From the mid 1980s, CSIRO researchers at North Ryde led by Ruth Hall, were involved in an effort to understand […]
The concept of atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) came to CSIRO scientist Alan Walsh in a flash of inspiration as he […]
The production of cattle for the tropics had its genesis in the 1930s when RB Kelley established that zebu cattle […]
Why do some plants and animals tolerate cold stress while others succumb? The answer to this question has applications from […]
A cure for coast disease, a wasting disease of sheep, was discovered in the late 1930s by Hedley Marston and […]
The DELTA system, developed by CSIRO’s Dr Michael Dallwitz, is a set of computer programs for manipulating descriptive taxonomic information; […]
In the late 1950s George Bornemissza, suggested that foreign dung beetles could usefully be imported into Australia and led the subsequent research program at the Division of Entomology in Canberra.
A team led by CSIRO Petroleum's Dr Rob Jeffrey has developed a technology that enables the controlled caving of roof […]
Interscan, a microwave approach and landing system for aircraft, was born out of wartime work done in secret by the […]
