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Date: 
Friday, August 27, 2021 - 00:00

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) – through the Marine and Coastal Operations for Southern Africa (MarCOSouth) consortium – has received one of 12 Global Monitoring for Envi

| Scientific Infrastructure

The CSIR operates a network of flux towers (the Skukuza, Malopeni and Agincourt flux towers) that is used to measure the amount of gas – such as water vapour and carbon dioxide (CO2) – and energy f

| News
Date: 
Tuesday, August 31, 2021 - 00:00 to Tuesday, September 21, 2021 - 00:00

The CSIR is looking for partners to license and co-finance the commercialisation of polymer formulations that offer great improvements and diversity in plastic packaging applications. EoI may be submitted by compounders to produce and sell the formulations, or by converters to incorporate the technology in films or by agents who will develop new products.

Closing date for applications is 21 September 2021 at 16:30

| News
Date: 
Tuesday, August 31, 2021 - 00:00 to Tuesday, September 21, 2021 - 00:00

The CSIR is looking for partners to license and co-finance the commercialisation of maleic anhydride grafted polymer formulations in South Africa. The grafted polymers can be used as a compatibiliser for various applications.

Closing date for applications is 21 September 2021 at 16:30

| Media Release
Date: 
Monday, August 30, 2021 - 00:00

CSIR, an entity of the Department of Science and Innovation, has donated furniture to enhance the teaching and learning of maths and science at Sikhululekile Secondary School, in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria.

The donation forms part of the CSIR’s efforts to improve the learning environments in schools that are less privileged. It is also part of an extension of the commemoration of Mandela Day.

Sikhululekile Secondary School is one of the top performing township schools in maths and science with limited resources. Last year in July, the school was one of the schools and orphanages in and around Hammanskaal that received thousands of masks from the CSIR. 

| News
Date: 
Friday, August 20, 2021 - 00:00

The CSIR has developed an innovative solution using biocatalysis and green chemistry to produce natural Ambrafuran – a highly sought-after agent in the fragrance industry that is used as a fixative

| Projects
Project Status: 
Ongoing

With more computational resources at the disposal of researchers, multi-physics simulations are becoming a reality.

| Projects
Project Status: 
Ongoing

The CSIR’s technology platform for adsorbent technologies focuses on the development of low-cost polymer-based adsorbents for the removal of toxic pollutants such as heavy metals, anions and organi

| Projects
Project Status: 
Ongoing

Defects and obstacles on and around train tracks cause delays and deadly accidents and cost the railway industry millions every year.

| Projects
Project Status: 
Completed

CSIR researchers are converting fly ash, a by-product of the South African pulp and paper industry, into heat-resistant geo-polymers that can be used in the protection of metal surfaces against hig