31/12/1998 - Year
Of The Ocean Meets Targets - Scientist - At the end
of the International Year of the Oceans, Australia"s
leading marine scientist has called for an all-out effort
to define where Australia"s boundaries lie - and what
they contain.
30/12/1998 - Smarter Ways To Tackle
Disasters - The challenge of a simulated game of
soccer is helping CSIRO computer designers develop smart
software that may help improve Australia"s management of
disaster and emergency relief.
30/12/1998 - Buried Livestock In New
Farm Revolution - The most important livestock on the
21st century Australian farm may well be living
underground, say two leading CSIRO soil microbiologists.
29/12/1998 - 'tis The Season To Be
Healthy - Those light and easy summer meals which
include fresh salads and seasonal fruits are more than
just a tasty holiday treat.
28/12/1998 - Perfect
Match: Sheep On The Net - Human blind dates can be
notoriously unreliable, but if you"re a merino sheep you
can now meet your perfect match - on the Internet.
23/12/1998 - CSIRO
Welcomes Oceans Policy Announcement - The development
of an Oceans Policy for Australia will be one of the most
significant environmental initiatives this decade,
according to the country's largest marine science
institution - CSIRO Marine Research.
21/12/1998 - 'Marsupials In
The Mist': Threatened By Climate Change - Like
victims of a flood, some of Australia"s rarest marsupials
have retreated to the tops of the highest mountains in
the wet tropics in a bid to avoid the fatal consequences
of long-term climate change.
16/12/1998 - A Tropical
Smorgasbord Of Opportunities - Fresh opportunities to
expand agrifood exports to Asia and the world from
Australia"s tropics are starting to flow to industry from
a three-year top-priority research push.
16/12/1998 - Urine:
Spray It On The Land - Each year Australians produce
5 to 10 billion litres of valuable urine - as much as 500
litres per person per year.
15/12/1998 - Birdseye
Breakthrough In 'green' Mining - A CSIRO breakthrough
will help turn mines back into greener landscapes after
they have yielded their mineral wealth, assist in
discovering new mineral deposits and cut industry costs.
14/12/1998 - Light
Shed On Mystery Horse Disease - CSIRO Animal Health
scientists have discovered more about the mysterious
Hendra disease that killed two humans and fifteen horses
in Queensland in two outbreaks in 1994-5.
14/12/1998 - $A5
Million International Telecommunications R&d Program
Awarded - Tadiran Microwave Networks has extended and
expanded the scope of research and development being
carried out by CSIRO Telecommunications & Industrial
Physics, located in Sydney, Australia.
07/12/1998 - CSIRO
Celebrates 50 Years Of Coal Research - CSIRO is
celebrating 50 years of collaboration with the coal
industry - the mining companies, the power generators and
the equipment manufacturers.
07/12/1998 - Roof
Bolting System For Coal Mine Safety, Productivity -
An automated system is being developed to secure the roof
in underground coal mines and take people out of the
hazardous area between the mining and roof support
operations.
04/12/1998 - Research To Put
Australia On The Map - Going bushwalking this
weekend? Trying to get the walking maps you need? Imagine
being able to download them from the Internet on Friday
night, just minutes before setting out.
03/12/1998 - Finer, Stronger,
Wins Chairman's Gold - Fundamental science and one of
Australia"s oldest industries have come together to win
the CSIRO Chairman"s Medal for 1998.
03/12/1998 - Medals To X-rays,
Astronomy, Timber, Boger Fluids - Three CSIRO
research projects and one "external" researcher are being
awarded CSIRO Medals at a ceremony in Melbourne today
(Thursday).
03/12/1998 - Aries-1
To Open New Window On Planet Earth - Early in the
21st century an Australian eye-in-the-sky will begin to
explore the Earth at a level of detail never before
possible, a National Science Briefing in the Federal
Parliament heard yesterday.
02/12/1998 - Marlin Via
Satellite - Hi-tech fish tags have been successfully
tested for the first time on black marlin.
01/12/1998 - 'Mirage'
Used To Measure Age Of Universe - An international
team led by a young Australian scientist has used CSIRO"s
Australia Telescope to measure how fast the Universe is
expanding - and found it to be both older and larger than
previously thought.
01/12/1998 - Scientists Flock
Together To Fight Duck Virus - An international
scientific effort has delivered greater protection for
Australia"s growing duck industry, and Vietnam"s 40
million farmed ducks.
26/11/1998 - Australia Telescope
To Get Sharper Eyes - Astronomers will be able to
probe deeper into the secrets of the universe with the
upgrade of one of the world's most important radio
telescopes, the CSIRO's Australia Telescope Compact Array
(ATCA) at Narrabri.
25/11/1998 - Australia Could
Miss Internet Trade Opportunities - Australia is
missing a glorious opportunity to become a major player
in the global information economy, Victorian
parliamentarians were told today.
24/11/1998 - Rio Tinto And Csiro To
Collaborate On Research And Development - Rio Tinto
and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research
Organisation (CSIRO) have reached an agreement to
identify areas of scientific research and development of
mutual benefit to both organisations.
22/11/1998 - Mickey Mouse Solution
To Mineral Discoveries - If it wasn"t for Mickey
Mouse, CSIRO might have missed its calling as the world
leader in 3D Magnetic Modelling, an exciting new
technique for use in the search for new mineral deposits.
17/11/1998 - Industry Award For Top Milk
Researcher - Frothier cappuccinos, specialised milk
powders and better quality yoghurt are the result of
groundbreaking research into milk chemistry done by a
CSIRO scientist working within Food Science Australia, Dr
Mary Ann Augustin.
16/11/1998 - Rangeland Weed Joins
The Target List - CSIRO has launched a pre-emptive
strike against potentially one of the most damaging woody
weeds of the grazing industry in northern Australia.
12/11/1998 - Where There's Muck
There's Brass - Bacteria and atom-scale nanomachines
are poised to help turn Australia"s waste streams into
virtual gold mines, a National Science Briefing heard in
Federal Parliament today.
12/11/1998 - $m
Quarantine Lab Gets Green Light - CSIRO today
announced the go-ahead for a new weapon in Australia"s
war on the $3 billion weed menace, with the approval for
a multi-million dollar quarantine facility at its Floreat
Park Research Laboratory in Perth, Western Australia.
11/11/1998 - CSIRO Foundation For
Trial HIV Vaccine - A technique developed for
veterinary vaccine applications by CSIRO Animal Health
scientists is playing an important role in a project with
ANU and MacFarlane Burnet Centre to develop a vaccine
against HIV.
