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Cotton Seed Distributors 50 years – The partnership

In 2017 Cotton Seed Distributors (CSD), the only company that supplies cotton seed to Australian cotton growers, celebrated their 50th anniversary. CSD put together this video to highlight the important partnership with CSIRO to develop and market cotton that benefits growers' bottom line and is good for the environment and for rural communities.

A Clear View (2001)

The maze of tiny cracks that develops in plane windows is irritating for passengers and expensive to fix. Now there’s […]

CSIRO Medals 2004 – Business Excellence Medal – Improving Thickener Technology Team

John Farrow and colleagues (CSIRO Minerals). For the processes they have used to ensure research outcomes were converted into substantial […]

Automatic Wool Testing (1986)

ATLAS – instrument for measuring wool staple length and strength.

Swansong for Sprightly (1985)

For over forty years, the 42 metre war-time tug, Sprightly, has been putting to sea on a variety of important missions, originally as a salvage vessel in the North Atlantic and most recently as a research vessel for CSIRO.

The PIRAT System – New Generation Sewer Inspection (1996)

PIRAT – remote sensing system for sewers.

Applying Organic Chemistry (1987)

For 50 years, CSIRO has been engaged in research into organic chemistry. Over that period, the Division of Applied Organic Chemistry has accumulated a vast store of information and understanding in this field.

Keeping wool in shape (1983)

Australia may no longer "ride on the sheep's back" but wool is still one of our major industries.

CSIRO Medals 1998 – Chairman’s Medal – Dr David Phillips and the OPTIM team

David Phillips and colleagues (CSIRO Wool Technology). For the development of the OPTIM™ fibre process for the generation of innovative new wool fibres.