Projects
The CSIR's 76 year-plus track record is one of many technological innovations and successful interventions. All of these breakthroughs and highlights first started as a project or part of a project in one of our laboratories or research groups. Read more about ongoing or recently completed CSIR projects.
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South Africa is among the driest countries in the world, with an average annual rainfall of approximately 490 mm, of which only approximately 10% end up in the country’s rivers.
CSIR energy experts developed an online training course and guidelines to assist municipalities with cost-efficient procurement of photovoltaic (PV) assets.
This project, funded by the Government of Japan and implemented through the United National Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), was un
The Gauteng Household Travel Survey for 2019/20 found that about 60% of households spend more than the transport policy maximum of 10% of their income on public transport.
In recent years, rural tourism has emerged as an important development strategy to combat poverty and unemployment among low- to middle-income countries.
The CSIR has developed a platform that allows entrepreneurs to operate their own television stations over the mobile Internet. The platform is made up of two main components.
Modern healthcare systems are dependent on reliable electronic systems to keep patient records, facilitate fast clinical decision-making and ensure efficient communication between healthcare profes
The CSIR has developed face-recognition-based access control technology that has the ability to identify individuals for security access purposes.