09/11/1998 - History Of The
Rainforest Told In Song - The history of Australia"s
magnificent tropical rainforests is being deciphered from
an utterly original medium - the music of the birds which
have inhabited it for millennia.
06/11/1998 - Alpaca Industry
Benefits From Wool Experiences - Alpaca breeders are
getting together with leading CSIRO wool scientists and
consultants to gain from their years of experience in
wool industry research.
05/11/1998 - Simulator Plans For
Tourism "shocks" - Cyclones and economic crises need
pose no threat to holiday plans, according to CSIRO
researcher Paul Walker.
02/11/1998 - Aluminium Study
Puts Drinking Water In The Clear - Using a world
first technique, CSIRO has found convincing evidence that
the use of alum - aluminium sulphate - to treat drinking
water is safe.
29/10/1998 - Australian 'flu
Drug Targets Us Market - Australia's
world-first influenza drug, Relenza (Trade Mark), is now
poised to enter the United States (US) with the filing of
a New Drug Application with the US Food and Drug
Administration (FDA).
29/10/1998 - Crunch time looming for
local vehicle industry - Australia"s vehicle industry
has been warned it may not survive unless it fully
integrates into the global market and exploits niche
areas of technology.
28/10/1998 - Australian
Scientists Find World's Oldest Oil - A team of
Australian scientists has discovered the world"s oldest
oil in 3 billion-year-old rocks from Australia, South
Africa and Canada.
28/10/1998 - $20m Aerospace
Relationship Agreement - CSIRO and British Aerospace
Australia have signed a research relationship agreement
worth up to $20 million to develop advanced materials and
processes for the global aircraft industry of the early
21st century.
27/10/1998 - Upright Sugarcane
Produces More Sugar - Cane that remains erect has an
18% higher sugar yield than cane that has fallen over in
the canefields, a CSIRO experiment has found.
26/10/1998 - CSIRO Scientist Takes Top
Job In Us Animal Health - A senior CSIRO scientist
has been appointed as the director of the largest animal
disease laboratory within the United States Department of
Agriculture.
26/10/1998 - Keeping Milk Fresher,
Longer - Ever wondered why cartons of milk sometimes
spoil in the "fridge before the use-by date? Scientists
at Food Science Australia (FSA) have found a way to help
industry to manufacture pasteurised milk with improved
storage life.
23/10/1998 - Tiny
Aussie Wasps To Battle Million Dollar Pest - In a
pre-emptive strike on the devastating silverleaf whitefly
that can cause millions of dollars in crop damage, CSIRO
scientists have discovered tiny Australian wasps that
could help wipe out populations of the pest.
22/10/1998 - Vaccine Trial For
Livestock Disease - A promising CSIRO vaccine against
lupinosis, a livestock disease, is currently being
trialed in Western Australia by the animal health
company, Virbac (Australia) Pty Limited.
22/10/1998 - As Quick As
Klim? Solar Boats Speed Up In Dickson - Hi-tech craft
will streak through the water in the second annual Model
Solar Boat Challenge on Saturday, held at the Dickson
Aquatic Centre (ACT).
21/10/1998 - Indoor
Air Quality Our Next Challenge: CSIRO - Australia
faces a significant air quality challenge, according to
senior CSIRO researchers, but it is largely because of
indoor rather than outdoor pollutants.
21/10/1998 - Csiro Showcases
Environmental Research - CSIRO, Australia's largest
research agency, is in the business of providing
environmental solutions, according to Dr John Radcliffe,
CSIRO Deputy Chief Executive.
19/10/1998 - Halting The Snail
Trail Of Destruction - Golden apple snails can make
attractive aquarium pets, but they have left a trail of
destruction across South East Asia and now they are
threatening Australia.
18/10/1998 - Ocean Rebirth Awaits
'lucky Country' - Australia has a chance to regain
her Lucky Country status, this time from the bounty of
her ocean, and one of Australia"s leading marine
scientists has called for a concerted national approach
to oceans development and management as one of the new
Fede
16/10/1998 - Ocean
Tugs At Aussie Heart Strings - Most Australians want
marine research and monitoring to be conducted so as to
balance the competing demands on the ocean, according to
a national poll released today.
15/10/1998 - Silicon Implant, Sugar?
Soil Maps Show Way - Silicon in the soil can lead to
much improved sugarcane yields, and new soil mapping
techniques are showing the way to increasing silicon.
08/10/1998 - CSIRO Tackles Global
Acid Soil Menace - CSIRO scientists believe they may
have found a fresh way to tackle one of the gravest
threats to Australia's, and the world's,
environment and food supply - acid soils.
01/10/1998 - Research Can Unlock New
Ocean Wealth - Scientist - Australia can bolster its
economic development by stepping up inshore and offshore
marine research programs, according to the Chief of CSIRO
Marine Research, Dr Nan Bray.
30/09/1998 - You
Can't Leave Earth's Orbit Without Us - Australia is
playing a vital role in deep space research as part of a
CSIRO/NASA collaboration that has spanned 40 years, top
space scientists said today.
29/09/1998 - Green
light for green energy - Plans to research a
revolutionary clean energy process to power Australia"s
cities and industries into the 21st Century have been
given the green light by a technical feasibility study.
28/09/1998 - Australian
'flu Drug Goes International -
Australia's world-first influenza drug, Relenza
(Trade Mark) (zanamivir), is poised to enter the global
market with regulatory approval being sought in Europe
and Canada.
28/09/1998 - Jurassic
Beetle: Csiro Entomologist Discovers Living Fossil -
CSIRO entomologist Dr John Lawrence admits it was a
thrill: the delicate bronze-and-white spiny beetle
glittering in the light of his microscope was a living
fossil, whose ancestral roots go back almost 200 million
years.
25/09/1998 - Building A Bright
Future Through R&d - How does energy efficient
housing produce fewer greenhouse gas emissions? How are
we leading the world in mobile telephone technology? What
did we do to be the first to properly engineer the
surface of polymers for industry and how do you identify
the mos
25/09/1998 - Cutting
Edge Telecommunications Research Wins Award - People
in the future will have faster internet access with
quicker download time for images and videos and will get
better mobile phone performance as a result of
cutting-edge CSIRO research.
25/09/1998 - Biocontrol To Meet Nt
Wetlands Weed Threat - "Northern Territory wetlands
are facing the continuing threat of invasion by the woody
weed Mimosa pigra," says Dr Jim Cullen, Chief of CSIRO
Entomology.
