22/12/2003 - Tapping the potential
of the South China Sea - CSIRO"s oil migration
expertise and knowledge of deep-water sedimentary systems
is to play a key role in the search for new oil and gas
reserves in the South China Sea.
22/12/2003 - New device to help
premature babies - Australian scientists have
invented a simple device that is ready to help thousands
of premature babies in third-world countries who suffer
from respiratory difficulties - problems that can cause
brain damage and blindness.
17/12/2003 - New-generation
autonomous helicopter to create new era of human
safety - Australian scientists have developed a
"brain", which enables the production of a world-first
low-cost, intelligent small helicopter, set to end many
difficult and dangerous tasks undertaken by humans.
16/12/2003 - Weeding out the
black sheep - In an effort to stamp out one of the
most costly quality control problems facing the
Australian wool industry, CSIRO Livestock Industries -
with assistance from the Australian Sheep Industry CRC -
is investigating which Merino sheep genes are responsible
13/12/2003 - Launch of
international project on cattle genome - A
US$53-million international project to sequence the
cattle genome, involving CSIRO, was launched today (1pm,
Friday, 12 December US, 5am Saturday, 13 December AEST)
in Washington, United States.
12/12/2003 - Queensland forestry
gets a boost - Queensland"s frestry industry received
a major boost today when CSIRO declared its commitment to
supporting long-term collaborative research efforts
designed to substantially lift hardwood production in the
south east of the state.
11/12/2003 - Rapid ID system
separates wheat from the chaff - CSIRO Plant Industry
has developed a simple high-throughput testing system
that accurately identifies wheat and barley varieties.
11/12/2003 - Gong for tender
cattle test - World-first tests to help farmers breed
tender, tasty beef cattle, have earned their inventors a
CSIRO medal.
10/12/2003 - New insights into
fire behaviour - CSIRO"s Forestry and Forest
Products" Bushfire Behaviour and Management team has won
a CSIRO Medal for its success in identifying new
determinants of bushfire behaviour.
10/12/2003 - Melbourne plastics
experts win CSIRO medal - A novel process which
stands to revolutionise a large part of the plastics
industry has just been awarded a 2003 CSIRO Medal.
10/12/2003 - Smart GM plants win
CSIRO's top award - Research that has led to
new cotton varieties with increased yield and reduced
pesticide use has won this year"s CSIRO Chairman"s Medal.
09/12/2003 - Light factories:
going one better than nature - Researchers are
attemtpting to perfect photosynthesis, a process
pioneered by plants and bacteria, in an ambitious scheme
to generate new foods, fabrics and even electricity,
sustainability.
09/12/2003 - CSIRO plays major
role in bushfire CRC - Three CSIRO divisions will
play major roles in progressing the work of the Bushfire
Cooperative Research Centre (BCRC) launched in Melbourne
today by the Minister for Science, the Hon. Peter
McGauran.
08/12/2003 - Milestone
Strategic Agreement to Commercialise Australian Biotech
Innovation - Benitec Limited (ASX:BLT), Commonwealth
Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO),
and the Queensland Department of Primary Industries
(Queensland DPI), have today announced a strategic
agreement that will accelerate Australia"s lead i
05/12/2003 - Pulsar find boosts
hope for gravity-wave hunters - A discovery made with
CSIRO"s Parkes radio telescope in eastern Australia may
have brought forward the day when astronomers will
directly detect cosmic gravity waves for the first time.
05/12/2003 - Beefing up
sustainability - It will cost seven million dollars,
involve 40 thousand hectares of Northern Territory
rangeland and is one of the most comprehensive studies
ever undertaken on pastoral sustainability in Australia.
04/12/2003 - CSIRO contraband
scanner - a world-first - Australia is set to be a
safer place due to another outstanding piece of CSIRO
technology and innovation.
03/12/2003 - Exotic ants threaten
Aboriginal communities - Nine exotic ant species,
recently discovered in the Tiwi Islands off northern
Australia, represent a major environmental, economic and
social threat to Aboriginal communities.
02/12/2003 - Counting on our
natural assets - A new report showing how one
regional community can better manage its eco- systems may
have implications for regional areas not only across
Australia but around the world.
02/12/2003 - Damaging pine pest in
scientists' sights - CSIRO is a key player in a plan
to control a tiny insect suspected of inflicting losses
of up to $24 million a year on the Australian forestry
industry.
02/12/2003 - CSIRO testing
for new fire safety regulations - CSIRO Fire Science
& Technology laboratory has installed new equipment
to assist industry comply with major changes to the
Building Code of Australia (BCA) which are now in force.
28/11/2003 - National award for
CSIRO crop scientist - In recognition of his
outstanding contributions to Australian agriculture,
CSIRO Plant Industry scientist, Mr Mick Poole, has been
awarded the 2003 Urrbrae Memorial Award.
26/11/2003 - Climate change
threat to our natural resources - Climate change
poses a significant threat to Australia"s natural
resources, particularly water resources and biodiversity,
CSIRO scientists will tell a Queensland conference this
week.
26/11/2003 - High tech
spin-out goes global on day one - The world"s mineral
and energy industries are set to reap huge rewards
following the announcement today of a new CSIRO owned
spin-out company called Intellection.
26/11/2003 - A health check
for our coastal waters - An intensive scientific
study is yielding crucial insights into the effect that
nutrient and contaminant loads have on Adelaide"s coastal
waters.
26/11/2003 - First view of
giant crabs - at home on the slope - Australian
scientists have had their first view of the habitats and
ecosystem that support Australia"s largest commercial
crab - the "giant crab?.
25/11/2003 - Coastal study
clears muddy water - A team of environmental
detectives using catchment-scale forensics has found that
coastal bays muddied by land clearing and farming can be
restored to health by controlling soil erosion.
