Video

A collection of videos from our archives.

Dr Graeme Caughley seated at desk.

CSIRO Medals 1993 – Chairman’s Medal – Dr Graeme Caughley

Graeme Caughley (CSIRO Wildlife and Ecology). For his research achievements and leadership in the field of vertebrate ecology.

Plants in Action

Plants in Action (1983)

We tend to think of plants as being essentially stationary incapable of movement other than that generated by the wind. But all plants do move as they grow and respond to aspects of their environment.

Microwave reactor unit.

Pressurised Reactors for Microwave Assisted Chemistry (1995)

MicroLab – a laboratory reactor that employs microwave technology

Cotton harvester in field of cotton.

CSIRO Medals 1989 – Jim Peacock

Jim Peacock (CSIRO Plant Industry). For outstanding research leadership of the Division.

Termites guarding nest.

Termite Attack (1990)

Controlling the attack on buildings by termites without resorting to the extensive use of chemical sprays is a major objective of CSIRO's Dr John French.

Electron micrograph of carbon fibre strand.

CSIRO Medals 2006 – Research achievement – Ken Atkinson Textile and Fibre Technology Team

Ken Atkinson and colleagues (CSIRO Textile and Fibre Technology). For inventing a new method for producing multifunctional carbon nanotube yarns and transparent sheets that have a unique range of physical properties.

Chickens feeding in research facility

CSIRO Medals 2002 – Research achievement – Fowl Adenovirus Chicken Interferon Gamma Team

John Lowenthal, Mike Johnson and colleagues (CSIRO Livestock Industries). For the development and commercialisation of a new health product for […]

Dr Nick Stokes and fellow researchers

CSIRO Medals 1995 – Research achievement – Dr Nick Stokes and the Fastflo Team

Nicholas Stokes, Chin-Hsien Li, Xiao-Lin Luo John Mooney, Zili Zhu, Noel Barton (CSIRO Mathematics and Statistics). For their outstanding research […]

Dr Tom Pressley conducting clothing flammability testing.

“I Can Never Resist That Challenge” (1980)

This film is essentially a profile of Dr Tom Pressley whose research in the field of textiles makes an excellent case study of how an applied scientist operates.