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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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-…
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Agrément South Africa awards 38 fit-for-purpose certificates to local and international companies
Agrément South Africa (SA), an agency of the Department of Public Works, managed by the CSIR, awarded 38 fit-for-purpose certificates during the 2015/16…
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