CSIRO Media Releases

2002

20/12/2002 - Surviving the drought - Scientifically-based farm management is helping Australian farmers survive one of the worst droughts this century and cut drought recovery times by 2-3 years.
20/12/2002 - Research accepts leadership challenge - A young Darwin scientist has been recognised as having the drive and commitment to make a long-term difference to Australian rural industries.
19/12/2002 - New framework for water - CSIRO scientists are proposing a landmark national water trading framework to define water rights for irrigation.
19/12/2002 - World-leading fire expert for CSIRO Laboratories - One of the world"s leading fire scientists has been appointed to the position of Head of Fire Science at CSIRO"s Fire Science & Technology Laboratory based at North Ryde, Sydney.
19/12/2002 - Sex and diamonds-research to benefit Australia - The sex pheromones of the diamondback moth and a fungus may save Australia millions of dollars.
16/12/2002 - FedSat launched successfully from Japan - CSIRO researchers have helped Australia blast back into space research by playing key roles in the development of the FedSat satellite, which was launched successfully from Japan on Saturday (December 14).
12/12/2002 - Salt-tolerant wheat has ancient roots - A variety of wheat from ancient Persia has been used to successfully breed the world"s first salt-tolerant durum wheat variety.
12/12/2002 - CSIRO welcomes new CRCs - The Chief Executive of CSIRO, Dr Geoff Garrett has welcomed the Federal Government"s announcement of 30 successful Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) grants and an injection of $478 million into the CRC Program.
11/12/2002 - Seabed ore turns to Chairman's gold - The CSIRO Chairman"s Gold Medal for 2002 has been awarded to Dr Ray Binns and his team for their work in exploring and understanding active mineral formation on the deep ocean floor.
09/12/2002 - Scientists track seafaring lobsters - Marine scientists are tracing the 2000-kilometre journey of billions of lobster larvae in the swirling currents off northern Australia, to help safeguard the future of Queensland"s $7 million ornate rock lobster fishery.
06/12/2002 - New generation chicken antibiotic alternative - A new generation "natural" treatment to protect chickens against infection could soon phase out the use of antibiotics in the poultry industry which is good news for consumers concerned about their use.
06/12/2002 - CSIRO Cotton Software Wins National Award - Cotton-crop management software developed for use on the Palm Operating System® (Palm OS®), or "handheld" computers, to help farmers reduce their pesticide use, has won a major national information technology award.
05/12/2002 - CSIRO support for National Research Priorities - Chief Executive of the CSIRO Dr Geoff Garrett has welcomed the announcement by Prime Minister John Howard of funding for Australia"s National Research Priorities.
03/12/2002 - New Survival System for Australia's Fire Fighters - In a world-first, NSW Rural Fire Service and the Country Fire Authority of Victoria, working with CSIRO researchers, have developed and proved a new fire truck protection system which will help fire fighters survive being caught in a bush fire.
02/12/2002 - Innovative foods centre launched - A new centre for Australian research into technologies which will produce safer, more nutritious foods, will be launched this morning at Food Science Australia"s facility in Werribee, Victoria.
28/11/2002 - Tender beef gene test a world-first - The steak knife is destined for the scrap heap.
27/11/2002 - Big greenhouse savings possible locally - Australian local government and industry can make major inroads into the nation"s greenhouse gas output and energy efficiency by generating electricity on-site.
26/11/2002 - Watch the eclipse on the net - It"s been 26 years since Australians experienced a total solar eclipse. On 4 December, it is happening again.
26/11/2002 - CSIRO appoints New Health Sciences and Nutrition Chief - CSIRO Chief Executive, Dr Geoff Garrett, today announced the appointment of Dr Graeme Woodrow as the new Chief of the Division of Health Sciences and Nutrition.
25/11/2002 - Celebrating innovative science in Victorian schools - Four students from St Michael"s Grammar School will be presented with CREST Awards at the annual CSIRO CREST Awards Celebration in Melbourne tomorrow.
22/11/2002 - Celebrating 30 years of cotton research - CSIRO"s Cotton Research Unit in Narrabri celebrates its 30th anniversary this Friday, 22 November.
22/11/2002 - GM sheep grow bigger, produce more milk and wool - The first research of its type in Australia has concluded that genetically modified sheep grow bigger and faster, produce double the amount of milk, can grow more wool, but require more care.
21/11/2002 - Nuclear probe may be new weapon against acid mine drainage, salinity - A nuclear probe developed by CSIRO for minerals exploration and mining may soon be used to combat some of the world"s biggest environmental problems.
21/11/2002 - Innovation: an opportunity for Western Australia - Australia needs to evolve to a ¿systems¿ approach to innovation, one that focuses on the linkages between the people that will make it happen, according to CSIRO Chairman, Catherine Livingstone.
19/11/2002 - Great expectations for international maths congress - The world"s premier meeting of applied mathematicians - the 5th International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM) - is being held in Sydney next year and promises to be one of the biggest scientific events ever held in the city.
18/11/2002 - Ocean robots watching our climate - A new array of ocean robots has begun working deep in the Indian Ocean to help scientists understand Australia"s changing climate.
14/11/2002 - New map of Australia provides answers to corrosion - Australian scientists have joined forces with a major Australian corporation to launch a new mapping system that predicts corrosion in any part of Australia, including all 14,700 towns and suburbs.
14/11/2002 - THE book on sheep nutrition - Two scientists at the CSIRO Division of Plant Industry have launched a book that is set to become the standard work on sheep nutrition.
14/11/2002 - Land management guide for grassy woodlands - Land degradation and the loss of native animal and plant species are significant environmental problems associated with farming and grazing in the grassy woodlands regions of eastern Australia.
13/11/2002 - Virtual surgery across the world - CSIRO scientists today "reached" across the globe to demonstrate real-time virtual surgical training.
11/11/2002 - Reading the rice dictionary - CSIRO Plant Industry is facilitating an international effort to decode the meaning of each rice gene at the "Towards Building a Global Rice Gene Machine" workshop in Canberra, 11-12 November 2002.
