Netherlands Institute of Applied Geoscience (TNO): partnership to map oil reserves in the North Sea

CSIRO Petroleum has teamed up with The Netherlands Institute of Applied Geoscience (TNO) and five major international energy companies to use CSIRO-developed technology in developing a database of petroleum reserves in the North Sea.

Ahead of the pack: Risk management research for the financial services

This CSIRO white paper looks the value of risk management and modelling for the financial services industry and how CSIRO's innovative approaches can help banks, insurance companies, superannuation funds, business and investors stay ahead of the pack. (8 pages)

New technologies for urban water systems

CSIRO scientists are creating the technology needed for more sustainable, efficient and innovative use of Australia’s urban water resources.

Sniffing a better future with Cybernose

Our aim is to co-opt the olfactory receptors of insects and worms to engineer a robust cybernose that can reproducibly fingerprint olfactory patterns.

Wireless LANs

CSIRO invented and patented wireless LAN technology in the 1990s – a technology that has given us the freedom to work wirelessly in our homes and offices, using devices such as laptops and smart phones.

Dr Rodolfo Garcia-Flores: optimising complex industrial processes

Dr Rodolfo Garcia-Flores is a Post Doctoral Fellow at CSIRO, specialising in Multi-agent Systems, Optimisation and Data Mining.

Dr Richard Jarrett: helping decision-makers understand risk

Dr Richard Jarrett heads a team of researchers who develop new ways of measuring and understanding risk.

Underground communications system improves mine safety

CSIRO's new underground communications system provides timely and useful information for improved mine safety.

Canberra: Acton, ACT (Australian National University)

The campus of The Australian National University is home to the Canberra-based staff of CSIRO Mathematical and Information Sciences and CSIRO ICT Centre.

Landmark achievement for CSIRO wireless sensor network

A network of independent wireless sensors has reached its first anniversary of continuous operation at the CSIRO ICT Centre in Brisbane.

CSIRO builds smart farm

CSIRO is working towards the 'Smart Farm' of the future with research focussing on Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) and their potential to transform the Australian agriculture industry.

Innovative financial services

CSIRO researchers combine mathematical expertise with a thorough understanding of how finance markets work to bring innovative solutions to the finance industry.

Development of a downhole robot for monitoring oil wells

CSIRO is looking for partners to assist in the further development of a downhole robot - an autonomous device that measures variables within production wells.

Great white shark’s incredible journey (Podcast 02 Nov 2006)

In this seven-minute podcast, CSIRO’s Mr Barry Bruce talks about a female great white shark who travelled thousands of kilometres around the Australian coast. (7:02)

Playing the air guitar (Podcast 13 Nov 2006)

Dr Richard Helmer talks about a shirt that lets the user play real music on an air guitar in this podcast. (5:00)

DataTraceDNA takes up fight against fake art fraudsters (Podcast 02 Mar 2007)

In this six minute podcast Mr Greg Twemlow from DataTraceDNA explains how technology developed by CSIRO is tackling the problem of fake art. (6:02)

Tracking rock stars, athletes and emergency workers by wireless (Podcast 25 Jul 2008)

A new wireless localisation system developed by the CSIRO has the capacity to monitor the location, movement and health of athletes, emergency workers in dangerous locations, and even entertainers on stage. The ICT Centre’s Dr Mark Hedley explains that the system even extends to horse racing. (5:09)

Dial H for health (Podcast 06 May 2009)

Patients who have been treated in hospital for cardiac health problems, such as a heart attack, are being given a powerful new option to help set them on the path to good health. (5:01)

Listening to nature’s voice (Podcast 07 May 2010)

New CSIRO technology is allowing scientists to listen to wildlife in Australia’s remote northern tropical savannas without leaving the laboratory. (5:57)

The dynamic ocean: building foundations for climate, national security and sustainable marine industries

The Wealth from Oceans Flagship is creating and exploiting knowledge of ocean variability and change to deliver social, environmental and economic wealth to Australia. The Wealth from Oceans Flagship is determining howchanges in ocean temperatures, wind patterns and salinity, impact on regional climate conditions.

CSIRO technology underpinning trusted, secure, multiparty collaborative environments

CSIRO is developing communication standards and an integrated set of technologies to allow many parties to work together over a computer network.

Your development: creating sustainable neighbourhoods

Your Development is a website created to help land developers, architects and urban planners create climate-adapted, sustainable Australian suburbs.

Mr Yong Bing Khoo: software architectural design to solve real problems

Mr Yong Bing Khoo is a computer scientist who designs and develops web applications, standalone applications and databases with a focus on the user interface, graphics and documentation.

Phenonet: wireless sensors in agriculture

The High Resolution Plant Phenomics Centre is using CSIRO-developed smart sensor nodes to record microclimate and plant data in the field in an effort to select new plant varieties suited to difficult growing conditions.

The latest equipment for farmers: wireless sensor networks

CSIRO is providing sensor web and smart sensor network solutions to the agricultural sector.