25/11/2003 - 3D scanner gives the
full picture - Displaying jewellery and other small
products for sale over the Internet or managing museum
collections of plant or animal specimens could be
revolutionised by new CSIRO technology for scanning and
displaying 3D objects.
25/11/2003 - Global halt to major
greenhouse gas growth - The greenhouse gas, methane,
has stopped growing in the global background atmosphere
and could begin to decrease, CSIRO researchers announced
today.
25/11/2003 - New
production-ready magnesium sheet - Australia"s
breakthrough low-cost, thin magnesium sheet technology
will be made fully production-ready during the next
twelve months. This follows the successful development by
CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research
Organisation) of an i
24/11/2003 - Australian
expertise to benefit African farming - Helping
African farmers to manage scarce water resources and
improve soil fertility is the aim of a million dollar
Australian Government initiative that has brought senior
scientists from nine African countries to Australia.
20/11/2003 - Bio-cleaning the
toxic residues - Enzymes, microbes and fungi are
being brought into service to help clean up industrial
and urban pollution, minesites, pesticide residues and
chemically degraded agricultural areas.
19/11/2003 - Nanohouse brings
nanotechnology home - A new way of demonstrating the
potential applications of nanotechnology is being
unveiled today in Cairns at the ?Oz Nano 03?
Nanotechnology conference.
More au naturel Australian oysters could be
exported to France once CSIRO establishes a method to
ensure Australia"s oysters are free of potential pests.
14/11/2003 - Growing quality grain
where it rains - Increased profitability for growers
in Australia"s high rainfall zones is the aim of HRZ
Wheats Pty Ltd - a new CSIRO joint venture company
launched in Victoria today by Federal Member for Wannon,
Mr David Hawker MP.
14/11/2003 - Low mouse numbers
for central Mallee - Computer simulation models show
that the Mallee region of Victoria is looking at low
mouse numbers this summer.
13/11/2003 - 'Green' wool for
'active' European markets - CSIRO is
playing a major role in a bid by an Australian
manufacturer of pure wool sportswear, iZWool (WA), to
secure the European Union"s (EU"s) prized "Eco-label"
certification.
10/11/2003 - Creating smarter
partnerships for solving humanitarian problems - A
greater connection between people with science and
technology expertise and people with on-the-ground
humanitarian experience is one of the needs for solving
problems in some of the world"s most impoverished
communities.
10/11/2003 - Blueprint for
'green', profitable forestry - A $550,000 Australian
Government grant to fund CSIRO"s development of a
blueprint for major private investment in Australian
forest plantations was announced today by the Minister
for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation, the Hon.
Senator Ian Macdonald.
07/11/2003 - A brilliant
career's rich harvest - A three-day symposium
on cutting edge plant research will be held in Canberra
next week to celebrate the career of one of Australia"s
foremost plant scientists, Dr Jim Peacock.
06/11/2003 - Bushfires
change soil chemistry - Canberra students have joined
university researchers from ANU School of Resources,
Environment and Society to find out just how much damage
the January bushfires have done to the region"s soil.
06/11/2003 - CSIRO appoints two
new chiefs - The appointments of new Chiefs to head
CSIRO"s Divisions of Plant Industry and Energy Technology
were announced today by CSIRO Chief Executive, Dr Geoff
Garrett.
06/11/2003 - Volcanic Ash Detector
to safeguard air travel - Air safety will be boosted
and the world aviation industry is set to save millions
of dollars with the development by Australian company
Tenix and CSIRO of an airborne volcanic gas and ash
detector.
04/11/2003 - Flyodiversity under
world-wide scrutiny - Australian researchers are to
join a major international research project into the
evolutionary history of flies.
03/11/2003 - New Cold Spray
technology - Australian launch - Revolutionary Cold
Spray technology, described as the next milestone for the
thermal spray industry, has been unveiled to Australian
industry for the first time.
31/10/2003 - US Ambassador
launches Parkes space tracking - US Ambassador Tom
Schieffer visited CSIRO"s Parkes Observatory in central
NSW to formally launch the Parkes telescope"s tracking of
spacecraft that will be studying the planet Mars.
31/10/2003 - Australia's energy future
launched today - In one of the largest research
projects of its type leading Australian scientists will
concentrate on the nation"s future energy requirements
which could lead to Australia developing one of the
world"s first hydrogen economies.
28/10/2003 - Satellites zoom-in on
pasture data - Australian farmers are trialling a
satellite-based pasture monitoring system which
dramatically improves their ability to make informed farm
management decisions.
27/10/2003 - How new noise
standards impact on industry - New acoustical
provisions for the Building Code of Australia (BCA),
which the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) is
working towards being incorporated into the BCA next
year, will have a wide impact across the building and
construction and building ma
27/10/2003 - Surveying the future
flavour of wine - Australia"s wine producers are
being asked to complete a new survey on the direction of
research into wine aroma and flavour.
23/10/2003 - Focus on latest
microarray moves - Leading biotechnologists from
Australia and overseas began an intensive course in new
ways of applying microarray technologies to extract
genetic information from livestock at the Queensland
Bioscience Precinct in Brisbane this week.
22/10/2003 - Cotton
researcher top Aussie scientist - CSIRO"s Plant
Industry"s leader of cotton research in Narrabri NSW, Dr
Greg Constable, is Australia"s smartest scientist,
according to The Bulletin magazine.
16/10/2003 - New ocean forecasting
for Australia - The Australian Government has
launched a $15 million joint oceans research initiative
between the Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO and the Royal
Australian Navy.
14/10/2003 - Pressing Livestock
Gut Research - CSIRO Livestock Industries" efforts to
develop chemical-free strategies to control major
livestock gut diseases like Ovine Johnes Disease received
a boost recently with the award of a McMaster Fellowship
to a senior Australian scientist working in Norway.
13/10/2003 - Biological
control slows creeping assault - Ten years of
research is finally slowing the advance of bridal
creeper, one of Australia"s worst imported weeds.