24/09/1998 - A Know
Your Enemy Approach To Beat Disease - Influenza,
diabetes and some forms of cancer may become more
treatable due to pioneering research by CSIRO and
industry partners.
24/09/1998 - Cities In
Detail On The Web - Imagine being able to dial up the
Internet and find all sorts of detailed information about
your own block of land - such as your boundaries,
contours, roads or nearby features such as a famous
building.
23/09/1998 - New Test
Makes A Monkey Of Tb - The latest test in the fight
against tuberculosis (TB) enters the world market today.
23/09/1998 - Moth
Joins Attack On Scotch Thistle - Scientists have
launched a new attack on Scotch thistles, with a fifth
biological control agent in the field to control the
pest.
22/09/1998 - Saving Our Rivers From
Choking To Death - A revolutionary device which will
help shield Australia"s rivers from a slow death from
oxygen starvation caused by sewage effluent is one of the
highlights at the nation"s leading high-tech fair,
Manufesto 98.
22/09/1998 - World
Beating Power Storage - A new system that is able to
meet the increasing need for power storage has been
developed by CSIRO and commercial partner, cap-XX Pty
Ltd.
22/09/1998 - Speedy Poultry
Disease Diagnosis Years In The Making - An innovative
test developed by CSIRO scientists at the Australian
Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL) has allowed the speedy
diagnosis of the recent Newcastle disease outbreak at two
NSW poultry farms.
21/09/1998 - Insect Diseases -
The Pest Killers Of The Future - Naturally occurring
bacteria, fungi, nematodes (round-worms) and viruses are
already being used as an environmentally friendly
alternative to many chemical pesticides.
21/09/1998 - Australia "must Learn How
To Repair Our Damaged Landscapes" - Understanding how
Australian ecosystems work, so we can care for them
better in future, will be among the greatest challenges
in our scientific history, one of the nation's most
eminent environmental scientists has warned.
17/09/1998 - High
Tech Boost For Fruit Exports - Fresh Australian fruit
is to receive a high technology boost with the launch of
"Food into Asia", a project to ensure it arrives in peak
condition for customers in Asia and worldwide.
16/09/1998 - Apple Snacks
Stage A Tuckshop Revolution - Millions of mums and
dads harbour a nagging fear their youngsters may hop into
all sorts of unhealthy snacks once out of parental sight.
15/09/1998 - R&d High
Flyers Reveal The Secrets Of Success - Some of
Australia"s most successful high-tech commercialisers
will play a star role in the nation"s premier science and
technology forum, Manufesto "98.
15/09/1998 - Soybeans "vital Role In
Human Future" - A greater consumption of soyfoods at
the expense of animal products may provide what
agricultural research cannot - the time for population
growth and food production to reach a balance.
10/09/1998 - Csiro Signs Science
Agreement With Singapore - The signing today of a
Collaborative Agreement between the Institute for
Molecular Agrobiology (IMA) at the University of
Singapore, and Australia's Commonwealth
Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO),
signals the beginning of a p
10/09/1998 - When The Fox Is Away,
The Feral Cats Play - Foxes and cats can be a deadly
combination against native wildlife and farm animals
(when they"re not having a blue.
09/09/1998 - Disease And Health Beyond
2000 - Heart disease, depression and traffic
accidents are predicted to be the three major health
threats to humans by the Year 2020, according to the
World Health Organisation.
09/09/1998 - Wattle Seed - Another
Ingredient In The Kitchen - Forty seven sorts of
wattle tree growing in southern Australia produce seeds
which are suitable for human food, according to a new
book, Edible Wattle Seeds of Southern Australia.
08/09/1998 - Future
Food Trends Focus On Convenience, Health - Future
food trends will be influenced by consumers starved of
time rather than food, and possibly armed with a genetic
profile about what they can eat to maintain their health,
according to CSIRO Human Nutrition"s Consumer Science
Manager Dr Katrine Baghu
08/09/1998 - Experts To Discuss
Soybean's Role In Australia - Soybean scientists,
farmers and processors will gather in Brisbane on 15
September 1998 to discuss what the humble soybean means
to Australia.
07/09/1998 - Disposal Challenge
For An Effluent Society - Alarmed at the pollution of
their rivers, oceans and lakes, Australian communities
are increasingly demanding the disposal of sewage
effluent on land - but this can cause equally serious
environmental problems, a leading CSIRO soil and water
scientist
04/09/1998 - International Study
Finds Lead Risk In Mother's Milk - Lead which
has accumulated in a woman"s bones can be released during
pregnancy and transferred to breast milk during
lactation, according to a new international study.
03/09/1998 - New
Csiro Pilot Scale Minerals Facilities For Wa - On 1
September, the WA Department of Mines and Energy
transferred responsibility for managing its Mineral
Processing Laboratories (MPL) in Perth to CSIRO Minerals.
03/09/1998 - CSIRO Plans To Beat The
Toxic Blues - This summer, CSIRO scientists are
planning to go to war against one of the most widespread
threats to the health of the environment and community -
toxic blue green algae.
01/09/1998 - Cassowary
Dung And Dna - Scientists are planning to take DNA
samples from the dung of cassowaries, in a bid to keep
track of one of Australia's most strange and exotic
birds.
31/08/1998 - UQ and
CSIRO Join Forces for $80 Million Research Complex -
CSIRO and the University of Queensland will join forces
to build a new $80 million research facility on the site
of CSIRO"s Cunningham Laboratory on the University"s St
Lucia campus in Brisbane.
31/08/1998 - New Winter Wheats From
CSIRO/AWB - CSIRO plant breeders in conjunction with
AWB Limited (AWB) have released two new winter wheat
varieties suitable for Australia"s high rainfall zone.
31/08/1998 - Discovery Of
New Ozone-destroying Chemical - CSIRO scientists have
discovered a new ozone-destroying chemical in the
atmosphere, as positive signs emerge that damage to the
ozone layer should decline in the next decade.
27/08/1998 - Trouser Snakes
Threaten Aussie Wildlife - Smuggled green pythons
intercepted at Cairns airport in May were carrying a new
virus that may have had the potential to devastate
Australia"s native reptiles, fish and amphibians.
24/08/1998 - Fungi
Join Insects In Fight Against Weeds - Scientists have
been given the green light to import a range of plant
diseases to help in the fight against weeds.
21/08/1998 - Local Successes
In The War Against Salinity - All Australians will be
affected by dryland salinity, but scientists can point to
some local successes and effective regional strategies.