07/11/2002 - Dial P for parking - no coins required - CSIRO has developed my-T-phone - a new way of paying for parking which has the potential to do away with parking meters, boom gates and lost parking slips for ever.
06/11/2002 - Forging our future - CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Geoff Garrett delivered a National Press Club Telstra Address on Wednesday, 6 November 2002.
06/11/2002 - CSIRO's ICT expertise on show - A video-based "face-recognition" system which could revolutionise security operations at public venues, is just one of 25 outstanding IT projects CSIRO will be exhibiting during e-Government Week (11-14 November) at Parliament House, Canberra.
04/11/2002 - Future dilemmas for Australia's population - Australia is at the crossroads in having to make some key decisions surrounding population levels, resource use and evironmental quality.
04/11/2002 - 'MEDIA ALERT' Bushland on life support - Scientists at CSIRO Plant Industry are breathing life back into degraded patches of native bushland by identifying ways to increase its survival, health and re-establishment.
01/11/2002 - Tiny exotic beetle could devastate honey production - Honey production and hive management in Australia could change forever following the identification by CSIRO of a new exotic pest of bee hives.
25/10/2002 - CSIRO appoints new Atmospheric Research Chief - CSIRO Chief Executive, Dr Geoff Garrett, today announced the appointment of Dr Greg Ayers as the new Chief of the Division of Atmospheric Research.
25/10/2002 - CSIRO appoints new Atmospheric Research Chief - CSIRO Chief Executive, Dr Geoff Garrett, today announced the appointment of Dr Greg Ayers as the new Chief of the Division of Atmospheric Research.
25/10/2002 - CSIRO to help Victoria manage energy consumption - A mixture of common sense and good energy management can help Australians prevent power blackouts while reducing both electricity consumption and cost. This can potentially save millions of dollars a year and reduce greenhouse emissions.
25/10/2002 - Rangeland biodiversity: getting the science right - Rangeland plants and animals may be seriously threatened by human activities before we even realise they are in trouble, says CSIRO"s Dr Craig James.
24/10/2002 - New composites process could revolutionise car industry - An example of the potential a new low-cost Australian composite manufacturing process has to revolutionise the world automobile industry is on display at the Sydney International Motor Show (17-27 October).
23/10/2002 - One man's waste water could be one farmer's treasure - The results of a recently completed study show that recycled water from sewage treatment plants could help Darling Downs farmers who are facing critical water shortages.
22/10/2002 - The law and ecological services - Australia"s leaderhip in research into ecosystems "services" - the natural processes which purify air and water, mitigate floods and droguhts, and renew soil fertility - has brought leading US environmental law expert James E. Salzman to Sydney as a Fulbr
22/10/2002 - New wheat gives bigger yields - even in drought - A new variety of high-grade wheat capable of increasing grain yields in drought-affected areas by up to 10 per cent was released at the Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute today.
21/10/2002 - Sunlight and natural gas in new energy source - CSIRO scientists have combined solar energy and natural gas in a novel process capable of producing large-scale energy to power Australia"s future industrial and domestic needs.
21/10/2002 - Students get the science bug - Canberra high school students, Philip Fraser and Andrew Muller have first hand experience of what a career in science has to offer.
17/10/2002 - New Senior Appointments at CSIRO - CSIRO Chief Executive, Dr Geoff Garrett has announced four new senior appointments to the Organisation.
17/10/2002 - Fire risk as African grass invades top end - Increased fire risk is one result of an invasion of African grass.
15/10/2002 - New health benefits from dietary fibre - Dietary fibre - already known to reduce the risk of colon cancer - may also have the potential to replace antibiotics, lower cholesterol and control blood sugar levels, according to emerging new Australian research.
11/10/2002 - It's a win win - Australian technology is helping a leading Japanese corporation open up new export markets that will directly benefit both Japan and Australia.
10/10/2002 - Centre for life sciences is born - A new centre designed to ensure that scientists continue groundbreaking research in life sciences to support Australian and international industries will be launched in Sydney, NSW, today (Thursday, 10 October 2002).
04/10/2002 - Mini black hole may help explain massive ones - Scientists using CSIRO"s Australia Telescope and NASA"s Chandra X-ray Observatory have watched a mini black hole in our Galaxy shoot out "jets" of particles like a cosmic water-pistol.
03/10/2002 - Major advance in fight against world's greatest killer - In a significant advance, scientists have discovered some of the genes responsible for the development of insecticide resistance in mosquitoes. The findings will play an important role in combating the world"s biggest killer, malaria.
02/10/2002 - CSIRO scientist wins prestigious greenhouse gas award - CSIRO scientist Dr John Carras has won the Australian Coal Association Research Program (ACARP) Research Excellence Award 2002 for an important aspect of his work in greenhouse gas reduction.
02/10/2002 - Local Farmer Showcases CSIRO Research - NSW farmer, Bernard Hart, is hosting a field day to highlight the research achievements of CSIRO Plant Industry in improving agricultural production.
01/10/2002 - New era in livestock research - CSIRO"s Chief Executive Officer, Dr Geoff Garrett, launched a new Temperate Livestock Systems Program today (1 October) in Armidale. At the opening of the CSIRO"s upgraded rural research laboratory - the F D McMaster Laboratory, Chiswick - Dr Garrett said
01/10/2002 - CSIRO scholarships foster scientific talent - CSIRO is offering around 50 post-graduates the opportunity to win scholarships aimed at encouraging young Australian scientists and engineers to pursue research careers.
30/09/2002 - Camden White Gum - can we save it? - The future of one of Australia"s most endangered species of eucalypt, the tall, white and elegant Camden White Gum is looking more secure.
30/09/2002 - Plant Invaders in Australia - Weeds are a major threat to Australia"s biodiversity. But it is not only introduced plants that are posing a problem, our agricultural crops and even some of our natives are getting away.
27/09/2002 - Extraordinary award for irrigation research - The development of a technique that significantly reduces water use in irrigated horticultural crops has won CSIRO Plant Industry researcher, Dr Brian Loveys, a rare industry award.