13/10/2003 - New tagging
method for white sharks - Six white sharks have been
tagged by scientists using new specially developed
tagging poles allowing them to be tagged in the water
next to the vessel.
30/09/2003 - FMD future:
vaccines or funeral pyres? - Millions of animals
could be needlessly slaughtered and billions of dollars
lost from economies, unless the world backs an
international science team to develop new tools to fight
the terrible livestock disease, foot-and-mouth disease
(FMD).
26/09/2003 - Invisible
waterlogging steals yields - Subterranean
waterlogging of Australia"s high rainfall farmlands could
be a major cause of crop yield losses, according to a
CSIRO/Grains Research Development Corporation research
project.
25/09/2003 - Shortcut advancing
Bovine research - CSIRO Livestock Industries (CLI)
has launched an interactive database which enables
researchers to dramatically reduce the time and other
resources it will take to unravel the mysteries of the
bovine genome.
25/09/2003 - CSIRO mining
technology to aid Iranian copper - One of the world"s
largest copper mines, at Sarcheshmeh in southern Iran,
has become an important showcase for CSIRO mining and
mineral processing expertise.
25/09/2003 - Glimpsing the
future: fine music live across Australia - Two
hundred and six years after Beethoven completed his
sublime trio for clarinet, cello and piano his music will
travel live, in glorious high quality audio and video, to
audiences in three centres across Australia.
24/09/2003 - 'Rees'
wheat gives more crop per drop - Rees, a new drought
tolerant wheat variety, was released today by CSIRO joint
venture organisation, Graingene.
23/09/2003 - CSIRO helps find
oil in PNG 'Moose' - A team of ten
CSIRO researchers has helped Canadian oil company
InterOil find exciting new oil shows in Papua New Guinea.
22/09/2003 - Cutting
Australia's greenhouse gas by half - More
than half of Australia"s carbon dioxide emissions come
from power stations. Storing these harmful gases
underground can drastically reduce the rate of emission
build-up in our atmosphere.
19/09/2003 - Researchers
zero-in on livestock health - CSIRO studies into new
technologies to speed up diagnosis of animal diseases
will begin soon, following tonight"s presentation of the
2003 Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
19/09/2003 - Pampered porkers and
woolly well-being - A CSIRO Livestock Industries
researcher, Dr Caroline Kerr, will use an award from the
Australian Government Department of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Forestry to ascertain whether certain
immune system molecules can be used to reduce livestock
stress level
16/09/2003 - Smart maths for
greener mill design - CSIRO has developed an
Internet-based simulation tool that predicts the motion
of particles inside grinding mills, providing insight
into the way mills work and enabling huge energy savings
from smarter, more energy savings from smarter, more
energy effic
15/09/2003 - Major new alliance
for oil and gas research - Three of Western
Australia"s major research institutions have formed a
united energy research partnership intended to benefit
the operations of the global oil and gas industry with
leading-edge practical research.
12/09/2003 - 'Biofumigants' to
help beat the wilt - Poor farmers in developing
countries could soon be using a range of "biofumigant"
plants to help increase tropical vegetable yields.
11/09/2003 - New nitrogen
fertiliser management tool - CSIRO Plant Industry has
released a computer program designed to assist wheat
growers in south-eastern Australia to more effectively
manage their use of expensive nitrogen fertilisers.
10/09/2003 - Cotton irrigation
software saves water - Australian cotton growers are
set to build on their water saving efforts by managing
their irrigation water use better through a new software
package called HydroLOGIC.
10/09/2003 - Crop geneticist
wins Minister's Prize - World-leading research to
identify genes that control plant development has won
CSIRO Plant Industry"s Dr Chris Helliwell the prestigious
Science Minister"s Prize for Life Scientist of the Year.
05/09/2003 - New plan to save
threatened species - A new report on the conservation
needs of four Shark Bay marsupials, will help ensure the
long-term survival of some of Australia"s rarest mammals.
04/09/2003 - New focus on
giving cattle ticks the flick - Recent streamlining
of CSIRO"s cattle parasite research efforts in
Rockhampton will expedite the discovery of new ways to
reduce a major cost imposed on northern Australia"s
cattle industry.
02/09/2003 - Origin of SARS
still obscure - disease could recur - The threat of
future SARS outbreaks must be considered real as long as
the source of the SARS coronavirus remains obscure, the
UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) warned in a
statement today.
27/08/2003 - New high-speed
welding technology - Australian scientists have
produced a new high-speed welding technology that slashes
hours from traditional joining of corrosion-resistant
metals.
21/08/2003 - Flying eyes to keep the
power flowing - Major blackouts such as those that
hit North America last week can result from combinations
of relatively small problems, such as trees growing too
close to powerlines, according to Kevin Cryan, Business
Development Manager with CSIRO Mathematical and Inf
18/08/2003 - Agbiotech's
'gene genies' compare notes - The
latest research into how livestock yields can be improved
through selective breeding and superior nutrition will be
discussed in detail today during a key session of the
"AusBiotech 2003 National Conference and Business
Partnering and Investment Forum
18/08/2003 - Search on for
fish disease detection test - CSIRO is developing a
test designed to detect a disease which could seriously
affect Australia"s burgeoning marine aquaculture
industry.
15/08/2003 - Global role for
atmospheric scientist - An Australian scientist has
been elected Vice-President of the international body
that guides research into the nature of our planet.
14/08/2003 - Marine
science boost in new study agreement - CSIRO and the
University of Tasmania have launched a five million
dollar joint research program to build the nation"s
capability in marine environment and resource management.
The investment will generate a new tier of young research
scientists specialisi
13/08/2003 - Eureka prizes for
CSIRO research - CSIRO research in the areas of
climate change, sustainable cropping of native grasses
and a sustained commitment to science communication have
been recognised in the 2003 Australian Museum Eureka
Prizes.