21/08/1998 - Phd As
Grain Storage Lab. Reaches Quarter Century -
Wollongong mathematics graduate Alexsandar Antic is
heading to Canberra to work on leading-edge technology
for Australia"s clean and pest-free grain exports.
21/08/1998 - Cyanide - The Costs Can Be
A Killer - More than $100 million worth of cyanide is
used each year to process Australia's gold ores -- and
there is scope to make significant savings, according to
CSIRO scientists.
20/08/1998 - Csiro Helps
Merino Breeders Select The Best - CSIRO Animal
Production has launched an exciting initiative to help
Merino breeders take advantage of the latest genetic
technologies - SELECT Breeding Services.
20/08/1998 - The
Good Oil - The Seafood Advantage - Australian seafood
contains higher levels of omega-3 oils - active against
coronary heart disease, high blood pressure and
rheumatoid arthritis - than other protein sources,
according to research results announced today (Thursday).
10/08/1998 - New
Csiro Fellow Appointed - Dr Ray Smith, Director of
the Cooperative Research Centre for Landscape Evolution
and Mineral Exploration (CRC LEME), has been appointed a
CSIRO Fellow, a prestigious award for excellence in
research achievement.
08/08/1998 - On-site Mineral
Analysis May Save $ Millions - CSIRO scientists have
developed a technology package to help save Australia"s
mineral processing industry hundreds of millions of
dollars a year.
07/08/1998 - Lucerne Linked To
Reduced Salinity - An extra tool in the battle
against salinity may be at hand with CSIRO research
showing lucerne pasture can help Western Australian
farmers lower the water table in localised areas.
07/08/1998 - Ecotourism: All You Need To
Know - Somebody out there is interested in what you
are doing, says writer Sue Beeton, whose book was
published this week.
06/08/1998 - Australian
Wildlife Gets New Foundation - A bequest from a
Sydney artist of nearly half a million dollars to CSIRO
has enabled the establishment of a new Foundation for
Wildlife research.
05/08/1998 - Consumer Awareness
'vital To Curb Food Poisoning' - Increased awareness
and responsibility on the part of consumers are a vital
link in reducing the risk of food poisoning in Australia,
according to a leading microbiologist.
04/08/1998 - Stronger Staples,
Better Returns - Sounder wool and greater staple
strength are now within the reach of all woolgrowers
following successful research by CSIRO Animal Production
and Agriculture WA, both participants in the Wool CRC.
04/08/1998 - These
Boots Are Made For Fightin' - For over fifty years,
from Kokoda and Korea to Vung Tau and Somalia, Australian
soldiers have marched and fought in essentially the same
old boot.
03/08/1998 - nemesis Gathers
Momentum In Worm War - Sheep breeders across
Australia are adopting the revolutionary program as a
vital weapon in the war on worms, according to a major
nationwide survey of breeders, growers and wool industry
advisers.
03/08/1998 - Clear-felling And
Genetics - The Good News - Clear-fell harvesting is
not reducing genetic diversity in a common eucalypt in
the south east forests, says a CSIRO researcher.
31/07/1998 - Contaminated Water:
Csiro Research - Media enquiries about water quality
issues may be addressed to the following CSIRO
researchers.
30/07/1998 - What If
More People Drive To The Daintree? - Tourism Simulator
Helps Town Planning - CSIRO is working with the
Douglas Shire Council and local tourism operators to test
out possible future changes to tourism in the area and
what these changes could mean for planning and management
of tourism to this popular north Queensland destination
29/07/1998 - Northern Australia: A
Hot Wet Future - During the next 30 years, inland
parts of northern Australia are likely to warm by between
0.
28/07/1998 - Progress
Depends On Biological Understanding - Humanity
depends upon biodiversity and ecosystems for the very
sustenance of life, says Dr Peter Raven, one of the
world"s leading environmental scientists.
27/07/1998 - Concern Over
Extinctions Prompts Symposium - Growing concern, both
internationally and within Australia, over the increasing
rate of habitat destruction and species extinctions has
prompted a symposium on Conservation Biology to be held
in Canberra this week.
24/07/1998 - Harvesting
Kangaroos: An Ecological Perspective - Harvesting of
kangaroos has a scientifically legitimate, ecological and
economic role, says Dr David Freudenberger of Australia"s
leading research institution, the Commonwealth Scientific
and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).
24/07/1998 - Australian
Scientists In World-first Cell Discovery - A team of
Australian scientists from CSIRO and the Biomolecular
Research Institute has achieved a world-first advance by
describing the structure of a vital receptor found on the
surface of the body cells of all animals including
humans.
23/07/1998 - Know
Your Poisons, Save Your Rivers - Understanding the
behaviour of pesticides and other farm chemicals can
minimise environmental damage, according to researchers.
22/07/1998 - Wine For
The New Millennium - Research has played a major role
in helping the Australian wine industry in its quest for
$1 billion in exports by the turn of the century, South
Australian parliamentarians were told at a Science
Briefing in Parliament House, Adelaide today.
22/07/1998 - Venezuelan Viruses
Ruled Out For Cane Toad Control - CSIRO scientists
have ruled out the use of viruses from Venezuela to
control cane toads in Australia because laboratory trials
show that the viruses can also kill native Australian
frogs as well as the toads.
20/07/1998 - Putting Science Into
Parliament - In a trailblazing event for South
Australia, CSIRO will provide regular Science Briefings
to the State"s politicians.
16/07/1998 - S.A. To
Manufacture World-first Pollution Meter - A
manufacturing plant for a world-first in the water and
waste water industry has been commissioned in Adelaide by
South Australia"s Government Enterprises minister,
Michael Armitage.
15/07/1998 - Hot Rides Stress
Aussie Furniture Exports - Wild fluctuations in
temperature and humidity in shipping containers are
causing problems for Australia"s fast-growing $100M
furniture export business.
15/07/1998 - Drought-beating Pulses -
Fifty drought-busting chickpea lines are being trialed by
CSIRO scientists to find a new Western Australian pulse
for the eastern wheat belt.
14/07/1998 - Weevils Wipe Out Killer
Weeds In Png - In a move that could save the
environment, village economies and even human lives,
CSIRO scientists have wiped out 20 square kilometres of a
noxious water weed infesting the Sepik River in PNG.
13/07/1998 - Extreme
Conditions Ahead For Antarctic Voyagers - A major
mid-winter scientific expedition into the Southern Ocean
will endure extreme conditions when it leaves Hobart on
Wednesday.
