The South African supercomputing team that participated in the International Student Cluster Competition in Frankfurt, Germany, scooped third prize. The team of six, made up of undergraduate computer science and engineering students from the Universities of the Witwatersrand and Limpopo, was one ...
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 business to work together to ensure the benefits of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) are distributed equally in society. Speaking in P...
WEF founder and chairman to deliver keynote address at young researchers conference
Media advisory Founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), Professor Klaus Schwab, will deliver the keynote address at the 6th CSIR Emerging Researchers Symposium in Pretoria, on Thursday, 28 June 2018. Prof Schwab is regarded as the father of Industry 4.0 and his talk at th...
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 University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) and the University of Limpopo are traveling to Frankfurt this evening to represent the country at ...
Water security: Towards a definition
How would you define water security? Is it the constant flow of water from the taps in your home or do you feel secure knowing that rain has been forecast and the dam supplying your region is full? CSIR water experts conducted a qualitative interview-based analysis to determine a definition of wa...
Novel encapsulation optimises the bioavailability of probiotics
The CSIR has developed and patented a novel encapsulation technology to enhance the stability and bioavailability of probiotics. This technology has been licensed to a supplier of health-promoting products that contain probiotics, vitamins and other supplements to the nutraceutical market. The de...
National Youth Month 2018
Every year on the 16th of June South Africa commemorates the 1976 youth who stood up against the apartheid government and laid down their lives fighting for freedom and the right to equal education. The celebrations for the 2018 Youth Day will take place on Saturday, 16 June 2018 at Orlando Stadi...
CSIR bioplastic technology recognised for its potential to eradicate plastic pollution
The CSIR’s bioplastic technology has been recognised by the Eco-Logic awards 2018 for making a positive contribution towards creating a sustainable world. The awards ceremony, held on World Environment Day, 5 June 2018, placed the CSIR’s bioplastic technology in the spotlight. The CSIR technology...
New collaborative product development space to help drive industrial digital transformation
Having recognised the enabling role of product lifecycle management (PLM) technology for equipping industry in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (FIR/4IR), the Department of Trade and Industry supported the establishment of a new PLM technology centre at the CSIR, by making Siemens PLM software li...
Protect your personal information on social media - warns CSIR cybersecurity experts
South Africans are sharing too much of their personal information on social media, allowing cybercriminals to exploit them for their personal gain. Cybersecurity experts from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have urged the public to be mindful of what they post on social ...