27/09/2002 - Bizarre flies, biodiversity and the meaning of life - The fifth International Congress of Dipterology (the study of flies, mosquitoes and related insects) is being hosted by The University of Queensland and starts on Monday. The world"s leading fly experts will meet and share their knowledge in fields such
26/09/2002 - New agent hits the ground chewing - The battle against one of Australia"s worst environmental weeds, Mimosa pigra will intensify this week with the release of a new biological control agent.
25/09/2002 - Lessons in foot-and-mouth disease management - The lessons to be learned by Australia from last year"s foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in the UK will be the topic of a lecture tonight at CSIRO"s Australian Animal Health Laboratory in Geelong.
24/09/2002 - Experts advance upon the sensitive giant - Can the invasion of the giant sensitive plant, Mimosa pigra be halted in the wetlands of the Mekong Delta? Can remote sensing technology detect small outbreaks of Mimosa and what impact has biocontrol had on Mimosa management so far?
20/09/2002 - Melbourne Team makes landmark biomedical discovery - A team of Australian scientists has won the race to determine the three dimensional structure of an important protein molecule in humans.
19/09/2002 - Learning to control deadly viruses - CSIRO has joined an international research program aimed at preventing further outbreaks of the deadly Nipah virus and Hendra virus.
18/09/2002 - Forget postage-stamp patches on salinity: CSIRO - Remediation must be applied to entire catchments, not as scattered postage-stamp patches across the continent, says CSIRO"s Dr Mirko Stauffacher.
17/09/2002 - Reviving our heartlands - A program that combines landscape renewal with strategic research and development will be the focus of an Open Day at a property near Violet Town, Victoria, on September 18th. The day is being hosted by the Goulburn-Broken Catchment Management Authority (
17/09/2002 - A coin's eye view of day in the Aussie Outback - Australian scientists have produced a new outback experience captured in the latest collectors" coin from the Royal Australian Mint.
17/09/2002 - More milk for India - The milk production capacity of India"s dairy herd could rise by millions of litres a day following the success of a joint research project involving scientists from CSIRO and India"s National Dairy Development Board.
16/09/2002 - Looking underground for revegetation solutions - CSIRO Plant Industry is helping to "re-green" Australia by using soil bacteria to establish healthier native trees more quickly.
13/09/2002 - Australia and Japan in space science mission - The first satellite built in Australia in over thirty years, FedSat, will carry out joint scientific experiments for both Australia and Japan.
06/09/2002 - A diversity of biodiversity - September is biodiversity month and Australia is one of the most biologically diverse countries in the world.
06/09/2002 - CSIRO to help ease NASA's "traffic jam" - When six spacecraft besiege Mars in early 2004, CSIRO will help NASA catch as much data from them as possible.
06/09/2002 - Sharks wired for sound and survival - One of Australia"s friendliest sharks is now listed as critically endangered, largely as a result of mistaken identity.
05/09/2002 - Big brother for farmers - Satellites in daily orbit 700 kilometres above Earth are providing Australian farmers with key new management tools.
03/09/2002 - New UK alliance for assault on global engineering - A formidable world force in fluids engineering has emerged with the signing of an alliance between the UK"s BHR Group (BHRG) and Australia"s CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation).
02/09/2002 - Botanical Treasures - unlocking the many values of Australian plants - Australia is a veritable treasure trove of valuable plants - some known and some yet to be discovered. Botanists are playing a vital role in modern plant discovery that could lead to many environmental and economic benefits for Australians.
02/09/2002 - Australia's research at your fingertips - Information from over 2.5 million web pages of over 200 different Australian research organisations is at everyone"s fingertips, thanks to CSIRO"s Research Finder.
02/09/2002 - New species of owl found - Two Australian researchers have solved one of the more perplexing ornithological mysteries of the Indonesian archipelago.
02/09/2002 - Development company for antibiotic alternatives - An Australian research and development company, VectoGen Limited, has acquired exclusive worldwide licenses from CSIRO to a suite of platform vaccine and therapeutic technologies for use in animals.
30/08/2002 - CSIRO appoints new media manager - CSIRO"s Director of Communication is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Forbes as CSIRO"s new Media Manager.
29/08/2002 - Water use 'closing off future options' - Decisions taken by Australians today about water may close off options for future generations, a leading CSIRO water scientist has warned.
29/08/2002 - "Death of distance" heralded - The tyranny of distance that has ruled over Australia"s inland and remote regions for two centuries is nearing the end of its oppressive reign.
28/08/2002 - Desert knowledge: a hot new export - Australia has a hot new export product - knowledge about how to live, work and be sustainable in desert conditions.
28/08/2002 - Native foods: headed for world success - Australian native foods may one day make as big an impact on global cuisine as Australia"s excellent table wines on the beverage market.
26/08/2002 - Governor John Landy to launch Waterbugs - The tiny, spineless creatures which inhabit Australia"s rivers, creeks and billabongs are revealed in a new publication just released by CSIRO Publishing – The Waterbug Book: A Guide to the Freshwater Macroinvertebrates of Temperate Australia.
26/08/2002 - Forest growers' kit solves greenhouse puzzles - Australia"s private foresters will now be able to make more informed plantation management decisions simply by utilising a new kit developed by CSIRO.
22/08/2002 - Better use of the body's disease alarms - A CSIRO study of the "disease-alarm" function of farm animals" immune systems will begin next year following the presentation of an AFFA Science and Innovation Award for Young People to Dr Aaron Ingham of CSIRO Livestock Industries, Geelong.
22/08/2002 - Tackling drench resistance - One of three CSIRO researchers presented yesterday with AFFA Science and Innovation Awards for Young People, Ms Kerri Tyrrell, will use her award to test whether a blend of existing drugs can effectively control worm parasites in sheep.
22/08/2002 - Healthy ants: healthy country - A project that uses ants to tell us more about landscape health is one of the winning research proposals in this year"s AFFA Science and Innovation Awards for Young People.