10/07/1998 - Save On Sheep Selenium
Dollars - Farmers across Australia can cut their
selenium fertiliser bills by up to two thirds, following
new research by CSIRO Animal Production.
08/07/1998 - Aircraft Safety Gets A
Boost - New ways to make software for aircraft
mission computers safer have been announced by Defence
Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) and CSIRO.
06/07/1998 - International
Mite Specialists Gather In Canberra - Hundreds of
mite specialists (acarologists) from around the world are
meeting in Canberra this week to discuss mites, the
near-invisible creatures which are a vital component of
our environment and of almost everything we do.
06/07/1998 - Biological
Informatics: Bid For World Position - Scientists from
around the world are meeting in Canberra for the first
world conference on biological informatics and
bioinformatics.
01/07/1998 - Say Cheese!
Scientists, Cheesemakers Meet - Scientists and
cheese-makers from around the world are meeting in
Melbourne this week for the first international cheese
conference ever to be held in Australia.
30/06/1998 - More Trees, Activated
Carbon From CSIRO Process - A new CSIRO process will
produce activated carbon for a booming purifier market,
while helping Australia reach its Kyoto greenhouse
targets.
29/06/1998 - Sand
Grains Reveal How Humans Change Australia - Tiny
grains of sand are opening a spectacular new volume in
the history of Australia, revealing the impact of human
settlement over centuries, and even thousands of years.
29/06/1998 - Quest For A Greener
Farming System - How well Australian farmers manage
their catchments and the nutrients that leak off their
farms may soon determine their ability to export meat,
wool, dairy and crops successfully.
26/06/1998 - Fungus Suspect In Frog
Death - A new fungal disease appears to be
responsible for mass deaths in frog populations in
Australia and Panama.
26/06/1998 - Revolutionary
Wool Harvesting Takes Off - Australian science and
industry have notched up another world first with the
commercialisation of a wool harvesting process without
the use of a mechanical handpiece, according to according
to an announcement today by the Minister for Industry,
Science a
25/06/1998 - "big
Building" Is Watching You... - In the near future
secure buildings will unobtrusively observe who comes
into them, when and where they enter, track where they go
within the building and register when they leave.
24/06/1998 - New
Window To The Deeps Found In Antarctica - Scientists
have discovered a new "window" to the deep sea - a source
of dense, oxygen-rich Antarctic Bottom Water which
breathes life into the world"s oceans.
22/06/1998 - Waste
From Wool Goes Back To The Soil - A revolutionary
process which turns waste into valuable by-products is
the highlight of a new natural fibre processing factory
to be opened in Geelong today (Monday) by the Premier of
Victoria, Mr Jeff Kennett.
16/06/1998 - Australia's Own
Giant High-tech Fair - , the prestige annual event
for Australia's industrial and technology development
communities, will be held at the Melbourne Convention
Centre 23-25 September 1998.
12/06/1998 - Sea Levels:
Time, Tide And Technology Combine - One hundred and
fifty seven years ago a rough mark was cut into the
sandstone cliffs of Port Arthur"s Isle of the Dead.
11/06/1998 - Csiro Awards
British Aerospace Million Dollar Contract - CSIRO
today awarded British Aerospace a million dollar contract
for the operation and maintenance of the Canberra Deep
Space Communication Complex (CDSCC).
11/06/1998 - Climate Research Goes
Nuclear In Indian Ocean - International concern for
nuclear proliferation in the Indian Ocean has provided a
beneficial spin-off for the researching of climate change
and global warming in the region.
10/06/1998 - Ocean Data To Unlock
Mysteries Of El Nino, La Nina - Advance warning of El
Ni-o, La Ni-a and similar climate variations will be
improved by a new joint facility to coordinate ocean
research.
10/06/1998 - Molasses Makes Beef's
Future Look Sweet - A million tonnes of molasses,
currently produced as a by-product of the sugar industry,
could soon become a mainstay of Australia"s $2.
09/06/1998 - Medicine And Biology
By Computer - New Book Tells How - Abnormal features
in medical screenings (such as x-rays and mammograms) may
soon be detectable by computers, providing doctors with
an additional source of information before making their
final diagnoses.
08/06/1998 - Australia Has Its Ups And
Downs - The Australian continent is flexing like a
giant wobble board, moving hundreds of metres up and down
in response to the vast churning of the earth's internal
heat engine.
05/06/1998 - Protect Our Deep Sea
Mountains: Report - A recommendation to protect
unique marine life forms on undersea mountains south of
Tasmania may lead to Australia"s first deep-sea marine
protected area.
04/06/1998 - Micro-plants
Yield Pharmaceutical New Wave - Compounds with
anti-cancer properties and potential for use in new
generation antibiotics and nutritional supplements have
been found in tiny marine plants around Australia"s
coastline.
04/06/1998 - Danish Academy
Hails Insect Scientist - CSIRO entomologist Dr Ebbe
Nielsen has been elected a Foreign Fellow of the Royal
Danish Academy of Science and Letters.
02/06/1998 - Bug Puts The Bite On
Pesticide Problem - After scouring the world for a
solution to a Perth groundwater contamination problem,
CSIRO Land and Water settled on a microscopic bug
discovered by an Israeli scientist, Dr Raphi Mandelbaum,
in an American contaminated site.
28/05/1998 - Tests Reveal True Age
Of Jinmium Site - Tests by Australian scientists
using world-leading dating technology have revealed the
controversial Jinmium aboriginal rock shelter in the
Northern Territory is less than ten thousand years old,
the international science journal announced today.
28/05/1998 - Science
Trailblazers Unveil The Power Of Genes - Gene
technologies will make a key contribution to a healthier,
wealthier and more sustainable Australia in the 21st
century, leading gene researchers told Federal
Parliamentarians today.
27/05/1998 - Peas With In-built
Weevil Resistance - CSIRO announced today (Thursday)
that it has produced genetically modified peas almost one
hundred per cent resistant to weevils, the most damaging
pest of Australia"s $100 million-a-year pea crop.
27/05/1998 - Australia 'must Aim For
Global Science Role' - Australia has an outstanding
opportunity to become a more global supplier of research
and development services, the Chairman of CSIRO, Mr
Charles Allen AO, said in an address to the Minerals
Council of Australia today.
26/05/1998 - Top
Awards For Safer, More Productive Mining - Advances
that will help make Australia"s coal industry safer and
more productive has been recognised in one the industry"s
most prestigious awards.
