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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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Pretoria-based educators and learners benefit from reclaimed stand material
Several reclaimed items from the pavilion of the Aerospace Industry Support Initiative (AISI) at the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) 2012 expo are being put…
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CSIR publishes guidelines for social facility planning
The CSIR has published guidelines for the provision of social facilities in South African settlements. These are for use in the planning and development of…
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Tackling unemployment through novel mobile applications
In September 2012, computer boffins from around the world joined forces to find ways in which to address the widespread unemployment problem. They were…
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Be careful of what you share online, CSIR warns
With October being International Cyber Security Awareness Month, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has warned that people should be…
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Semi-Solid Processing the focus of conference in Cape Town
The 12th International Conference on Semi-Solid Processing of Alloys and Composites (S2P) will take place at the Westin in Cape Town, South Africa, from 8…
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CSIR-Aerosud-Airbus partnership takes off to new additive layer manufacturing heights
A partnership between leading international aircraft manufacturer, Airbus; local scientific and technology research, development and implementation…
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New research programme in Electronic Defence through South Africa/Saudi Arabia partnership with University of Pretoria
CSIR and its Saudi Arabian partner, the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), have taken the next step in their bi-national initiative to…
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The science of making machines 'see and think'
Fred Senekal is passionate about making robots 'see and think'. His research is about making them do just that by applying his expertise in computer vision to…
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