19/08/2002 - Strategy to boost biotechnology's market share - A major strategy statement designed to ensure Australia becomes a stronger global competitor in the field of biotechnological research and development was launched by the CSIRO today at the AusBiotech2002 Conference in Melbourne.
19/08/2002 - CSIRO brings biotech to Australia's farmers - CSIRO is embracing biotechnological advances and developing strategies to ensure the results are used effectively by Australian farmers, according to Livestock Industries Division Chief, Mr Shaun Coffey.
16/08/2002 - Energy usage: counting the costs - Australians are coming together to count up their energy usage to gain a national "picture" of greenhouse gas emissions produced by Australian households.
16/08/2002 - Search for elusive freshwater sharks - Where have all Australia"s freshwater sharks and sawfish gone?
15/08/2002 - Palm-off cotton pest problems to 'CottonLogic' - Australian cotton farming is set for a cleaner, greener and more profitable future with the launch today (15 August) of an upgraded, handheld-computer version of the "CottonLOGIC" software system.
15/08/2002 - Fungal threat to eucalypt forests - The eucalypt forests and woodlands are at risk from an exotic disease - a rust fungus capable of attacking a broad range of our unique vegetation.
13/08/2002 - New $2 million program to strengthen CSIRO¿University linkages - A new $2 million postdoctoral Fellowship program will strengthen linkages between universities and the CSIRO and produce economic and scientific benefits for Australia. The Australian Research Council and the CSIRO announced that up to 10 ARC Postdoctoral
09/08/2002 - Beefing-up beef's banquet of flavours - In a bid to enable beef producers to better target specific markets for their product, scientists from Food Science Australia are working with the meat industry to investigate the influence of steer diet on beef flavour.
08/08/2002 - New system uses mine waste to generate clean power - New technology for generating power from coal mining waste was launched by the Federal Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources, the Hon. Ian Macfarlane, at CSIRO in Brisbane today.
08/08/2002 - Mimosa under attack - One of Australia"s worst environmental weeds is under attack.
06/08/2002 - Know your local sharks and rays - Australia"s commercial fishing industry is embracing new initiatives to sustainably manage and conserve the 300 species of sharks and rays in Australian waters.
06/08/2002 - Why plants change their name - blame the botanists! - Why do the names of plants change? The Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research plans to expose botanists as the primary culprits as it presents "What"s Its Name?" - the first of the "Biodiversity Bites" public lectures.
05/08/2002 - Helping business realise net potential - The CSIRO-Macquarie Internet Innovation Centre, a one-stop shop for solutions in Internet-related services, was officially opened by NSW IT Minister, the Hon Kim Yeadon MP today.
05/08/2002 - 'Knowledge gap' a threat to world stability - The widening gap between the minority with access to modern scientific knowledge and technologies, and the vast majority of people who lack such access, is a threat to future global stability.
05/08/2002 - What the cockies tells us - Black cockatoos have a clear message for Australia"s farmers and natural resource managers.
02/08/2002 - Black holes' fatal attraction triggers galaxies' change of heart - Supermassive black holes at the hearts of large galaxies merge when their host galaxies do, say Professor David Merritt of Rutgers University, New Jersey, and Professor Ron Ekers of CSIRO"s Australia Telescope National Facility in Sydney, Australia.
31/07/2002 - Aid to farm-forestry tree selection - The CSIRO has produced a report designed to enhance the longer term prospects of Australia"s successful farm-forestry industry.
31/07/2002 - Grapes target of wasp's wrath - Canberra"s cool-climate vineyards could be a target for further invasion by the dreaded European wasp, if vigilance is not maintained.
30/07/2002 - Federation Fellowships for CSIRO scientists - Two CSIRO scientists are among 11 researchers named yesterday by the Minister for Education, Science and Training, the Hon Dr Brendan Nelson MP, as recipients of the Commonwealth Government"s most prestigious research awards - Federation Fellowships.
29/07/2002 - The future of Australian Agriculture: Fenner Conference 2002 - Dr John Williams, Chief of CSIRO Land and Water, will speak at the Australian Academy of Science"s Fenner Conference on the Environment, Agriculture for the Australian Environment in Canberra tomorrow.
24/07/2002 - COSMIC® safety a down-to-earth matter - CSIRO and the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) are working together to ensure a new grain fumigant developed by the CSIRO can be released in Australia and, potentially, onto lucrative overseas markets.
24/07/2002 - Wildlife comes out of the glass case - Australia"s wildlife is on the move.
23/07/2002 - Scientists zero in on 'green revolution' gene - A team of CSIRO Plant Industry scientists has isolated the gene that produces the shorter, more productive, varieties of rice that led the "green revolution" in the 1960s.
22/07/2002 - New drug discovery spin-off from CSIRO - CSIRO Entomology today announced the establishment of a company dedicated to producing a wide range of therapeutic drugs from a virtually untapped source - insects.
19/07/2002 - Presenting a smorgasbord of food science - Squeezing microbes to death and packaging which "talks" are among recent developments to be discussed by Food Science Australia scientists during the 35th Annual Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology (AIFST) Convention in Sydney, from 21-24
18/07/2002 - Seminar on boosting food business profits through R & D - More than 100 Victorian food manufacturers will attend a free Challenge 2005 seminar, at Werribee on 19 July, to learn how working together with research and development providers can improve their profits.
18/07/2002 - Call for national bid to save water - Australia, the world"s driest continent, currently wastes 92 per cent of its city runoff and 86 per cent of its effluent water, a leading water scientist has warned.
17/07/2002 - CSIRO welcomes new Animal Health Lab Director - An internationally renowned expert in the detection and control of animal diseases, Dr Martyn Jeggo, has been appointed Director of CSIRO"s Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL) in Geelong, Victoria.
17/07/2002 - Many maths minds to meet in Sydney - In just under one year, Sydney will become a temporary home for 2000 of the world"s leading mathematicians.
16/07/2002 - CSIRO boosts manufacturing & infrastructure support - Major shared customers and markets in key industrial sectors are behind CSIRO"s creation of a new super division, which combines manufacturing and building and construction engineering. The name of the new Division is CSIRO Manufacturing & Infrastruct
15/07/2002 - CSIRO appoints new business executive director - CSIRO has appointed growth expert and former McKinsey partner Mr Mehrdad Baghai as the new Executive Director, Business Development and Commercialisation.