21/05/1998 - Getting It Right In The
Bight: a Model For Ocean Management - A blueprint for
the management world wide of large-scale marine
ecosystems based on research being considered for the
Great Australian Bight is being developed by senior
Australian marine scientists, environmental managers and
industry representatives.
21/05/1998 - Microbes And
Lime Improve Soil Wettability - Rain is rolling off
some five million hectares of Australian farmland like
water off a duck"s back - leaving the soil dry.
20/05/1998 - 'world Best'
Sustainable Forestry - Interaction between scientists
and forest managers underpins Australia"s claim to be
practicing world-best sustainable forestry.
18/05/1998 - Plants
- Factories Of The Future - Crops could provide the
raw materials needed to make industrial chemicals and
polymers, such as plastics, according to CSIRO Plant
Industry scientists.
15/05/1998 - Tomorrow: Fine, With Clean
Air And A Low Particle Count - Accurate predictions
of air quality should soon be part of daily weather
forecasts for many Australian cities thanks to a project
announced today by Senator Robert Hill, Minister for the
Environment.
15/05/1998 - No Half
Measures To Deal With Woody Weeds - Scientists and
farmers are joining forces in a drive to control woody
weeds in the Western Division of New South Wales.
14/05/1998 - e. Coli: can
We Control It On Farm? - Dr Dale Hancock from
Washington State University believes we can reduce the
risk of dangerous E.
12/05/1998 - Progress With
Salinity Placed On The Record - Progress with
implementing the National Dryland Salinity Program was
outlined today in Perth with the launch of several
related publications by CSIRO and Agriculture Western
Australia, both key players in the Program.
08/05/1998 - National Science Week - May
2-10 - Australian astronomers believe they may be
witnessing what has never been seen before - a black hole
being born as the core of a super-massive star collapses
in on itself.
08/05/1998 - CSIRO Bushfire
Scientist "Unsung Hero" - CSIRO bushfire specialist
Dr Malcolm Gill was today (Friday) named "Unsung Hero of
Australian Science" by the Australian Association of
Science Communicators (ASC).
07/05/1998 - Ocean:
Origins Of Life - Media representatives are invited
to celebrate the international year of the ocean at the
launch of the new CD-ROM 11.
07/05/1998 - National Science Week -
2-10 - Australian astronomers have put forward a new
theory to explain a weird stingray shaped remnant of a
giant exploded star, or supernova.
07/05/1998 - Australian
Developed Materials To Be Used For A New Synthetic Heart
Valve - Elastomedic Pty Ltd, a Sydney-based new
technology company has signed an exclusive worldwide
licence to exploit polyurethane polymers for medical uses
developed by the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for
Cardiac Technology.
05/05/1998 - Building Industry
To Talk The Same Lingo - Australia's
construction industry will be able to use a universal
information technology language as a result of $6M CSIRO
research and development.
04/05/1998 - Hawaiian
Volcanoes Boost Australia's Bottom Line - Fiery Mt
Kilauea in Hawaii is helping to reveal major new nickel
discoveries worth billions of dollars in Western
Australia, from fossil volcanoes that became extinct
there nearly three billion years ago.
The national science agency, CSIRO, has updated its
famous "blue ball" symbol to support Australian
industry in its drive for overseas markets, CSIRO chief
executive, Dr Malcolm McIntosh, announced today.
03/05/1998 - Fair
Dinkum Wheat Saves Water - New wheat cultivars,
specially tailored for the dry Australian climate, will
emerge from CSIRO laboratories in Canberra.
01/05/1998 - The
Delicate And Noxious Scrub - Media representatives
are invited to the launch of a new book, "The Delicate
and Noxious Scrub"
01/05/1998 - Major
Step In War Against Weeds - Australia has taken a
major step in the right direction in its war against
weeds, says Dr Jim Cullen, Chief of CSIRO Entomology.
30/04/1998 - A Cup
Of Tea May Protect Against Skin Cancer - New findings
presented by the CSIRO Division of Human Nutrition at the
inaugural Australian International Symposium on Tea and
Health in Sydney today, have shown that tea may
contribute significant protection against development of
skin cancers caused by
30/04/1998 - Food Science
Australia To Boost $11bn Export Drive - The largest
and strongest food science centre in the southern
hemisphere will underpin Australia"s burgeoning $11
billion-a-year food and beverage export drive, says the
new chief executive of Food Science Australia, Dr Michael
Eyles.
30/04/1998 - Faster, Beefier
Cattle To Win The "quality Steaks" - Animal
scientists from CSIRO and the Meat Quality CRC have
devised a strategy that adds an extra 50 to 60 kilos
liveweight a year to beef cattle and can shave a full
year off the time it takes to fatten them.
29/04/1998 - Welding
breakthrough forges Australian edge - New welding
technology developed by CSIRO researchers working within
the CRC for Materials Welding and Joining has given the
Australian metals industry a production advantage over
its international competitors.
29/04/1998 - World Leading
Technology From Australia Hannover Fair, April 20 - 25,
1998 - A major German software cooperative is close
to signing an exclusive distribution agreement with
Harrison Systems Integration of Australia for world
beating image compression technology originally developed
by CSIRO.
28/04/1998 - Eating
For A Healthy Old Age - Many diseases affecting
elderly people can already be treated or reduced in
prevalence by their eating the right foods, a CSIRO
nutrition expert says.
28/04/1998 - Poison-eating Bugs
Strike Gold - The richness of Australia"s unique
biodiversity has been highlighted with the discovery by
scientists from CSIRO and BacTech Pty Ltd, a Perth-based
mining biotechnology firm, of indigenous microbes capable
of devouring toxic effluent from gold extracti
28/04/1998 - A Smart Way
To Detect Landmines - Low flying unmanned aircraft
may one day be able to detect underground landmines,
using methods developed by Australian scientists.
27/04/1998 - Science The Key To
Food Export Success - Australia currently sustains a
fast-growing $11 billion industry in food and beverage
exports on the back of a public research investment of
about $30 million a year, the Chief Executive of Food
Science Australia, Dr Michael Eyles, said today.
27/04/1998 - Precision Farming
Tracks Top Yields From Space - Navigation satellites
soaring hundreds of kilometres above the Earth and
state-of-the-art yield monitoring devices are the latest
farming tools that are taking "precision agriculture" to
new heights.
27/04/1998 - New Coatings
Improve Food Safety And Quality - New advances in
edible coatings for food will mean safer, better quality
products for the consumer, and they will taste more
natural too, according to Food Science Australia
researcher Dr Vic Reyes.
