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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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Wind power potential in South Africa on par with solar - recent CSIR study shows

The potential to produce electricity from wind turbines in South Africa is significantly greater and much more widely spread than initially thought, a recent…

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Eskom and the CSIR sign a new strategic partnership agreement

Eskom and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) today signed a partnership which seeks to synergise the research capabilities of two state-…

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Agrément South Africa awards 38 fit-for-purpose certificates to local and international companies

Agrément South Africa (SA), an agency of the Department of Public Works, managed by the CSIR, awarded 38 fit-for-purpose certificates during the 2015/16…

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