Author:Labuschagne, FJJ; Bello, ODate:May 2009The paper describes the NyendaWeb technical development concept, the role of NyendaWeb within the ITS Lab collaboratory® as an international ITS R&D platform, and how the inherent, unobtrusive and 24/7 measurement functionality of NyendaWeb ...Read more
Author:Willers, Cornelius J; Delport, JP; Willers, MSDate:01 Sep 2010The Optronic Scene Simulator (OSSIM) is a second-generation scene simulator that creates synthetic images of arbitrary complex scenes in the visual and infrared (IR) bands, covering the 0.2 to 20 μm spectral region. These images are radiometrically ...Read more
Author:Trollip, NeilDate:Oct 2017This presentation discusses Advanced Robotics and Emerging manufacturing technologies by Dr Neil Trollip, at the 6th CSIR Conference: Ideas that work for industrial development, 5-6 October 2017, CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, ...Read more
Author:Vilakazi, BusisiweDate:Oct 2017This presentation is focused on development and innovation initiatives in the medical device and diagnostic industry. It is presented by Dr Busisiwe Vilakasi at The 6th CSIR Conference: Ideas that work for industrial development, 5-6 October ...Read more
Author:CSIRDate:Dec 2018In this edition, we share positive developments and news on aspects of our strategic objectives. In the first section, we share some stories about the achievements and resilience of some of our emerging researchers. Few things provide me as ...Read more
Author:CSIRDate:2019The publication of the CSIR to share the vision and multidisciplinary and multi-directional research interests encompassed in the organization.Read more
Author:CSIRDate:Dec 2006South Africa has a long and proud history of aerospace innovation and development, with the CSIR being an inextricable part of this through its many years of novel aerospace research and developmentRead more
Author:CSIRDate:Jun 2009Energy is a key economic and environmental driver. South Africa, with a large endowment of coal, has an electricity production system that is highly carbon intensive. It generates two-thirds of Africa's electricity, approximately 90% of which ...Read more
Author:CSIRDate:2018By featuring CSIR infrastructure in this edition, we hope to increase awareness among our collaborators in the public sector and South African industries about the research and development facilities and large-scale equipment that could play ...Read more
Author:CSIRDate:Apr 2007Life science has become a vast research enterprise worldwide and is not regarded as a single discipline. In South Africa, the importance of the life sciences in understanding and improving human health, and in the development of sustainable ...Read more
Author:CSIRDate:Nov 2009In this edition of ScienceScope has chosen to focus on the CSIRs impact, and intended future impact, on health. The edition features some of the research approaches and progress in relation to the so-called diseases of poverty: malaria, ...Read more
Author:CSIRDate:Mar 2009'S&T for global impact', the theme of this ScienceScope, features a selection of multidisciplinary projects with collaborators outside South Africa's borders from as near-by as Namibia to as far away as Russia and the Caribbean. CSIR's work ...Read more
Author:CSIRDate:Jan 2009This ScienceScope presents some of the work the CSIR researchers do in aid of industry - directly or indirectly. Most examples comprise current research and development projects while the publication also features technologies already in use ...Read more
Author:CSIRDate:2017The CSIR is committed to using its knowledge base to help improve the quality of life of all South Africans. One of the ways in which this can be achieved, is focusing on national priorities such as job creation, inclusive economic growth, ...Read more
Author:CSIRDate:Jun 2008Science contributes towards a sustainable earth. The appeal for a sustainable earth is now a well-established item on the global political agenda. One can hardly open a newspaper or turn on the television without seeing evidence of people and ...Read more
Author:CSIRDate:Oct 2008At the CSIR, research in space exploration encompasses far more than answering questions born out of curiosity. The science behind space technology, which includes launchers, satellites, communication or optical payloads, is not isolated. It ...Read more
Author:CSIRDate:Aug 2006The year 2006 is celebrated as the “year of the women” in South Africa to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the women’s march to the Union Buildings on 9 August 1956. These individuals contributed a great deal to raise awareness of the ...Read more
Author:CSIRDate:01 Nov 1946During the past year the Councils activities, whose initiation was described in the First Annual Report, have been developed rapidly.Read more