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Titanium powders produced at the CSIR explored for downstream processing

The CSIR has overcome significant technical challenges to produce titanium metal powder for various applications at its semi-batch pilot processing plant. The CSIR produced high purity Ti-6Al-4V alloy powders (Grade 5) suitable for the aerospace industry and large aircraft manufacturers. The tita...
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An unmanned survey and inspection device to improve rail safety

Defects and obstacles on and around train tracks cause delays and deadly accidents and cost the railway industry millions every year. The CSIR has developed a rail inspection device that travels ahead of locomotives and warns train drivers of dangers ahead, allowing them sufficient time to stop t...
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Visual surveying platform for monitoring road defects

The CSIR has developed a visual surveying platform (VSP) to assist road engineers and municipalities with the maintenance of road infrastructure by collecting and analysing road data in order to detect and highlight defects. An efficient road network is vital to any economy. In order to ensure th...
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CSIR Optics Student Chapter competes internationally

The CSIR Optics Student Chapter (OSC) was recognised as a finalist among three other international student chapters in the community/youth outreach category at the Optical Society of America (OSA) Student Chapter and Local Section Excellence Prize ceremony held in Rochester, New York, last month....
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Three LiDAR systems successfully collect data simultaneously at same location

For the first time in South Africa laser scientists at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) were able to operate three LiDAR measurement simultaneously in the same location to collect atmospheric backscatter data in Westville, Durban. This historic event took place at the LiD...
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CSIR researcher receives L'Ore'al-UNESCO Sub-Saharan Africa 2016 Award

A cell biologist at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) was awarded the 2016 L'Ore'al-UNESCO Sub-Saharan Africa Award for her work involving the use of cutting-edge microscopes and synthetic biology tools to understand how immune genes are regulated. For the past 18 years, t...
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MSQ Health partners with CSIR to make innovative health devices accessible

It is undeniable that technology has made life far easier and its impact is felt in every area of society, especially in health care. With new illnesses and diseases being diagnosed across the world, the importance of innovation in health care is becoming more and more necessary. MSQ Health and t...
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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-owned organisations in support of Eskom’s strategic and operational needs. The overall accountability to manage the agreement will reside ...
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The CSIR supports bright young scientists to take the country forward

In South Africa, June is celebrated as Youth Month to pay tribute to the school pupils who lost their lives during the 16 June 1976 uprising in Soweto. This year, the theme for Youth Month is ‘Youth moving South Africa forward’ and it marks the 40th anniversary of the uprising, which profoundly c...
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