13/08/2003 - Eureka prizes for
CSIRO research - CSIRO research in the areas of
climate change, sustainable cropping of native grasses
and a sustained commitment to science communication have
been recognised in the 2003 Australian Museum Eureka
Prizes.
13/08/2003 - Co-operation the
antidote to modern plagues - Global partnerships are
the key to combating the growing risk of potentially
catastrophic new diseases like SARS, according to the
Director of CSIRO Livestock Industries" Australian Animal
Health Laboratory in Geelong, Dr Martyn Jeggo.
13/08/2003 - Livestock waste -
solutions urgently required - Innovative solutions
are urgently required to solve the environmental problems
caused by the massive volumes of livestock waste being
generated throughout the world, says CSIRO Textile and
Fibre Technology"s Chief Research Scientist, Dr Jock
Christoe
12/08/2003 - Action
needed to save Reef from coral bleaching - Reducing
the rate of greenhouse gas emissions could buy time for
the Great Barrier Reef, which is likely to suffer
accelerated levels of coral bleaching and death due to
global warming, according to a report by the Australian
Institute of Marine Science,
12/08/2003 - China breakthrough
for CSIRO fire safety engineering - Shanghai"s new
landmark Southern Rail and Road Transport Hub will be
designed to incorporate advanced fire technologies
following a new contract won by Australia"s CSIRO Fire
Safety Engineering.
12/08/2003 - Deep futures:
prospects for survival of a species - The long-term
survival of the human species is the big question, says a
group of senior researchers meeting in Canberra today. If
we do survive into the next century, what will the future
be like? What needs to be done to ensure that this future
is both
11/08/2003 - 'Livestock revolution'
fosters world development - CSIRO Livestock
Industries (CLI) will co-sponsor the ATSE Crawford
Fund"s: The Livestock Revolution: A Pathway from Poverty?
conference in Canberra on 13 August.
11/08/2003 - ICT outlook
forum: global trends, local challenges - The
inaugural ICT Outlook Forum will bring International and
Australian business and research leaders to Sydney in
September to discuss the challenges and opportunities for
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) research.
06/08/2003 - New alliance for
revolutionary technology - UK based medical device
company AorTech (Aim, AOR.L) and CSIRO have announced the
formation of a strategic alliance for the research and
development of the special synthetic material Elast-EonTM
for orthopaedic use.
06/08/2003 - CSIRO reports on
commercialisation successes - Effective measurement
of research commercialisation outcomes is the key to
increasing confidence that Australia"s investment in
science is providing a true return to the nation.
06/08/2003 - Beef cattle -
'cool-heads' beat
'hot-heads' - Selectively breeding
beef herds from "cool-headed" cattle will not only
increase producers" profits but also produce better
tasting beef.
05/08/2003 - Scinema: science
film fest hits Canberra - Science and art combine
forces in Canbertra for an international festival of
scineice film, including four Australian premieres, later
this month.
04/08/2003 - Students cresting the
wave of discovery - Does smell interfere with sleep
patterns? Will adding coffee and tea to your garden help
your plants grow? These are just some of the questions
posed, and answered, by students from Ravenswood Girls
School in Sydney as part of an innovative science progr
01/08/2003 - Ten years on - has the
ocean's climate changed? - Comparing
scientific data collected from the same southern ocean
sites, but ten years apart, will allow scientists to
discover how the climate of the ocean is changing and
measure how much carbon dioxide is being absorbed by the
ocean.
01/08/2003 - CSIRO welcomes two new
board members - CSIRO Chairman, Ms Catherine
Livingstone and CSIRO Chief Executive, Dr Geoff Garrett,
have welcomed the appointment of two new non-executive
members to the CSIRO Board.
31/07/2003 - New GM cotton - 75%
less pesticides - The latest genetically modified
(GM) cotton which dramatically reduces pesticide use by
combating insect pests in cotton crops,
Bollgard® II, will be commercially available for
planting in Australia this year.
30/07/2003 - Genome project seeks
a competitive edge - CSIRO is contributing AUS$1.5
million to an international research project designed to
unlock the livestock genome sequence and subsequently
provide Australian industries with a competitive edge
over their international competition.
29/07/2003 - 'Surf'
for real-time earth resources data from your office -
Earth and environmental scientists will be able to access
data and build realistic models and simulations of earth
processes across Australia without leaving their offices,
say researchers organising an Australian workshop about a
new paradigm in internet
28/07/2003 - All hands on deck
for the environment - Skippers, cooks and deckies
from 16 vessels in the Northern Prawn Fishery (NPF) are
being coached in scientific data collection at a workshop
on the Gold Coast this week.
25/07/2003 - World astronomers
planning major new telescope - Leading international
scientists and engineers will meet in Geraldton, Western
Australia, next week to discuss building the world"s
largest radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array
(SKA).
24/07/2003 - Measuring the
pulse of a mighty ocean current - Australian
scientists have found a new way to measure the strength
of the world"s largest ocean current system and one of
the key drivers of the world"s climate - the Antarctic
Circumpolar Current.
24/07/2003 - Australian lands top
job in astronomy - CSIRO astronomer, Professor Ron
Ekers, today became President of the world"s largest
professional body for astronomers, the International
Astronomical Union (IAU).
24/07/2003 - New research may
save millions in exploration costs - A new technique,
applied to oil exploration for the first time, has the
potential to save exploration companies millions of
dollars in wasted effort.
14/07/2003 - Australian Windpower
goes global - Australian windpower technology is
reaching out to a global market, as science, technology
and industry come together in a new wind energy
consulting company based in Canberra.
14/07/2003 - U.S. and Australia
allies against marine invasion - Thirty three marine
species are poised to invade Australian waters, and could
seriously alter the balance of marine life or even pose a
risk to human health if they reach our coasts.
