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A cut above the rest: our contributions to the beef industry
1st May 2015
What do burps, beetles and bacteria have in common? Bovines of course! At least, that's the case when it comes to our work with the cattle industry - an industry that's worth $6 billion in Australia. Next week is the aptly named Beef Week and you'll be surprised and amazed to see how much research we do for the humble cow.
Reunited after twenty years: tagged tuna tells us tales of the sea
26th April 2015
We have been reunited with an old friend. We met a long time ago, 22 years in fact, and we […]
Australian farmers face increasing risk of new diseases: report
25th November 2014
By Gary Fitt, CSIRO A nationwide outbreak of foot and mouth disease; an invasion of a devastating wheat disease; our […]
Smartphone app a life-saver for heart attack patients
2nd October 2014
UPDATE 19/09/2017: Today, our Cardihab technology has spun-out from CSIRO after raising venture capital investment of $1.35 million in […]
Historic collections could be lost to ‘digital dinosaurs’
16th September 2014
By Michael Brünig, CSIRO Australian’s museums, galleries and other cultural institutions must adopt more of a digital strategy with their collections […]
Bungees get wet – for science
25th August 2014
When you hear the word ‘bungee’ you don’t immediately think of ocean research. But the daredevil’s rubbery, stretchy friend is […]
Animating life: bringing science to the YouTube generation
22nd April 2014
By Seán I. O’Donoghue, OCE Science Leader Telling science stories often involves explaining complex interactions between a cast of molecular […]
We’re running out of wireless spectrum… so what can we do?
3rd April 2014
By Ian Oppermann, Digital Productivity & Services Director While discussions around closing oil refineries in Australia bring talk of future economic […]
Tui’s Tips for Astronomy PhD Students
12th March 2014
Today’s post is written by Tui Britton, a PhD student at Macquarie University and co-supervised at CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science. I […]
An Australian astronomer in Washington
8th January 2014
An on-the-ground report from CASS Outreach and Education Officer, Rob Hollow The 223rd meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) […]
Citizen scientists bring more critters online
13th December 2013
Back in October we took a look at the phenomenon of citizen science that has really taken off over the […]
Getting water smart, metal by metal
29th November 2013
In an arid country like Australia, we need to make sure we do our best to conserve water and we’ve […]