Author:Sharma, Ameeth; Singh, Ann; Roberts, Ted; Ramokolo, Lesiba R; Van der Westhuizen, CorrieDate:Nov 2016The optical coherence technique (OCT) technique, which was demonstrated by Fercher and Huang in the early 90s, has made significant strides in bio-medical diagnostic applications in the fields of dermatology, dentistry and ophthalmology. Other ...Read more
Author:Sivakumar, V; Sharma, Ameeth; Moema, D; Bollig, C; Van Der Westhuizen, C; Van Wyk, HDate:May 2008A mobile LIDAR system is being developed at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) National Laser Centre (NLC), Pretoria (25°5' S; 28°2' E), South Africa. The system is primarily designed for measuring trace gases/pollutants ...Read more
Author:Sivakumar, V; Sharma, Ameeth; Chiloane, K; Naidoo, S; Lynch, EDate:Sep 2011In this paper, the authors present a night-time continuous CSIR-NLC mobile observation of highaltitude cirrus cloud. The LIDAR measurements will also elucidate the aerosol concentration, optical depth, cloud position, thickness and other ...Read more
Author:Labuschagne, FJJDate:Jul 2009The CSIR's NyendaWeb programme is developed to provide support to the road safety and traffic management fraternity particularly to efforts aimed at stopping the carnage on South African roads and then also to achieve sustainability in transport ...Read more
Author:Labuschagne, FJJDate:Jul 2008The improved access to transport and traffic data by researchers will greatly benefit general Research & Development (R&D) in the fields of road traffic and safety engineering, and traffic management. Obtaining historic data for transport and ...Read more
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