11/07/2003 - Money grows in
trees - Research into new technologies which will
underpin business decisions to invest billions of dollars
in environmentally-friendly forests is the focus of a new
book published by CSIRO and the Australian Academy of
Technological Sciences and Engineering.
11/07/2003 - Mathematics and music:
playing a sweeter tune - The link between maths and
music is well established: if you"re good at maths,
chances are you"ll find learning music easy.
10/07/2003 - CSIRO team wins
prestigious award - A team of CSIRO scientists has
won a prestigious award for helping further define the
Finland mining operations of global metals and technology
company Outokumpu.
09/07/2003 - Aussie in China for
SARS investigation - A senior CSIRO veterinarian
begins a three-week visit to China on Friday to help
coordinate an international investigation into the roles
animals might play in spreading the deadly SARS virus.
04/07/2003 - Past research aids
new science - CSIRO Livestock Industries is combining
a legacy of 25 years of beef research with its current
expertise in molecular technology to investigate whether
genetics holds the key to making cattle more resistant to
ticks and worms.
02/07/2003 - Queensland tests new
CSIRO drill core logger - A new rapid core logging
system for mapping selected minerals in drill cores, and
which has the potential to save the mining industry
millions of dollars, was put through its paces in
Brisbane today, July 2, 2003.
02/07/2003 - Poor search
limits Australian businesses - A CSIRO study has
found that many enterprise search engines don"t recommend
the most useful pages from an organisation"s own site in
response to customer queries.
01/07/2003 - Breath-testing
the grasslands - Watching the grass growing is
proving intensely interesting to researchers in
Queensland.
01/07/2003 - New technology to
measure mining haul-truck loads - New technology to
take the guesswork out of measuring the volume of
Haul-truck loads will undergo commercialisation on a
trial basis following an agreement between CSIRO and the
Queensland based weighing machine supplier, Transcale Pty
Ltd.
27/06/2003 - Major advance in
coalbed methane research - Australia stands to reap
the benefits of a significant breakthrough in coalbed
methane (CBM) research by CSIRO and Sydney Gas Ltd,
enhancing the potential for CBM to become a major natural
gas resource for Australia.
26/06/2003 - New guide to
building with straw bales - CSIRO has just released a
guide for the growing band of enthusiasts who are
building homes of straw bales construction.
26/06/2003 - Put some natural
colour in your life - "Eat your greens!" is a common
cry at the dinner table, but what about: "Eat your
purples!"?
23/06/2003 - CSIRO Research in
key International Biotech Show - CSIRO is mounting a
major display of technologies this week at BIO 2003, the
world"s largest biotechnology conference, being held in
Washington DC, USA, 22 - 25 June.
23/06/2003 - The right tool for
the job - Analysing what might seem to be meaningless
masses of numbers can lead to important discoveries, such
as a powerful new anti-cancer drug. But you need to use
the right statistical tools, according to Dr David
Mitchell of CSIRO Bioinformatics.
20/06/2003 - New Chief Executive
for Food Science Australia - The Director of the UK"s
national Institute of Food Research (IFR), Professor
Alastair Robertson, has been appointed Chief Executive of
Australia"s largest food processing research enterprise,
Food Science Australia.
19/06/2003 - New cut boosts
'shining gum's' market
potential - A modified method of sawing "shining gum"
tree logs has significantly enhanced their marketability
as a source of high quality timber for the wood furniture
industry.
18/06/2003 - CMWeb - a new kind of
web - Web users will soon be surfing video and audio
content as easily as text and images thanks to some
innovative Web tools being developed by CSIRO.
18/06/2003 - Phelps Dodge
continues its commitment to QemSCAN - Phelps Dodge
Mining Co., the world"s second largest producer of
copper, has placed an order for its third QemSCAN mineral
evaluation system.
17/06/2003 - Australian
Researcher wins prestigious International Award for
Engineering - Dr Greg Foliente of CSIRO Sustainable
Built Environment has won the American Society of Civil
Engineers (ASCE) 2003 James Croes Medal for his work on
developing a new design procedure for timber joints with
Australian Pine, and leading international effor
05/06/2003 - More floods,
population: more costs at the coast - The cost to the
community of coastal flooding could more than double in
some areas in the next fifty years due to global warming.
05/06/2003 - CSIRO presents a
chance to shine on TV - CSIRO"s "Science Reporter for
a Day" competition will give school students aged 10 to
15 a chance to appear on one of Australia"s favourite TV
science shows.
03/06/2003 - What a nerve! Software
helps find treatments for neurological disorders -
CSIRO has played a pivotal role in the development of
imaging software for a new instrument that will help
researchers discover drug compounds to treat neurological
(nervous system) disorders, such as Parkinson"s disease
or spinal cord injury. Such drugs
02/06/2003 - Shipshape Southern
Surveyor, says CSIRO - Australia"s research vessel
the Southern Surveyor is safe, shipshape and seaworthy,
says Dr Tony Haymet, Chief of CSIRO Marine Research.
30/05/2003 - Not just ants:
Snugglepots, musclemen, goblins - Muscle man
tree-ants, goblin ants, fierce gremlin ants, Snugglepot
ants, jumbuck sugar ants, possum ants and Thumbelina ants
are new names suggested by CSIRO"s Dr Alan Andersen.
28/05/2003 - Biosecurity
requires constant vigilance - Australia needs to be
vigilant about ensuring its current high level of
scientific expertise in animal disease prevention and
control is maintained in the future, according to
speakers at CSIRO"s Horizons in Livestock Sciences
conference.
27/05/2003 - Livestock Chief calls
for open dialogue - Livestock scientists should
become more active in addressing food safety and other
issues of community concern, according to CSIRO"s Chief,
Livestock Industries, Mr Shaun Coffey.
