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.…
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CSIR produces first aero-optic made from...flames
Internationally acclaimed scientist at the CSIR, Prof Andrew Forbes, has led the development of the flame lens - a world first - which might be a game-changer…
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South African scientist helps peers unravel the function of a bacterial cell membrane protein
Major step to unravelling the structure of membrane-bound proteins published in Nature journal. In their pursuit of knowledge on cell biology, a group of…
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CSIR appoints mining and industry sustainability ace to head its natural resources and the environment unit
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has announced the appointment of May Hermanus as the Executive Director of its Natural Resources and…
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SANREN/TENET/ASAUDIT Workshop on Federated Identity Management
The SANReN (South African National Research and Network) competency area at the CSIR Meraka Institute. TENET (Tertiary Research and Education Network of South…
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South African product enters international space application market
A cutting-edge South African-developed application that detects fires from space will soon help combat Angola's high incidence of wild fire. The technology is…
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CSIR and The Innovation Hub to strengthen innovation in Gauteng
Innovation in Gauteng has received a boost through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Innovation Hub and the CSIR in Pretoria. The…
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Industry inputs to benefit this year's State of LogisticsTM survey
Input obtained by supply chain practitioners and universities recently will definitely enhance the final content of the 9th State of LogisticsTMsurvey to be…
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Local scientist becomes the first SA Fellow of international optics and photonics society
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) chief scientist, Prof Andrew Forbes, has become the first South African and third African to be…
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More royalties paid to indigenous knowledge holders
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has paid out royalties to the Traditional Healers Committee - whose knowledge led to the discovery…
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CSIR joins 49M Initiative
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has today joined the 49M energy saving campaign. An impressive list of leading companies has also…
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Transnet taps into CSIR's research capacity and engineering know - how
Transnet SOC Ltd and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) today formalised a historic partnership that will allow Transnet to tap into the…
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CSIR gears up for the Mining Indaba Expo
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) will present a series of technology capabilities, ranging from robotics to sensor technologies at the…
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How should we burn our landscapes? : The question of fire abatement programmes for Africa
Scientists, government officials, and fire managers will debate the pros and cons of introducing fire abatement programmes to the African continent during a…
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Scientists argue for a global biodiversity monitoring system
Scientists may only be able to answer the really interesting questions about biodiversity and human society - such as what fraction of grasslands need to be…
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Department of Water Affairs and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research to collaborate
The Department of Water Affairs (DWA) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Friday 7…
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