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| Media Release
Date: 
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 00:00

A new technology demonstrator, designed and developed by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), is set to change the game of cricket.

| Media Release
Date: 
Friday, September 13, 2013 - 00:00

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has signed a licence agreement withReSyn™ Biosciences(Pty) Ltd, a start-up company formed to exploit the CSIR’s ResynTM bead technology, which produces a range of versatile tools for the life sciences research and development (R&D) mar

| News
Date: 
Friday, March 18, 2022 - 00:00

Dr Hencharl Strauss was appointed as manager of the CSIR Photonics Centre as of 1 March 2022.

| Scientific Infrastructure

The coastal and hydraulics laboratory is an 11 000m2 facility that houses infrastructure for both 2D and 3D physical model studies.

| Scientific Infrastructure

The CSIR Transport Safety Laboratory (TSL) plays a critical role in promoting the safe and efficient movement of people and goods across South Africa.

| Media Release
Date: 
Friday, March 10, 2017 - 00:00

South Africa may face a potential water crisis if global warming continues on its current trajectory, and even more so when combined with poor water management and uncontrolled development near the country's strategic water source areas. CSIR research focuses on the identification and protection of these areas.

| Media Release
Date: 
Wednesday, May 24, 2017 - 00:00

Agrément South Africa, an agency of the Department of Public Works managed by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has awarded 29 fit-for-purpose certificates during the 2016/2017 financial year following a rigorous process of testing and evaluation.

| News
Date: 
Thursday, November 30, 2017 - 00:00

CSIR research to determine the monetary value of the impact of aphids on selected commercial small grains in the Western Cape concluded that aphid-related problems is insignificant from a financial perspective. Aphids (commonly referred to as plant lice) are small insects that suck sap from plants.

| News
Date: 
Friday, February 16, 2018 - 00:00

The impact of climate change continues to have devastating effects on nations across the globe, and South Africa has not been spared. Provinces like the Western Cape are experiencing one of its worst droughts in decades, while the Free State and Northern Cape have suffered substantial depletion of livestock as well as crop failure due to persistent drought conditions.

The Department of Science and Technology (DST) believes the launch of the second edition of the South African Risk and Vulnerability Atlas (SARVA) is timely as it has essential information on the impact of climate change in South Africa. Developed by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), an entity of the DST; the atlas also presents findings of current research on the risk and vulnerability of key social and economic sectors to climate change.