Defence, peace, safety and security

CSIR to design complex devices for aerospace and thermal fluids A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) project of the CSIR is among other projects to have been named a Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC) flagship project recently.

Youth get first-hand exposure to Cyclone camera Festival goers at the National Festival of Science, Engineering and Technology (SciFest) in Grahamstown had a chance of viewing one of the CSIR's most advanced technology products, the Cyclone camera.

CSIR researchers participate in Operation Greenpoint 2008 CSIR researchers took part in an intensive defence, peace, safety and security interoperability exercise last month. The initiative, dubbed Operation Greenpoint, is a joint exercise between the CSIR, the South African Police Service, the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), other government departments, security agencies, institutes and local industry partners.