12/07/2002 - Our old, flat, salty land: how many people? - Population pressure will play a major role in the future of our old, flat, salty landscape, says researcher, John Williams, who calls for a revolution in Australia"s land use.
09/07/2002 - Beetle on warpath against bridal creeper - The release today of a foliage-eating beetle in Western Australia marks the third full-frontal attack mounted by the CRC for Weed Management Systems against one of Australia"s most destructive plant pests - bridal creeper.
08/07/2002 - Whale shark being tracked on epic ocean voyage - The first steps by an Australian research team to track the giants of the shark world - whale sharks - are underway in the eastern Indian Ocean.
03/07/2002 - $20 million crop protection alliance - A $20 million agreement was signed today that will ensure science and industry combine forces to further protect the future of Australia"s grains industry.
02/07/2002 - 'Shoo-fly' campaign account released - Queensland"s Department of Primary Industries" role in eradicating what was potentially Australia"s worst insect pest incursion has been chronicled in a new book: Fruit Fly Fighters: Eradication of the Papaya Fruit Fly.
02/07/2002 - Wiring up the global city - Sydney"s reputation as a "Global City" comes a step closer with the signing of an agreement to build the next major segment of Australia"s "super" network.
01/07/2002 - Warning on Adelaide's coastal waters - Heavy losses of sea grasses, murky water, erosion and pollution from storm water, wastewater and industrial discharges are among the warning signs for Adelaide"s coastal waters, according to preliminary findings of the Adelaide Coastal Waters Study manage
01/07/2002 - Tree hollows hold biodiversity key - More than three hundred species of Australian birds, frogs, reptiles and mammals use tree hollows for breeding and shelter. And, according to researchers, there are fewer and fewer tree hollows to go around.
01/07/2002 - CSIRO full steam ahead - CSIRO today announced that it has achieved its higher external revenue targets as part of its strategy to deliver more science and commercial outcomes to the benefit of Australia.
28/06/2002 - Angling to avoid toxic algae - Overstocking of fish for recreational fishing in Australian lakes and rivers may unleash blooms of toxic algae, a CSIRO scientist has warned.
28/06/2002 - CSIRO welcomes new Board members - CSIRO Chairman, Ms Catherine Livingstone and CSIRO Chief Executive, Dr Geoff Garrett, have welcomed the appointment of three new members to the CSIRO Board.
27/06/2002 - Climate in a computer - CSIRO has developed one of the world"s most sophisticated computer-based climate models.
24/06/2002 - Evergen targets recyclable buildings - Australian scientists have launched a new project to galvanise Australia"s property, building and construction industry to embrace sustainability.
24/06/2002 - Baby burrowing bettongs mark ten years at home - A thousand baby burrowing bettongs mark the tenth anniversay of the return of the endangered native to the Australian mainland.
21/06/2002 - CSIRO and Hatch sign alliance agreement - Australia"s pre-eminent research organisation, the CSIRO, and one of Australia"s leading engineering services and management consulting groups, Hatch, have signed an agreement to cooperate on a range of R&D assignments for clients in the resources sec
19/06/2002 - New company to promote high-pressure food preservation - A new company established to promote an innovative high-pressure food preservation technology throughout the Australian food industry was launched in Adelaide today by the Minister for Small Business, the Hon. Jane Lomax-Smith.
19/06/2002 - CSIRO launches one-stop science shop - The CSIRO Centre for Environment and Life Sciences will be a gateway to CSIRO expertise not only in Western Australia but across Australia, says CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Geoff Garrett.
18/06/2002 - Enterprise Java Beans jumping into the mainstream - Application server technology is maturing quickly and real differences are emerging between competing products according to a CSIRO report released today.
14/06/2002 - Smart solutions for clearer vision - Australian scientists have developed a permanent contact lens to improve poor vision. The synthetic lens can be surgically implanted to provide permanent, but reversible, correction of refractive error.
13/06/2002 - Drought: air pollution link found - Air pollution is likely to have contributed to the catastrophic Sahel drought in Africa, says an Australian researcher.
13/06/2002 - Hairy treatments for winter ills - Australian scientists are investigating new ways to mass-produce the active ingredients found in the herbal medicines - Echinacea, Ginseng and Gynostemma. Extracts from these plants are commonly used to stimulate the immune system, alleviate cold and flu
11/06/2002 - Honour for mathematical scientist - The power of mathematics has been recognised in this year"s Queen"s Birthday Honours.
10/06/2002 - Aussie science on show to the world - Computer aided technology to design new drugs for the treatment of cancer and diabetes is one of the highlights of Australian science on display at Bio 2002 in Toronto, Canada this week.
05/06/2002 - Snakes alive mark Science-by-Email birthday - Hovering chocolates and live snakes will mark the first birthday of CSIRO"s Science by Email.
05/06/2002 - World Environment Day: CSIRO shows research - Greenhouse awards, biological control of Australia"s worst weeds and solutions to one of the world"s biggest industrial waste headaches are just a few of the environmental stories on CSIRO"s World Environment Day web site.
03/06/2002 - Fishy solutions to a busy life - Scientists have created innovative fish products that convert under-utilised fish species into valuable ready to heat and serve meals.
31/05/2002 - Global aluminium waste headache solved - An Australian research team has solved one of the world"s big industrial waste headaches - what to do with spent pot lining (SPL) from aluminium smelters.
29/05/2002 - Metals - the 'new renewables' - Metals can help in achieving globally sustainable development, two leading Australian researchers claimed today.
27/05/2002 - World award for greenhouse project - The city of Newcastle has won a World Environment Day Award, with help from CSIRO energy scientist.
23/05/2002 - Out Fox outfoxes Tassie's foxes - Out Fox is a new program designed to nip Tasmania"s potential fox threat in the bud. It will be launched on May 27 and will be run on farms and community centres, and teach the Tasmanian public how to identify and detect foxes.
