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CSIR's R&D on potholes to be transferred
The first three courses on the causes of potholes, their identification and the various repair methods for different categories of potholes will kick-off towards the end of January 2011 in Pretoria, Johannesburg and Polokwane. Courses in nine other centres will follow from March onwards.
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CSIR to use donated anchor chain for ocean measurement equipment
Some 10 tonnes of anchor chain - each 5 m length of chain weighing just over 500 kg - were donated to the CSIR recently by PetroSA. "Such chain, used to anchor equipment and vessels, needs regular certification." says Eugéne Mabille, a CSIR research engineer responsible for Metocean (meteorological and oceanographic) data collection.
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Looking at bioenergy production from a developing country perspective
To help practitioners and decision makers in developing countries to balance the positive and negative impacts of bioenergy production, an international consortium of researchers from six different countries developed a set of methodologies to assess the sustainability of bioenergy projects literally "from the bottom up".
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Poverty-related diseases to be the focus of high-level nanomedicine workshop
The CSIR, in partnership with the South African Department of Science and Technology (DST), will be hosting the first international nanomedicine workshop in Africa. The workshop, titled 'Nanomedicine for infectious diseases of poverty - perspectives and possibilities', is scheduled for 27 to 31 March 2011 in the Magaliesberg.
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CSIR wins accreditation to perform analysis for glycemic carbohydrates
The CSIR's Food and Beverage Laboratory in Cape Town has received national accreditation for the measurement of glycemic carbohydrates. This comes just ahead of new regulations for labelling of all foodstuffs that will require manufacturers to specify product ingredients based on analysis done by accredited laboratories only.
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Hands-on update on latest laser technology
The manufacturing sector in South Africa presents an opportunity to significantly fast-track the country's growth and development, with a large contribution towards the country's gross domestic product in industries such as aerospace. This industry is growing rapidly and is well-placed for investment.
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Fish processing factory gets a new lease on life
The CSIR, working with the Provincial Government of the Western Cape (PGWC), used its technology know-how to radically change the fortunes of a fish processing business in Wellington. The project formed part of a bigger strategic partnership between PGWC and the CSIR called the Rural Economic Assistance Fund (REAF). REAF has focussed on using science and technology to address economic underdevelopment in the rural areas of the Western Cape.
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Collaborative research on advanced sensor networks takes shape
A visit by Professor Ian Akyildiz of the Georgia Institute of Technology to the CSIR has set the scene for the local collaborative research effort in the field of advanced sensor networks (ASN). A world-renowned expert in this field, Akyildiz's visit is one significant intervention to date to boost local ASN research.
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High performance computing experts converge at CHPC2010 in Cape Town
Three days of intensive information sharing and learning in the domain of high performance computing drew to a close on 9 December 2010 in Cape Town. The CHPC2010 national meeting is the fourth to be hosted in this format by the Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC) and took place from 7-9 December 2010.
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Implementation of Integrated Coastal Management Act under the spotlight
Referring to the new Integrated Coastal Management Act during a workshop at the CSIR in Durban recently, Dr Louis Celliers, senior researcher in coastal science and management integration at the CSIR, warned that municipalities and other decision makers are facing serious implementation problems.
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