23/04/1998 - SICOR:
Polymer breakthrough solves sticky problem - A world
breakthrough in polymer technology by CSIRO scientists
has beaten one of the most intractable problems of modern
plastics and paints - how to stick them together in a
nearly unbreakable bond.
20/04/1998 - Keep Off
The Grass - Reduce Air Pollution - Worried about air
pollution? Your own backyard could be part of the
problem! CSIRO and Monash University scientists have
found that lawns and grasslands release vast quantities
of pollutants into the air.
15/04/1998 - Know Your
Fish - Guide To Boost Confidence - A guide which
identifies more than 80 species of commercial fish from
the South East Fishery will boost confidence in
Australia"s seafood industry by assisting accurate fish
identification from the time fish are caught until they
are processed and sold
05/04/1998 - Australia
Raises The Technology Bar At Hannover - Software for
modelling airflow used by German company Daimler Benz and
a world record beating solar car motor are just two of
the innovative CSIRO-developed technologies being
exhibited by Australia at this year's Hannover Fair
(Hannover Messe) in
02/04/1998 - Scientists
Warn On Landscape Sustainability - issue of global
security in the coming century, the Chief of CSIRO Land
and Water, Dr Graham Harris, said at a National Science
Briefing heard in the Federal Parliament today.
31/03/1998 - Csiro In
Indonesian Mining Agreement - CSIRO is to play an
increased role in Indonesia, following the signing of an
agreement on exploration and mining.
30/03/1998 - Australian Flu Drug At Last
Hurdle - The Australian influenza drug, GG167, today
begins a regulatory and commercial phase which could see
the drug, now called Relenza , available to the public by
next winter.
30/03/1998 - Scientist
Warns On Antibiotic Resistance - Evidence that animal
microbes can pass antibiotic resistance to bacteria that
cause disease in humans has underlined the need for a
national re-think of the way we use antibiotics, a
leading CSIRO scientist says.
25/03/1998 - Mineral
Sampling Standards Gains Science Award - Dr Ralph
Holmes of CSIRO Minerals was among five Australians to
receive the 1998 Clunies Ross National Science and
Technology Award.
24/03/1998 - Kangaroos: Fact And
Fiction - Harvesting of red and grey kangaroos has a
scientifically legitimate, ecological and economic role
in Australian rangelands, according to Dr David
Freudenberger of CSIRO Wildlife & Ecology.
20/03/1998 - Biomass: Ancient
Energy Source To Power The World - Biomass supplies
fourteen per cent of the world's primary energy
needs, according to the International Energy
Association's (IEA) Bioenergy Workshop being held
in Canberra this week.
19/03/1998 - Olympic Record Bid For
Indoor Air Quality - Australia is aiming to win
Olympic Gold even before the 2000 Games begin - by
establishing a world record for indoor air quality.
18/03/1998 - Concerns For
Australian Sea Lion - Evidence is mounting that
Australia's native sea lion population has levelled off
and may be declining, prompting a leading CSIRO scientist
to call for more intensive research into the species.
17/03/1998 - Beating The $12
Billion Cost Of Polluted Air - Poor air quality in
Australia's homes, offices, factories and
buildings may be costing the nation as much as $12
billion a year due to ill-health and lost production, a
senior scientist has warned.
17/03/1998 - Fantastic Images Now In
Colour - Stunning colour pictures of very tiny
objects such as insects or particles of dust, magnified
to look life size, are the product of a revolutionary
CSIRO - Dindima joint project which has just been
commercialised by the Australian company, Dindima.
12/03/1998 - Australia
Pioneers New Lifesaving Technologies - Spectacular
new images of the inside of the human body will help
doctors save more lives, avoid pain and discomfort for
patients and reduce national health costs, Federal
Parliamentarians were told today.
11/03/1998 - "flying Doctor" Enters
The Human Body - Surgeons and doctors can now "fly"
inside their patients without even opening them up, to
inspect problem sites that may require treatment.
10/03/1998 - History
Of National Insect Collection Launched Today - by
Murray S Upton - a history of the first 65 years of CSIRO
Entomology and the Australian National Insect Collection
- will be launched in Canberra today (Tuesday).
09/03/1998 - European Wasp On
The Increase In Canberra - The European wasp has been
on the increase in Canberra this summer and continues to
spread to new parts of the city, according to CSIRO and
Canberra Urban Parks.
06/03/1998 - Csiro
In Bid To Solve A Global Water Mystery - New research
in South Australia"s Clare Valley aims to prevent the
depletion of groundwater through indiscriminate use.
05/03/1998 - Smart Buildings To
Deliver Huge Savings - Australia can sharply increase
national economic growth (GDP) in the coming century by a
smarter approach to its built environment, Mr Larry
Little, Director of CSIRO"s Built Environment Sector,
told Parliamentarians today at a National Science
Briefing i
03/03/1998 - 'cocktail Abalone' To
Boost Exports To Asia - CSIRO and University of
Queensland researchers are seeking to boost abalone
exports to Asian markets by developing the farming
potential of a smaller tropical abalone with a delicate
flavour and a convenient size for banquets.
27/02/1998 - Australian Ships Sail To
Study Major Ocean Boundary - An oceanic frontier
stretching 20,000 km around the globe will be the focus
of an international scientific expedition to the Southern
Ocean leaving today.
25/02/1998 - Minerals
Innovation: The Key To Adding Value Says New Chief -
Millions of Australians are able to enjoy their beaches
and outdoor sports while being protected from deadly skin
cancers thanks to the nation"s minerals industry.
19/02/1998 - Raiding The $10
Billion Phosphorus Bank - CSIRO scientists have
identified ways of freeing up phosphorus, previously
applied as fertiliser, which has become tightly held in
soil.
18/02/1998 - Global
manufacturers meet in Melbourne - Globeman 21, a
Consortium of some 25 companies and 13 research
organisations from around the world, is holding a plenary
meeting at Monash Mount Eliza Business School from
February 19-25, 1998.
16/02/1998 - More Meat,
Less Gas From Cattle - A team of Australian and
Japanese scientists are investigating ways to cut global
greenhouse gas emissions from cattle, while increasing
the amount of meat and milk they produce.
12/02/1998 - First To
Market Wins Race: Csiro Ceo - It is fundamental to
the success of Australian industry to get to the market
first with products involving new technologies, according
to CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Malcolm McIntosh.
11/02/1998 - Meat Technologies
Open New Export Prospects - Technological
breakthroughs by Australian food scientists to make
abbatoir tasks more efficient and meat cleaner and safer
for Australia"s consumers and export customers, are the
centrepiece of a $A1 million commercial deal with Japan.