22/05/2002 - Green minerals: way of the future - Australia"s mineral industry is positioning itself to be at the forefront of the international quest to eliminate pollution and cut waste.
17/05/2002 - Equipment built at "the dish" goes to China - On Monday 20 May staff at CSIRO"s Parkes Observatory - home of "the Dish" - will pack a special delivery for the Urumqi Astronomical Observatory in far western China.
16/05/2002 - Gamma-ray burst mystery solved: exploding stars the culprit - Australian telescopes have helped provide the clinching evidence that gamma-ray bursts - the biggest bangs in the Universe - are produced when massive stars explode and their cores collapse to form black holes.
15/05/2002 - Tales of Australian science heroes - The spirit of discovery that impelled some of the finest of Australia"s scientists to put their country at the world forefront in the race for knowledge is the topic of a gripping new book, to be launched by the Prime Minister, The Hon John Howard, MP
15/05/2002 - Billion dollar benefit from grains research - Returns to the Australian grain industry from research by the CSIRO Stored Grain Research Laboratory will exceed $2 billion by 2025, says John Kerin.
13/05/2002 - Making concrete with glass - now possible - Australian scientists have given the green light to using waste glass in concrete construction. This means local council, recyclers, municipal engineers, and private contractors can look at using glass concrete for a range of construction applications in
13/05/2002 - Seafood retains healthy oil after cooking: CSIRO - There"s more good news on the "good oils" in seafood . . . cooking doesn"t diminish the high level of beneficial oils found in seafood, according to research released today by CSIRO.
10/05/2002 - Mum's the word on children's development - Australian scientists will work with mothers to get valuable insights into the development of children"s thought processes.
10/05/2002 - Virtual reality centre for WA research & training - A new high performance computer visualisation centre to focus on the application of interactive virtual environments into major industries was opened in Perth today by the Hon. Dr Geoff Gallop MLA, Premier of Western Australia.
07/05/2002 - 'SolarScan' for earlier skin cancer detection - A new Australian device stands to svae thousands of lives by helping GPs diagnose melanoma.
03/05/2002 - Big brothers watch research vehicles - Research vehicles in remote outback areas can be tracked on the Internet, using new Vehicle Tracking Equipment (VTE).
02/05/2002 - Unearthing salt's deadly ambushes - Saline timebombs are ticking deep in buried fossil riverbeds beneath the surface of modern Victoria.
01/05/2002 - Exposing Victoria's hot, violent past - Victoria"s past, when it was the hottest, most violent part of Australia, holds the key to its prosperity and sustainability in future.
01/05/2002 - Patching up the native 'gene pool' - Two of Australia"s most threatened ecosystems, grasslands and heathlands, are the target of a new scientific conservation effort.
01/05/2002 - Beetle beats Jurassic dinosaur - In what may be a world first, an Australian entomologist has shown that size does not always count. A humble beetle from Madagascar has overcome the might of a Jurassic dinosaur in the battle for naming rights.
01/05/2002 - Invention: the critical one per cent - A new grain fumigant to replace ozone-depleting methyl bromide is just one of the break throughs from CSIRO Entomology recognised at this week"s Australian Innovation Festival.
30/04/2002 - Victoria's next gold rush - Victoria"s mighty Gold Rush may be scheduled for a re-run. A further 5,000 tonnes of the precious metal - twice what has already been dug up in the past 150 years - is thought by scientists to still lie hidden beneath the impassive landscape of the Murray
30/04/2002 - Quirk of nature shows bunch of promise - A naturally occurring dwarf grapevine may be the key to vines producing more fruit for less cost.
30/04/2002 - CSIRO's Peacock to head academy - Dr Jim Peacock of CSIRO Plant Industry has been elected to head the Australian Academy of Science.
29/04/2002 - Victoria to be slashed in two - A team of earth scientists is planning to slice the State of Victoria clean in half - for its own ultimate good.
29/04/2002 - Sustainable water management at Freshwater Beach - CSIRO is taking a lead role in an innovative water cycle project that will explore new options for urban water conservation and treatment at Sydney"s Freshwater Beach.
29/04/2002 - Heart break cure wins award - A scientist whose discovery is set to save and improve lives of heart disease sufferers around the world is this year"s winner of the Sir Ian McLennan Achievement for Industry Award.
29/04/2002 - New database to manage pests better - CSIRO technology is at the heart of a new database that will enable researchers to better manage damaging exotic and local plant pests.
24/04/2002 - Better profits from wool - Wool producers can significantly increase their dollar per hectare returns by monitoring wool fibre as it grows and adopting simple animal husbandry techniques aimed at improving quality, a series of trials conducted by CSIRO has found.
24/04/2002 - R&D the key to a sustainable, clean energy future - A vision for Australia to achieve energy sustainability and independence by converting the nation"s bountiful endowment of fossil fuels to clean energy was outlined today by one of Australia"s top energy scientists.
23/04/2002 - Explorers in nanospace - While astrophysicists are figuring out the challenges of travel through outer space, CSIRO materials researchers are tackling a problem at the opposite end of the size scale - moving molecules through nanospace.
22/04/2002 - Undersea volcanoes off PNG and Solomons - An international team has made a string of major new discoveries of deep underwater hot springs forming new mineral deposits.
22/04/2002 - Seeing the colour of the scent - Insect researchers say they will be soon able to see what it is that a moth smells.
22/04/2002 - Farm dams: doing it by the book - Half a million farm dams are a major feature of Australia"s landscape, and cost an estimated twenty thousand dollars each, says Barry Lewis, author of a new book Farm Dams: Planning, Construction and Maintenance.
22/04/2002 - Better decisions yield bigger oil dollars - Australia"s national science agency, CSIRO, and UK"s Bristol University have come up with a powerful new way to ease the difficulty and uncertainty of critical decisions in the oil industry.
19/04/2002 - CSIRO commits to safety changes - CSIRO has made changes to laboratory equipment and staff procedures following an internal inquiry into the death of a staff member at CSIRO"s Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL) in Geelong last December.