27/05/2003 - Australian
breakthrough in eco-friendly food manufacturing -
It"s the ultimate in recycling - Australian food
manufacturers can now turn their rubbish into safe,
value-added products for use in medicines and health
supplements, thanks to breakthrough technology developed
by University of Western Sydney (UWS) and Fo
23/05/2003 - Hot topics on
'Horizons' agenda - Advances in
cloning and embryonic stem cell research will be among
the "hot" topics up for discussion during CSIRO"s
inaugural Horizons in Livestock Sciences Conference at
the Sea World Nara Resort on the Gold Coast from 25-28
May.
22/05/2003 - Developing its people
makes CSIRO a winner - CSIRO has been awarded the
2003 Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) Award
for Excellence in People Management, in the category,
Large Public Sector Organisation.
22/05/2003 - CSIRO joins search for
SARS test - CSIRO"s Australian Animal Health
Laboratory (AAHL) has joined a team of laboratories
working on developing diagnostic tests for the deadly
SARS virus.
21/05/2003 - Hi-Tech Canary to
Save Miners' Lives - New technology, capable
of predicting mine collapse or the release of deadly
gases into a mine, may save some of the many thousands of
lives lost in mining accidents worldwide.
20/05/2003 - Agreement boosts
clean fuel and energy research - Alternative energy
and clean fuel technologies will be part of an expanded
focus of a second five-year collaborative research
arrangement between Commonwealth Scientific and
Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and PETRONAS
Research and Scientific Ser
16/05/2003 - Broom rust
fungus update - CSIRO has confirmed that a rust
fungus that was found recently at the CSIRO Entomology"s
Black Mountain facility has now been detected on a single
broom plant in the inner Canberra suburb of Turner.
13/05/2003 - Full steam ahead
for the CSIRO and its flagships - CSIRO Chief
Executive Dr Geoff Garrett has welcomed the increase in
funding for the Organisation announced in tonight"s
Federal budget.
12/05/2003 - New Chief for CSIRO
Petroleum Resources - Professor Beverley Ronalds has
commenced her appointment as Chief of CSIRO"s Petroleum
Resources Division.
12/05/2003 - Aircraft that
will repair themselves in flight - An aeroplane that
can diagnose and repair a faulty component while it is
still in the air, or a spacecraft that can sense a
cracked tile and repair itself without human intervention
may be the kind of technology that comes out of a new
area of CSIRO.
12/05/2003 - Information
security for online service users - CSIRO scientists
have designed a smarter way to ensure the privacy of
personal information for people accessing Web Services.
09/05/2003 - Acacias - bridging the
knowledge gap - CSIRO Publishing has released a
publication that will narrow the significant gap in
scientific knowledge about one of the world"s most
important genera of woody plants ? Acacias.
08/05/2003 - New head for
Aussie dishes - CSIRO"s world-leading astronomy
division, the Australia Telescope National Facility
(ATNF), is to get a new Director. Acclaimed astronomer
Professor Brian Boyle will take up the position in July
2003.
06/05/2003 - 'Cosmic dandruff'
mystery solved - Recent discoveries made with CSIRO"s
Parkes telescope appear to have settled a 40-year-old
controversy about the nature of gas clouds that surround
our Milky Way Galaxy.
06/05/2003 - Brazilian mining
giant buys CSIRO technology - CSIRO"s QemSCAN
technology, which allows rapid identification of minerals
and improves the efficiency of mining operations, has
recently been installed at Brazil"s largest mining
company.
02/05/2003 - Shrink-proof
sheep - Shrinkage of woolen garments on "wash-day"
could soon be reduced dramatically following the
discovery that wool shrinkage (felting) is a heritable
trait that can be manipulated through selective sheep
breeding.
30/04/2003 - Disconnecting new
suburbs from the water main - New suburbs could
disconnect from city drinking water supplies and
wastewater collection systems, easing fears of future
water shortages in Australia"s cities.
29/04/2003 - Insect control
of alien invaders - International scientists are
meeting in Canberra to do battle with Alien Invaders.
24/04/2003 - CSIRO to consider joining
international SARS research - CSIRO Livestock
Industries" Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL)
has been asked to join a global effort to learn more
about the SARS virus.
17/04/2003 - Pilot plant for
new technology screening - A new invention by
Australian scientists to revolutionise particle
classification for everything from mining to recycling
will now be scaled up into a continuous system, following
agreement to commercialise the technology.
17/04/2003 - CSIRO welcomes ICT
review - CSIRO today welcomed a report to the
Minister for Communications, Information Technology and
the Arts, Senator Richard Alston, on a blueprint for the
information communication and technology (ICT) industry,
stating that it provides a useful framework for
16/04/2003 - Green mud to
cleanse oil & gas environment -
Environmentally-friendly "green muds", with the potential
to save the world oil and gas industry up to $2 billion a
year, have been developed by a team of Australian and
American scientists.
14/04/2003 - Audacious science
for Australia's future - The Prime Minister,
The Hon John Howard, MP, launched one of the largest
targeted scientific research programs in Australia"s
history.
10/04/2003 - Making movies
and music at the speed of light - High speed
networking technology will soon make it possible to
conduct a music class over the Internet even when the
student and teacher are in different cities.
09/04/2003 - Beyond El
Niño: understanding Australia's
weather - Improved climate and drought predictability
will be the result of a growing understanding of the
major southern hemisphere weather patterns say CSIRO
scientists.
09/04/2003 - Gas clouds make new
'telescope' - CSIRO and overseas
astronomers have found a way to harness clouds of gas in
space to make a natural "telescope"more powerful than any
mandmade telescope currently in operation.
09/04/2003 - Beyond El
Niño: understanding Australia's
weather - Improved climate and drought predictability
will be the result of a growing understanding of the
major southern hemisphere weather patterns say CSIRO
scientists.
03/04/2003 - Beyond El Nino:
Understanding Australia's Weather - Improved
climate and drought predictability will be the result of
a growing understanding of the major southern hemisphere
weather patterns say CSIRO scientists.
