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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The leakage of plastic waste into the environment is a growing global concern. Without intervention, the flowlows of plastic waste in the ocean will continue to increase.
Rural tourism value creation is systemic, with socio-economic and environmental implications.
South Africa needs to minimise food waste and ensure that more South Africans have access to food and opportunities in the food supply chain.
The CSIR, in collaboration with the University of Pretoria, is working on developing a feasible prototype diagnostic devices to supplement existing technologies for tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis wher
A ground-breaking study by the CSIR and the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) will see the irradiation pre-treatment of dissolving wood pulp reduce the amount of chemical reagents used in the visc
Biophotonics experts at the CSIR have created a diagnostic tool that can detect illnesses in bodily fluid samples like urine, saliva and blood, using a smartphone.
The CSIR has developed a visual surveying platform (VSP) to assist road engineers and municipalities with the maintenance of road infrastructure by collecting and analysing road data in order to de