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Cloud computing

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +1000

A cloud is a shared computing resource scientists are beginning to use for complicated analysis of massive data sets.

Download CSIRO's public research data

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +1000

CSIRO is encouraging greater scientific and community collaborations by making its data more readily accessible.

eResearch: new tools for big science

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +1000

We're developing technologies to make the most of large, complex data sets and to better share them around the world.

Analysis and characterisation

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +1000

An information sheet addressing how modern electron and optical microscopy is used to study materials where the problem is invisible to the naked eye. (2 pages)

Delivering services through augmented reality

Thu, 13 May 2010 00:00:00 +1000

CSIRO is creating some of the core visualisation technologies that will enable high value business services to be delivered from a remote location.

Looking after the human element in artificial worlds

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +1000

CSIRO is conducting research and developing technologies that aim to enable people to work comfortably in immersive environments.

Gaming technology to make colonoscopies safer

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +1100

CSIRO is using the latest in computer gaming technology to help reduce the incidence of one of the most common cancers in Australia – bowel cancer.

Bringing specialist healthcare to remote areas

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1000

CSIRO’s immersive environments technology allows specialist surgeons to examine patients in another location in a comprehensive and realistic way.

Advanced and composite materials

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100

CSIRO develops new, composite materials that improve the design and fabrication of products, introducing new qualities such as biodegradability and fire resistance.

A closer look at cells with image analysis

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100

Image analysis software automates the tracking of cellular events to help researchers better understand how cells work and what can go wrong.

Analytical and research services for conservation

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100

CSIRO is a national leader in the provision of scientific research in all areas of conservation and has a range of services available to assist museums, libraries and other collections.

Improving quality of service across networks

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100

CSIRO has developed a protocol that guarantees quality of service across computer networks like the Internet while fully utilising network resources.

Neurodegenerative diseases and mental disorders

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +1100

With life expectancies increasing around the world, populations are ageing and neurodegenerative diseases have become a global issue.

Geophysical soil mapping offers benefits

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +1100

CSIRO researchers have developed simple rules for combining data from electro-magnetic sensing and gamma-ray spectrometry that overcome the limitations of the single data sets and give farmers a more accurate picture of soil conditions. (3 pages)

CSIRO online dark speck contamination detector

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +1000

CSIRO’s online dark speck contamination detector helps Australian nonwovens manufacturers produce high quality healthcare products.

SMURT workshop proceedings

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +1000

The proceedings for the workshop Simulation and Modelling of Urban and Regional Sustainability, Transitions and Applications in Policy, Planning and Management (SMURT) in December 2007. (195 pages)

Precision spheres in push to re-define kilogram

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +1100

CSIRO’s Australian Centre for Precision Optics is the only place in the world capable of fabricating round objects with the accuracy required for the Avogadro Project.

Safe-T-Cam: keeping an eye on the road

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +1100

CSIRO-developed automated imaging technology has found multiple applications helping traffic authorities monitor vehicles on our roads.

Models help manage seasonal uncertainty

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +1100

CSIRO researchers have carried out a simulation of a hypothetical fine wool Merino enterprise using the computer tool, GrassGro. (2 pages)

Characterising materials

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +1100

CSIRO’s material characterisation expertise helps improve product performance and resilience across a range of product types and operating conditions.

Hyperspectral imaging for tissue analysis

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +1100

The improvements in diagnostics and biomarkers with hyperspectral imaging are described in this document. (2 pages)

Creating machines that sense and respond

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +1100

CSIRO develops computers and sensors that give machines near-human problem-solving capabilities.

Giving undergraduate science students the foundation for diverse careers

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +1100

Dr Murray Cameron, Chief of CSIRO Mathematical and Information Sciences, reflects on how to ensure Australia has the science graduates it needs to be a technology leader.

Automated image technologies enhance drug discovery

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +1100

CSIRO's image analysis technology can help pharmaceutical companies to reduce costs involved in screening potential drug candidates and speed time to market.

Maths for human performance modelling: from speedy swimmers to somersaulting divers

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +1100

Our expertise in human performance modelling has applications in many sports. Find out how our virtual swimmers may give Australian athletes the edge in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.

CSIRO Black Mountain quarantine facility (ACT)

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +1100

For the past two decades the containment facility at CSIRO Entomology has been regarded as one of the most secure containment facilities for insects and plant pathogens in Australia.

The science of complex systems

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +1000

An article in which Dr John Finnigan explains how scientists are probing the complex interactions that influence behaviour of topics as diverse as bushfires, cyclones, the stock market and even electricity prices. (3 pages)

Modelling refines sowing decisions

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +1000

Working with Western Australian grain growers, CSIRO scientists have used computer modelling to help optimise decisions on sowing. (3 pages)

Prospects for extending human life on ‘Second Life’

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +1000

One of Australia’s leading nutritionists will tonight venture into another world to take part in Australia’s first virtual science seminar.

Quanta field-emission environmental scanning electron microscope

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +1000

The FEI Quanta field-emission gun environmental scanning electron microscope (FEG-ESEM) can be used for high-resolution imaging and quantitative chemical analysis.

Modelling trade-offs between production and conservation

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +1000

The development of a model that helps in the difficult task of balancing conservation and production outcomes is described in this article. (3 pages)

CSIRO Land and Water: environmental sensing, prediction and reporting

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +1100

This six-page brochure outlines the research expertise and achievements for the Environmental Sensing, Prediction and Reporting research theme within CSIRO Land and Water.

The CSIRO Times: Statistical conference

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +1000

This six-page edition covers CSIRO's research into statistics as presented at the Australian Statistical Conference/ New Zealand Statistical Association Conference of 2006.

Science for tomorrow

Thu, 25 May 2006 00:00:00 +1000

This one-page extract has four articles with details of developments in science from across CSIRO.

Changes to ocean temperature affect Australia’s climate variability

Mon, 10 Apr 2006 00:00:00 +1000

A Wealth from Oceans Flagship expedition discovered that the deep waters of the Southern Ocean are cooler and less salty than they were ten years ago.

Dr Colin Ward: researching protein science for cancer and diabetes

Mon, 30 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +1100

Dr Ward is a former Assistant Chief and Deputy Chief of Division and since 1980 had been the Research Director of several CSIRO programs, the last being the Protein Science and Therapeutic Design program at CSIRO Molecular and Health Technologies.

Thermometrics

Tue, 13 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +1100

CSIRO provides themometrics services for petroleum industry applications.

Improving mobile telephone reception

Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +1100

FASE technology is being used to tune cellular mobile telephone networks and minimise the signal interference experienced by users.

Hyperspectral imaging for tablet inspection brochure

Fri, 04 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +1100

The two-page brochure outlines how CSIRO specialists in image analysis are developing imaging techniques for pharmaceutical quality assurance.