09/02/1998 - Australian "Car Of
The Future" proposed - The Australian automotive
industry has been challenged to build a futuristic car
that bridges the transition from fossil fuel to electric
energy and have it on the road in time for the Sydney
2000 Olympics.
06/02/1998 - New
Hope In Mimosa Control - A beetle which eats the
seeds of mimosa has been released in the Northern
Territory in an effort to stop the spread of this
insidious weed.
05/02/1998 - Water Surfeit Threat
To Artesian Basin - A surfeit of fresh water
ironically, the key which unlocked Australia"s Great
Artesian Basin (GAB) for settlement more than a century
ago is today emerging as potentially one of the most
destructive forces in its future, the National Outlook
Conference
05/02/1998 - Rich New Mineral
Discoveries Predicted - Major new mineral deposits
wealth are likely to be found beneath vast unexplored
areas of Australia thanks to a developing array of novel
exploration technologies, says a leading mineral
exploration scientist.
04/02/1998 - Clean,
Green Image "vital For Aquaculture" - Australia's
burgeoning $400m aquaculture industry must set
international standards for environmental care and
efficient use of land, water, energy and feed, a leading
marine scientist says.
02/02/1998 - The
Rainforest Fights Back - Australia"s northern
tropical rainforest, previously thought to have been
fairly static during the last few millenia, has in fact
undergone a massive fivefold expansion in area since the
end of the last ice-age.
29/01/1998 - Probe Into Long-term
Sulphur Impact - The impact on wildlife of sulphur
dioxide (SO2) emissions from one of the world"s largest
lead, copper and silver mines is the focus of a new study
by the Tropical Savannas Cooperative Research Centre,
based in Darwin and Townsville.
28/01/1998 - Timber Supplement
From Paper And Plastic - A supplement for timber
could come from old telephone books and plastic milk
containers, according to CSIRO researchers.
28/01/1998 - Tourists Spot
Early Environmental Warning Signs - Tourists visiting
one of the richest areas of biodiversity in inland
Australia have disclosed that the one thing they really
want to see are signs of other tourists.
26/01/1998 - Greenhouse
Impact On Australia's Forests - Australia"s forests
may benefit from a carbon dioxide-enriched atmosphere,
but the gains may be offset or even outweighed by the
impact of rising temperatures predicted to occur under
Greenhouse, a new scientific study has found.
24/01/1998 - Wheels Of
The Future On A Roll - The Aurora 101 Solarcar is a
strong contender to be first across the finish line
today, in the CitiPower SunRace "98, from Sydney to
Melbourne.
21/01/1998 - Handfish Steps
Back From Brink Of Extinction - The tiny spotted
handfish, the first Australian marine fish listed as
endangered under the Federal Endangered Species
Protection Act, may escape extinction as a result of
successful breeding trials and research into its biology.
20/01/1998 - Water
And Oil do Mix In The Hunt For Energy - CSIRO
scientists from the Divisions of Land and Water and
Petroleum have achieved an international advance in the
hunt for oil and gas that will lower the costs and risks
of exploration and production.
16/01/1998 - Fishy Solution To The
Toxic Blues - A local fishing association is helping
researchers to put large native fish species into two
southeast Queensland dams in a novel bid to control toxic
blue-green algae outbreaks and improve anglers" catches.
15/01/1998 - Fungi - The Root Cause Of
Tree Success - Tiny fungi living around the roots of
native trees and shrubs are probably critical to the
success of farm revegetation programs, a CSIRO study has
shown.
15/01/1998 - The
Lucky Country Love It Or Lose It - Australians are
living on borrowed time because of the rate at which our
ecological systems are starting to break down, two of the
nation"s most eminent environmental scientists have
warned.
14/01/1998 - The
Answer Really Does Lie In The Soil - Australia faces
a growing crisis over the damage to its soils but the
good news is that problems previously considered
intractable may be overcome with the right approaches by
both farmers and researchers, says one of the nation"s
most eminent soil sci
13/01/1998 - Triple
Australian Tree Planting: Forestry Chief - Australia
can help overcome a timber shortage in Asia, repair our
own landscape, create tens of thousands of new jobs and
fight Greenhouse all at the same time if we triple our
annual rate of tree plantings, says the nation"s leading
forest scientist.
12/01/1998 - Scientists Kill
Marine 'monster' Mystery - An examination at the
weekend has confirmed the so-called "monster" found on
the Tasmanian west coast two weeks ago is the remains of
a whale.
12/01/1998 - Call For
Global Action On Damaged Landscapes - A leading
Australian scientist has called for world action to avert
the destruction of landscapes and fresh water resources,
on a par with the present international efforts being
made on Greenhouse and ozone depletion.
11/01/1998 - Astronomers Take
Pulse Of Doomed Star - CSIRO's Australia Telescope
has tracked the throbbing 'pulse' of a bizarre gigantic
star called Eta Carinae, a meeting of the American
Astronomical Society (AAS) in Washington D.
08/01/1998 - High-tech Spying On The
Secret Life Of The Shark - Data-storage tags capable
of indicating a fish"s position every day for two years
are being used for the first time by Australian
scientists to monitor commercial shark species.
08/01/1998 - Tasmania's "monster"
Mystery - Marine scientists at CSIRO are hoping in
the next few days to examine samples taken from a marine
creature washed up on Tasmania"s west coast.
06/01/1998 - Red-legged
Prawns Provide A New Gourmet Treat - There"s a chance
you may be eating a new type of prawn in 1998, as
Australian fish markets begin to welcome a crustacean
species being caught in near record numbers in
Australia"s remote north west.
05/01/1998 - Converting Tree
Waste Into Electricity - Wood residues currently left
in the forest to decay or produced in sawmills have
considerable potential as a renewable energy source,
according to CSIRO scientists.
02/01/1998 - Research To Combat
Killer Virus - CSIRO is developing new tests and a
vaccine to help protect Australia from Japanese
encephalitis a foreign viral disease that killed two
Torres Strait residents in 1995.
02/01/1998 - CSIRO Breakthrough To
Aid Grain Storage - CSIRO scientists have achieved a
breakthrough with a device to measure tiny amounts of the
fumigant phosphine, in order to protect the environment
and lessen risk to human health.
01/01/1998 - Science News For The
Holiday Season - A smorgasbord of exciting news and
feature stories about Australian scientific advances is
available on the CSIRO World Wide Web site: