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…
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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"…
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CSIR transport infrastructure engineering expert wins JD Roberts Award
A transport infrastructure engineering expert at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) was awarded the 2016 JD Roberts Award for his…
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South Africa’s first photonics prototyping facility
A new Photonics Prototyping Facility (PPF) has been established to address the current lack of commercialised photonics products in South Africa by providing…
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CSIR implementing oceans and coasts information management system
The CSIR has commenced with the implementation of the Oceans and Coasts Information System (OCIMS). The system forms part of the Department of Environmental…
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CSIR Cmore team recognised at Rhino Conservation Awards
The CSIR Cmore team took second place at this year’s Rhino Conservation Awards in the Best Science Research and Technology category. The team was recognised…
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CSIR spectrum management technology secures international recognition
A CSIR-developed dynamic spectrum management tool that makes it possible to efficiently allocate the amount of usable spectrum has received Ofcom certification…
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First UN Procurement Summit held in South Africa
The first ever United Nations (UN) Procurement Summit was held in South Africa and hosted more than 500 attendees and 23 exhibitors at the CSIR International…
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Military stakeholders gather to discuss information and communications technology
“The CSIR is positioning itself to serve the nation today and in the future.” This view was expressed by Dr Rachel Chikwamba, CSIR Group Executive, at the…
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CHPC wins 2016 Student Cluster Competition
Frankfurt-Germany – The Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC) has taken the top prize in the international Student Cluster Competition held at the…
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CHPC’s Lengau ranked 121st on world’s ‘TOP500 list’ of supercomputers
The Centre for High Performance Computing’s (CHPC) newly-launched petascale machine, Lengau (Setswana for Cheetah), received international recognition this…
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CSIR’s SeaFAR detects massive bilge dump
The unauthorised dumping of waste oil into the ocean, which is commonly known as bilge dumping, is highly illegal and hazardous to marine ecology. Whereas most…
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CSIR role in advancing the mining cluster
The first meeting after the mining component of Operation Phakisa was recently held at the CSIR’s Johannesburg facility, which will soon be known as the Mining…
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Young CSIR energy system modeller helps to quantify true value of renewable energy
There are many misconceptions about the value of wind and solar power, including that it is expensive and unreliable. Joanne Calitz is a young energy system…
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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…
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CSIR’s SeaFAR aiding authorities to protect SA’s exclusive economic zone
South Africa’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is 1 535 538 Km² and its diverse and rich marine ecology is an easy target for illegal fishing due to the…
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