CSIR Materials Science And Manufacturing

Umbiflow low-cost Doppler ultrasound device for better primary health care services for pregnant women

CSIR researchers, together with their counterparts at the Medical Research Council, have developed a low-cost Doppler ultrasound device that aims to place Doppler technology at the primary health care level. The technology can potentially reduce referrals for “small for gestational age” foetuses ...

Boeing joins hands with South Africa to research and develop titanium powder for manufacturing

South Africa's Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Boeing, the world's largest aerospace company, have formalised their collaboration. The two entities will cooperate on developing ways to incorporate titanium powder into novel industrial manufacturing processes and products...

The CSIR demonstrates high standards of science and positive financial results

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has once again demonstrated high standards of science, financial sustainability and corporate governance during its 2012/13 financial year, says the organisation's CEO, Dr Sibusiso Sibisi. Sibisi says that the CSIR has delivered positive f...

The CSIR reports sound science, governance and financial performance

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) reported positive results and maintained its track record of an unqualified audit for the 2013/14 financial year. CSIR Chief Executive Officer, Dr Sibusiso Sibisi, said the organisation was committed to delivering high-quality scientific r...

The CSIR and Stellenbosch University renew an agreement on multidisciplinary research collaboration

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Stellenbosch University (SU) renewed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) following successful collaboration between the two organisations in various areas of research and development. Recognising the important role played by science co...

CSIR metallurgists receive prestigious Harvey Shacklock Gold Medal Award

Two CSIR metallurgists have been awarded the prestigious Harvey Shacklock Gold Medal Award - the highest accolade in the South African welding industry in terms of research and development. This award was established in memory of Harvey Shacklock's contribution to the welding industry and was fir...

Mining sector to benefit from the CSIR's multidisciplinary research, development and innovation approach

South Africa’s Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) continues to undertake research, development and innovation to benefit the South African mining sector. The organisation was recently selected as a partner organisation to deliver the Mine Health and Safety Council’s Centre of E...

Promising preliminary results for point-of-care fetal ultrasound device

The CSIR together with the Medical Research Council, have developed and tested a low-cost Doppler ultrasound device that aims to place Doppler technology at the primary healthcare level. The technology can potentially reduce referrals for small-for-gestational-age fetuses to secondary healthcare ...

Novel chemical process to reclaim calcium carbonate from industrial waste

The CSIR has developed a novel process to reclaim high-quality precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) from calcium-rich industrial solid waste. High-quality calcium carbonate is useful for various specialised industrial applications such as gastric acid treatment, tablet filling in pharmaceuticals,...