CSIR hosts global leaders of aviation and aeronautics research for the first time in South Africa
The world’s premier aerospace laboratories and research organisations were represented in South Africa at the end of October when the CSIR hosted the eighth…
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Empowering communities about water safety
Researchers from the CSIR are teaching the community of Stinkwater, in Gauteng, how to make their drinking water safe. A study that looks at the quality and…
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Research and development to maximise the benefit from the aluminium value chain
Light metals experts at the CSIR have been instrumental in product development and improvement of light metal manufacturing processes. The research and…
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Towards a water-safe future – experts meet about South Africa’s strategic surface and groundwater source areas
Protection of South Africa’s most important water source areas is critical for a water-safe future and the reason why the CSIR and partners embarked on a…
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Limiting the potential for seismic events using models
A numerical model has proven successful in predicting rock mass response when mining the shaft pillars in mines. This will contribute to safer mining by…
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Creating conducive working gear for women in mining
The CSIR has completed research into making mining gear, in particular, self-contained self-rescuers, more suitable for the female form. The Mine Health and…
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Partnering with Uber for cost-effective transport planning data
The CSIR and Uber have signed a collaboration agreement to share expertise on the use of Uber transactional data and city transport models to help cities to…
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CSIR website makes a mark at the SA Publications Forum Awards
The CSIR website made its mark at the SA Publications Forum Awards by taking the 2nd runner-up spot in the Best Corporate Website category, while the careers…
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