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....
Assessment of statutory equipment compliance for South African mines based on a centralised database
This project reviews how the maintenance of statutory equipment is scheduled, inspected and reported in South African mines with the aim to develop a conceptual centralised database system for the maintenance of statutory equipment in terms of scheduling, inspection and reporting. During an incid...
Dry beneficiation of low-grade coal
The CSIR and Coaltech are investigating waterless methods to beneficiate coal. Coal is very important to the South African economy with almost 90% of the electricity generated in the country coming from coal-fired power stations. Coal is also required as a fuel and reductant in the metallurgical ...
Developing and enhancing CSIR geophysics capabilities
The project aims to develop and enhance the CSIR’s existing geophysics capabilities to allow for an increased capability and offering in applied mining geophysics and the emerging field of hydrogeophysics. The CSIR’s geophysics capability is based on a number of versatile high-resolution imaging ...
Geophysical delineation of acid mine drainage footprint in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Area
The objective of this project is to investigate improved characterisation and dynamic monitoring of the acid mine drainage (AMD) footprint in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Area by using high-resolution geophysical imaging. The effect of AMD on surface and groundwater resources in the Cra...
A South African perspective on the 2016 Global carbon budget
The 2016 global carbon budget released on 14 November 2016, shows that while a three year reduced growth in fossil fuel carbon emissions is good news, South Africa still has twice the global average of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per person, compelling the country to increase its mitigation op...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...