02/04/2003 - Biocontrol
bellyache for northern pasture weed - The toxic
"bellyache bush" is to get a taste of its own medicine
with the release of a natural insect predator from the
weed"s own place of origin.
02/04/2003 - CSIRO clinches
Bayer CropScience alliance - CSIRO"s highly
successful alliance with Bayer CropScience has been
extended in an agreement that will deliver benefits to
farmers and grow Australia"s R&D capabilities.
01/04/2003 - Lions farm springs
back with help - CSIRO Plant Industry is lending
specialist farm equipment to the Lions Youth Haven farm
in Kambah to replant blackened paddocks burnt in the ACT
bushfires.
27/03/2003 - CSIRO to help
extinguish USA coal mine fire - A CSIRO scientist is
on his way to the United States to help extinguish an
underground coal fire burning for more than 10 weeks. The
coal seam fire has been burning 200m underground at the
Loveridge Mine in West Virginia since January 7 and all
attempts t
26/03/2003 - CSIRO
takes part in the Commercialisation Fair - A
revolutionary new system that uses mine waste to generate
clean power, a new tool that will help to reduce drug
design costs and a new smart tray for oyster farmers will
be some of the technologies that CSIRO is highlighting at
the Commercialisation For
26/03/2003 - CSIRO's
winning software on display - The CSIRO technology
that Swiss yachting syndicate Alinghi used to help win
the America"s Cup last month is on display at the
Commercialisation Forum and Fair of Ideas in Sydney this
week.
26/03/2003 - Computer aided drug
discovery - CSIRO scientists have developed a
powerful software modelling tool, MolSAR™, which
has the potential to reduce drug development costs by up
to $50 million per drug.
25/03/2003 - New tools for
cancer diagnosis - Scientists have developed powerful
statistical methods that may lead to improved diagnosis
and ultimately, better treatment of cancers. CSIRO
Bioinformatics, a spin-off company from CSIRO
Mathematical and Information Sciences, will highlight
this alon
25/03/2003 - New bigger,
juicier, meatier oysters - Australians may soon be
eating bigger, juicier, meatier oysters thanks to a new
smart oyster tray for oyster farmers. The new taste
experience for seafood lovers has been made possible by a
specially designed smart polymer that stops the growth of
organis
24/03/2003 - CSIRO scientists
win Federation Fellowships - Three CSIRO scientists
are among 24 researchers named last week by the Minister
for Education, Science and Training, the Hon Dr Brendan
Nelson MP, as recipients of the Commonwealth Government"s
most prestigious annual research awards - Federation
Fellowsh
20/03/2003 - World Day for Water
- 22nd March 2003 - "Water for the Future" - The
world celebrates the "World Day for Water" on 22nd March
2003. The theme this year is "Water for the Future",
calling on all to observe sustainable approaches to water
use for the benefit of future generations. World Water
day this year coincides wit
19/03/2003 - Boost for Biotech
Research - New drugs, "green" chemicals, more
productive animals and superior crops are just some of
the outcomes expected from Australia"s largest dedicated
bioinformatics computer cluster launched today by the
Minister for Science, the Hon Peter McGauran MP.
19/03/2003 - New food ingredient for
heart health - VinlifeTM, a natural antioxidant,
grapeseed extract and functional food ingredient
developed by the Barossa-based Tarac Technologies, was
recently found by the CSIRO to have a positive benefit
for aspects of heart health when incorporated in food.
11/03/2003 - Seafood menu
longer, more exotic - Imported products now provide
more than sixty per cent of seafood sold in Australia,
according to a new CSIRO seafood handbook.
06/03/2003 - Keep your data safe
- put it on the net - If your company"s data is
really precious you should put it on the Internet
according to CSIRO researchers, Paul Greenfield and Paul
Watters.
06/03/2003 - CSIRO leads regional
foot-and-mouth fight - Australia"s national animal
disease laboratory will take a lead role in a new project
to help control and eventually eradicate foot-and-mouth
disease (FMD) in South-East Asia.
28/02/2003 - Canberra
botany program sparks international interest -
Eighteen botany and plant ecology students from leading
universities in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong and Germany,
will today graduate from the Student Botanical Internship
Program in Canberra.
28/02/2003 - Yellow crazy ants
invade Northern Australia - Northern Australia has
been invaded by one of the world"s worst species of ant,
which could affect human health and damage the
environment, agriculture, and the economy.
27/02/2003 - Getting a grip on
foot-and-mouth - Heightened biosecurity against
foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in South-East Asia is the
goal of a new project involving 15 countries from
Australia to Vietnam.
27/02/2003 - Plan
more than a wing or a prayer for endangered
butterflies - An action plan to protect one of
nature"s most beautiful and fragile creatures will be
launched in Melbourne today by Dr David Kemp, Federal
Minister for the Environment and Heritage.
26/02/2003 - Getting
post-drought crops right - A new guide on soil
nutrients, Fertiliser after the Drought, is giving
cash-strapped farmers practical advice on how to cut
drought recovery times.
20/02/2003 - Crop pests in for
surprise - new research - Pest insects really love
their food, say scientists. But new research is trying to
understand why insect pests feed on some plants but not
others.
20/02/2003 - Sustainable
irrigation research gets big boost - The biggest ever
research initiative for Australia"s irrigation industry
can expect an enthusiastic response from irrigators, says
incoming Chairman of the Cooperative Research Centre for
Irrigation Futures, Peter Hayes.
19/02/2003 - Research blazes trail
to Bowen Basin coal - CSIRO Exploration and Mining
has released Supermodel 2000, a comprehensive geological
map that is expected to become an indispensable tool for
mining companies.
19/02/2003 - New company to
commercialise SICOR bonding - SICOR is a new process
that has made it possible to permanently bond, print and
paint components made from low cost environmentally
friendly polypropylene and other plastics.