12/04/2002 - CSIRO tracks the world's air pollution - CSIRO Atmospheric Research has released a new version of its air pollution modelling software system TAPM.
12/04/2002 - Keep watching out for wasps! - As we move into autumn, householders are urged to find and destroy any nests of European wasp in their yards or houses.
12/04/2002 - Putting Wagga on the waterfront - Australia"s country towns could become the export ports of the future, powered by CSIRO technology.
10/04/2002 - US ozone award to CSIRO scientist - Dr Paul Fraser from CSIRO Atmospheric Research has won a prestigious 2002 US EPA Ozone Protection Award. The award has been made in recognition of Dr Fraser"s "exemplary efforts and achievements in protecting stratospheric ozone".
09/04/2002 - Australasia's finest top - The Escorial Company and CSIRO have produced Australasia"s finest ever batch of processed wool (top), measuring just 12.7 microns, using fleeces from Escorial sheep in Australia and New Zealand.
08/04/2002 - Biocontrol: from laboratory to market - The fight against pest animals has taken another step forward with the expansion of a company bringing new biological technologies to market.
08/04/2002 - Water the biggest issue for next 50 years - Water is the biggest issue the world has to face in the next 50 years, according to CSIRO"s Dr Graham Harris, the opening speaker at Australia"s largest-ever environmental conference - ENVIRO 2002.
04/04/2002 - World test for sustainable soils - Sustainable use of our soils is being held back worldwide by the lack of a simple test that can tell farmers, miners, foresters, park authorities and other managers whether the land in their care is improving or getting worse.
04/04/2002 - CSIRO unravels the secrets of sound - A CSIRO team is expanding our ideas about how we define and analyse sound.
04/04/2002 - French flavour for Australian meat rabbits - A new perspective will be placed on the Australian meat-rabbit industry at an upcoming CSIRO Armidale Field Day, where noted French geneticist M. Hervé Garreau will discuss aspects of the rabbit industry in Europe and look at the possibility of a
03/04/2002 - Science senses art in the third dimension - CSIRO"s new artist-in-residence Meredith Walsh will work with a virtual reality research group to see and manipulate virtual objects in 3D.
25/03/2002 - A portable feast of freshwater fishes - Australia is world-renowned for the beauty and uniqueness of its birds, beasts, butterflies and blossoms. But when it comes to our freshwater fishes, they are far less well-known than the more "charismatic macrofauna".
22/03/2002 - World-class energy centre launched - A world-class energy centre designed to supply its own power and to showcase the best of Australian and overseas energy technologies, is to be launched in Newcastle, NSW, today (Friday, March 22, 2002).
20/03/2002 - Drill core 'magic' to save millions - Australian scientists have developed what is believed to be the world"s first automatic system for mapping the minerals in drill cores, with potential to save the mining industry millions of dollars.
20/03/2002 - Inaugural biodiversity informatics prize awarded - A Japanese scientist will be honoured with the first awarding of the Ebbe Nielsen Prize at a ceremony in Canberra.
20/03/2002 - Global observations: seeing is understanding climate - Future rainfall trends in the Australian region and long-term changes in global climate will only be understood once scientists have developed world-wide ocean observing systems, according to the World Climate Research Programme.
18/03/2002 - Apology to Newsflash subscribers - Unfortunately the last two CSIRO Newsflash emails sent out to subscribers contained a link to a non-existent media release. We apologise for any inconvenience caused by this and would like to thank subscribers who brought this to our attention.
15/03/2002 - Deep ocean losing oxygen - The depths of the Southern Ocean are slowly being starved of oxygen, Australian climate scientists have found.
14/03/2002 - CSIRO report aids application server selection - Businesses migrating to Internet delivery of their services may find the path a little smoother thanks to a new report from Australia"s CSIRO.
13/03/2002 - Behind the big dry - A 27-year dry spell affecting the southwestern part of australia could be a foretatest of future national experiences under the Greenhouse Effect.
13/03/2002 - New wave of Australian ocean robots - Within the next four years, 3,000 free-floating ocean robots will be deployed in the oceans around the world, most of them in the Southern Hemisphere, as part of the next wave of climate alert systems.
12/03/2002 - Beating off insect invaders - Accidental and intentional introductions of pests and weeds are the cause of billions of dollars of lost agricultural production and damage to the environment in Australia every year.
07/03/2002 - Living off the rabbit's back - A new luxury fibre industry could soon open up in Australia using fibres not from sheep but from rabbits.
06/03/2002 - Fresh twist for a premium summer treat - The making of ice cream has come a long way since the days of the hand churn. Now the process will take one step further with the development of high fat cream powders which not only taste and feel as good as the original cream, but are easier to handle a
05/03/2002 - Network to deliver textile innovation - Australian textile and fibre processing companies have agreed to strengthen an informal network which aims to enhance collaborative R&D activities.
05/03/2002 - "Buried dams" help clean recycled water - Disease-causing microbes can effectively be eliminated from recycled water by storing it underground, new research by CSIRO scientists has found.
04/03/2002 - Outfoxing Tasmania's pest threat - The confirmed presence of the European Red Fox in Tasmania has raised fears for the fate of Tasmania"s native mammal population.
01/03/2002 - $13M Aussie technology to fly on European satellite - An instrument for measuring sea surface temperatures from space, developed jointly by Australian and UK scientists, has been successfully launched today aboard the European earth observation satellite ENVISAT.
28/02/2002 - Foot-and-mouth vaccine back on agenda - Diagnostic tests to differentiate between animals infected with foot-and-mouth disease and animals vaccinated against the disease could be much closer following a meeting of international foot-and-mouth disease scientists in Geelong in March.
28/02/2002 - New graphics toolkit for Pocket PCs - Great graphics for electronic books, interactive electronic street directories for tourists, and a new way to deliver detailed engineering drawings in the field are just three applications that are now a step closer to the market place.
26/02/2002 - The latest science via the net - CSIRO Publishing is revolutionising its communication of science worldwide. The publishing house has developed a cost-effective new way of delivering the world"s latest scientific research online - in an ePublishing environment.
