The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation is Australia's national science agency and one of the largest and most diverse research agencies in the world.
Our textiles research is being used not only for clothes, but for filters, antiballistics, gaskets, insulation, upholstery, carpets, bedding, bandages and wound dressings.
CSIRO works closely with cotton growers, processors, merchants and research organisations to improve cotton fibre quality through breeding, gene technology and management.
CSIRO is researching non-woven textiles: textiles arranged in a uniform web or mat, and bonded for strength and functionality. Bypassing the yarn stage can significantly reduce production costs.
Researchers at CSIRO are working on many aspects of technical textiles to create truly interactive fabrics with sensors, actuators and logic circuits built into the fibres and yarns.
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation is Australia's national science agency and one of the largest and most diverse research agencies in the world.