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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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CSIR and PwC define the 'business as usual' of the future

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) undertook research with support from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to define the "business as usual" of the future, whereby resilience is employed to ensure sustainability in the face of modern day global challenges facing businesses. In li...
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IEEE President and CEO talks about disruptive innovations

The speed of technological innovation and the continual expansion of disciplinary knowledge leave little time in the curriculum of engineering students to formally study innovation. Speaking at the CSIR, recently, Prof Barry Shoop, President and CEO of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics ...
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eKasi Science: Scifest Africa goes to the township

Scifest Africa has taken part of its event to the township, making it easier for the local township learners to experience the laws and nature of science. Since Scifest kicked off on Tuesday 2 March, about 300 learners from different schools in Jozana, have poured through doors at the local indoo...
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A model to optimise train energy usage

The CSIR has developed a train energy optimisation model with the aim of incorporating it into a real-time driver assist programme. This optimisation algorithm has the potential to significantly reduce the energy usage and therefore, the cost of train operation. A significant portion of the South...
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Preventing fraud and identity theft by improving a municipality’s network security

Cyber security experts at the CSIR supported a municipality that had experienced an information network security breach. Cyber criminals, who obtain access to confidential information stored on a municipality’s system, may use that data to commit identity theft or financial crimes. The municipali...
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Network reconnaissance detection system provides early warning of impending cyberattacks

Cybersecurity experts at the CSIR have developed a prototype software package for personal computers and servers that rapidly and accurately detects network port scan activity. Conventional signature-based network intrusion detection technology is designed to detect cyberthreats by matching netwo...
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A CSIR-developed tool to solve problems related to fluid-structure-interactions

With more computational resources at the disposal of researchers, multi-physics simulations are becoming a reality. Fluid-structure interactions (FSI), a subclass of multi-physics problems is gaining in popularity. FSI can broadly be defined as the multi-field simulation or modelling of the inter...
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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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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 Report (AR6) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). A total of 30 global climate models exist, with only the Australian mo...
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