25/02/2002 - High level UK appointment for Aussie scientist - One of Australia"s leading research managers, Dr Paul Wellings, has accepted a high level job in a university in the UK.
22/02/2002 - Old men of the sea step ashore after a century of science - Four senior Australian marine scientists, who have made substantial contributions to the understanding of national and international biological and oceanographic issues, are stepping ashore after almost a collective century of science with CSIRO.
20/02/2002 - A feast of lobsters - It was the gourmet"s ultimate fantasy - millions of lobsters, lobsters by the truckload, streaming ashore into the waiting arms of astonished fishermen and researchers.
19/02/2002 - EvolutionProbe - the second generation - Australian scientists have launched a second-generation probe described as the biggest advance in microscopy since the electron microscope.
18/02/2002 - Global climate shift linked to greenhouse - New evidence is emerging that greenhouse gases may have tipped the world into a changed climate pattern, say CSIRO researchers.
18/02/2002 - Clothes that know when you've been sleeping - Car seats that wake up drowsy drivers, bed sheets that monitor your health, socks that let you know when you are about to do a tendon, vests that trigger an emergency beacon if you are dying of exposure - that"s what an eclectic mix of researchers spent l
18/02/2002 - Much ado about robins - What"s black and white and rare all over? If you didn"t know it was a Hooded Robin, you could have asked almost anyone in the Corowa or Berrigan Shires of southern NSW.
14/02/2002 - Astronomers find star stretched to bursting point - Astronomers have found a weird double-star system - a super-fast spinning pulsar whose gravity has deformed its companion star into a giant red teardrop.
14/02/2002 - Elephants to AIDS: tribute to Roger Short - Elephants were once aquatic creatures with a trunk that evolved originally as a snorkel; and it may be possible to develop a simple ointment to prevent infection with the AIDS virus.
13/02/2002 - CSIRO researchers unite against bushfires - Intelligent protective suits for firefighters, and improved fire tanker safety are among CSIRO projects highlighted by the recent fires.
12/02/2002 - CSIRO research aids PNG oil exploration - Exploration efforts by InterOil have revealed what is believed to be a significant new petroleum system in the Eastern Papuan Basin of Papua New Guinea.
12/02/2002 - Aussie technology bound for Swedish forests - In a "coals to Newcastle" success story, award-winning Australian wood testing technology "SilviScan" is being exported to Sweden to help streamline its forest industries.
08/02/2002 - Healthy genes: a consuming concern - Healthy genes are important for protection against diseases such as cancer - and the foods we eat play an important role in gene health, according to CSIRO.
01/02/2002 - Joint venture in sharp focus - Innovative precision lenses, designed and built in Australia for focusing beams of high-energy ions, form the core of a new breed of high-energy ion beam microscope recently commissioned in Melbourne.
31/01/2002 - Hay quality test a world first for CSIRO - A new infrared test that measures the quality of different hays will help farmers to determine how much feed an animal will eat.
31/01/2002 - Rainforests harvest the skies - Upland rainforests harvest vast amounts of water from the clouds in addition to what falls directly as rain, Australian scientist have discovered.
25/01/2002 - Honour for inspirer of young minds - Ross Kingsland, Manager of CSIRO Education has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for his services to education through the development of science education outreach services.
24/01/2002 - Aussie super-net puts people in 'touch' - Australia"s super network has had its first successful demonstration, proving it can carry an enormous amount of data between two locations.
23/01/2002 - Enjoy a true Australia Day banquet - This Australia Day consider having a truly Australian celebration by including some native ingredients in your banquet.
23/01/2002 - Using oceans to tame bushfires - It may be possible to use Australia"s oceans to reduce our bushfire dangers, according to Dr Peter McIntosh, of CSIRO Marine Research.
21/01/2002 - Preserving Pine's Genetic Heritage - Scientists are working against the clock to collect genetic information from one of the last remaining natural stands of radiata pine on the island of Guadalupe off the west coast of Mexico.
18/01/2002 - Visions from the deep - A pioneering study of volcanic activity deep beneath the Pacific Ocean is rewriting the principles of mineral exploration and giving Australian mining companies fresh hope of finding giant ore bodies.
17/01/2002 - Here comes the stud oyster - The stud oyster, sire of a long line of large, luscious, seductively-proportioned and sensuously-hued seafood to tempt the Aussie palate will soon become a reality.
16/01/2002 - Well quality: secret of the good oil - With petroleum resources in many areas of the world starting to dwindle, the quality of the oil well has become a salient factor in successful production.
10/01/2002 - Stopping the viral spread - Australia must not be complacent in its efforts to keep out and control a group of insect-borne human and animal viruses that are on the move, the arboviruses.
10/01/2002 - Lantana - the horror story - Lantana - the perfumed and colourful garden plant - has a leading role in an environmental horror story with a plot unfolding quietly around us.
08/01/2002 - Primodial air may have been 'breathable' - The Earth may have had an oxygen-rich atmosphere as long ago as three billion years and possibly even earlier, three leading geologists have claimed.
08/01/2002 - Song and dance about essential oils - Villagers in the remote Western Province of Papua New Guinea are singing and dancing about Waria Waria Oil - not only is it good for you, it is a source of income.
07/01/2002 - Firefighters at greater risk: study - The traditional Fire Danger Meter used by firefighters is seriously inaccurate under wildfire conditions, says a recent study called Project Vesta.
07/01/2002 - Stocktaking time for Aussie insects - Australia has oodles of orb weavers, hatfuls of horseflies, and buckets of beetles - but we don"t know much about most of them.
07/01/2002 - Foot-and-mouth 'on the move in Asia' - Australian foot-and-mouth expert Dr Laurie Gleeson has warned that the highly adaptable pan-Asian strain of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), responsible for the UK outbreaks, is on the move in South-East Asia.
02/01/2002 - Trust's rust busts bridal lust - New funding from the Natural Heritage Trust will help landcare groups to continue the fight against one of Australia"s worst weeds, bridal creeper.