18/02/2003 - Clean power on show
in India - New CSIRO technology for generating clean
power from coal mining waste will go on show in India
this week.
17/02/2003 - Precision management
for northern prawns - For the first time, researchers
will be able to measure the real effects of prawn
trawling on the seabed.
17/02/2003 - New CEO and
award for wine cluster - The former Research and
Development Manager at United Water International, Dr
Darren Oemcke, has been appointed as the inaugural Chief
Executive Officer of the National Wine Industry Research
Cluster.
13/02/2003 - Wanted:
Volunteers for Launceston air quality survey -
Federal Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Dr
David Kemp, and CSIRO today called on Launceston
residents to participate in an important new study that
aims to determine the health impact of wood smoke
pollution in the local area.
13/02/2003 - Study hooked on
savings sharks, rays and sawfish - Marine research
agencies and the fishing industry have joined in a
three-year study aimed at ensuring the sustainability of
shark, ray and sawfish species in the waters off northern
Australia.
12/02/2003 - Students help
investigate Canberra fires - Students from the 2003
Botanical Internship Program last week collected data to
help explain the nature and progression of the fires that
devastated parts of Canberra in late January.
12/02/2003 - Global energy
research alliance formed - The global oil and gas
industry will benefit from the establishment of a
world-class energy technology research alliance signed
recently in Western Australia.
11/02/2003 - 'E-aware' farmers value
satellite information - Farmers accounted for 70 per
cent of the around 3000 users who logged on to websites
last year seeking CSIRO estimates of pasture biomass and
growth rates, according to CSIRO Livestock Industries" Dr
Rob Kelly.
11/02/2003 - Award winning
scientist - "King of Cool" - Food Science Australia"s
Dr David Tanner is building a reputation in the
refrigeration research industry as the "king of cool".
11/02/2003 - Magic metal - a
new motor car for the 21 st century -
Australian scientists are winners in the race to master
new magnesium technology to build the motor vehicles and
consumer goods of the future.
10/02/2003 - Emerging diseases
and sleeping giants - Infectious diseases carried by
rodents may be a human health time-bomb, says Professor
Mike Begon, from the University of Liverpool.
10/02/2003 - Museum pieces come
'alive' - Imagine being able to reach
into a glass case at a museum and feel the objects
inside. Imagine the objects coming "alive" in your hands,
showing you pictures and telling you their stories.
06/02/2003 - World's
leading anti-counterfeiting technology for Europe -
The manufacture of the world"s leading optically variable
device (OVD) for protection against counterfeiting has
been licensed to the UK under a new agreement between
Australia"s CSIRO (The Commonwealth Scientific and
Industrial research Organisation), an
06/02/2003 - Research alliance
for global good established - CSIRO and eight other
leading international science and technology institutions
have formed an organisation committed to applying their
combined knowledge to solving some of the world"s most
pressing problems.
06/02/2003 - Drought takes toll
on biocontrol - The moths, weevils and beetles which
play a vital role in Australia"s war against weeds are
suffering severely in the current drought.
06/02/2003 - The manual almost
writes itself! - If all else fails...read the manual.
But manuals are often so complex that they confuse more
people than they help according to Dr Cécile
Paris of CSIRO.
05/02/2003 - Planning for zero
greenhouse emissions - Energy scientists from CSIRO
are teaming up with the Central Victorian Greenhouse
Alliance (CVGA) of local organisations in a bid to
eliminate the region"s net greenhouse emissions by 2020.
03/02/2003 - Frogs take a bath
for survival - A special "bath" to detect frogs
infected with the chytrid fungus - one of the worst
killers of frogs - has been concocted by CSIRO
researchers.
30/01/2003 - CSIRO researcher
aids America's Cup Challenge - A weather
expert from CSIRO Atmospheric Research recently helped
Switzerland"s Alinghi yacht racing team win the right to
challenge New Zealand for one of the world"s most coveted
sports trophies, the America"s Cup.
28/01/2003 - New discovery to
help switch off disease - A landmark discovery could
lead to a host of new drugs that may contribute to
?switching-off? diseases such as cancer, osteoporosis and
rheumatoid arthritis, and boost the immune system.
22/01/2003 - Robots to monitor
southern ocean and climate - Australian scientists
are preparing to make their largest investment yet to
monitor the engine-room of global climate, the Southern
Ocean"s Antarctic Circumpolar Current.
21/01/2003 - Long-lost records
confirm rising sea level - The discovery of 160 year
old records in the archives of the Royal Society, London,
has given scientists further evidence that Australian sea
levels are rising.
20/01/2003 - Australia joins
global marine census - Australia will join 20 other
nations in a $1 billion, 10-year, global effort to assess
the status of marine life worldwide.
17/01/2003 - Rare shark found
in WA river system - A rare speeartooth shark has
been found for the first time in Western Australia, after
a six month search of the coastal rivers of northern
Australia.
16/01/2003 - Complex systems to
stem the tide of invasion - The newly emerging
science of complex systems may be our best weapon against
invasion by exotic species, according to CSIRO researcher
Mark Lonsdale.
16/01/2003 - U.N. defines
Australia: Mostly under water - By 2004, more than
70% of Australia will be defined as being under water,
says Dr Tony Haymet, new chief of CSIRO Marine Research.
16/01/2003 - Creating a wealth
of wood - ¿Plantation-grown eucalypts can
produce good quality timber, despite earlier industry
pessimism¿ says CSIRO"s Phil Blakemore.
15/01/2003 - Bushfire hot spots
online - Australian scientists have joined forces
with Defence, CSIRO and Geoscience Australia to develop
an online bushfire map that will help firefighters better
detect and monitor blazes that threaten lives and
property this bushfire season.
07/01/2003 - World-first Australian
truffle find - An Australian scientist has made a
discovery which is electrifying world fungal biology - a
new truffle genus related to the famous Amanita family,
or fairy toadstools.