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The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has today joined the 49M energy saving campaign. An impressive list of leading companies has also joined the 49M campaign.
CSIR Photonics Centre
The CSIR houses a critical core of photonics expertise and scientific infrastructure for R&D and innovation in photonics-based technologies and applications at its Photonics Centre.
The aim of the Photonics Centre is to equip South African industries with laser and photonics tools and processes to transition, transform and maintain their global competitiveness. A wide range of sectors are targeted, from manufacturing to health, defence to mining and power generation.
The main offerings, tools and processes include:
Additive manufacturing
- Custom selective laser sintering machines
- Large parts size up to 600 x 600 x 2000 mm
- Fast printing speeds
- High quality printed parts
- Multiple materials (titanium, aluminium, steel and a range of new alloys and polymers not available elsewhere)
Laser surface engineering
- Laser cladding and onsite repair of large equipment
- Laser shock peening to enhance durability of high wear surfaces
Laser welding and cutting (2D and 3D)
- Fast, large-area laser marking machines
- Biophotonics diagnostic tools to detect HIV, tuberculosis, Covid-19 and substandard medication
- High-power lasers in all wavelengths across the infrared spectrum from 1µm to 10µm for a suite of applications
- Custom high-power laser and remote sensing solutions
The centre also focuses on supporting R&D at universities and other research institutions, as well as training and developing the next generation of scientists, engineers and technicians in fields where photonics-based technologies are key.
The centre hosts the Photonics Prototyping Facility, which supports the industrialisation and commercialisation of photonics-based technologies. Entrepreneurs or existing industry can mature their technologies to a higher technology readiness level through the development of prototypes at the facility to enter the market.
This project is based on the investigation of human microbiome in the South African population and using this to quantify/describe the specific microbiomes present in South Africans.
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is an increased focus on the socio-economic benefits of broadband, including providing channels to distribute education services; enable e-governance services, including health data analytics; and provide entertainment during a period when at least a third of the world is under different levels of lockdown.
The most notable development in the local telecommunications sector is the temporary licensing of available International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) spectrum and the authorisation to use Television White Spaces (TVWS) during the state of disaster. The authorisation of TVWS also came with the request, by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to make its Secondary Geo-Location Spectrum Database (S-GLSD) platform available to the licensed operators.
KfW Development Bank, on behalf of the German government, has launched a concessional financing initiative seeking to catalyse the development of a green hydrogen economy in South Africa. A Request for Information (RFI) has been launched to facilitate an open, participatory process to obtain information from companies and consortia that would be interested in presenting green hydrogen project proposals.
Documents to download:
- Green hydrogen RFI 2021
- Annexure A - Response template
- FAQ document
The CSIR has released the first three technical reports on the circular economy in South Africa’s mining, agriculture and manufacturing sectors. The reports, which explore the appropriateness of circular economy interventions and their level of implementation in South Africa, can be downloaded from www.circulareconomy.co.za/csir.
The CSIR will be launching the African Biomanufacturing Workforce Training Programme, designed to support training and development in the biomanufacturing sector with the intent to develop a skilled and competent workforce on the continent. It is expected to run over three years, commencing in June 2023. The programme will provide a technology development and hands-on training destination to support and grow biomanufacturing activities on the African continent.
For more information, visit https://www.csir.co.za/documents/african-bio-manufacturing-programmepdf
Click here to access apllication form.
Closing date for applications is 30 April 2023
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