed the importance for government, civil society and…
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Students represent SA at supercomputing competition in Germany
Six South African students will be looking to win bragging rights in an annual global supercomputer competition in Germany. The undergraduate students from the…
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