Author:Evert, GP; Erasmus, Louwrence DDate:Jul 2014The evolution of the telecommunication industry, from both technology and market perspectives, is increasing at a rapid rate. At the forefront of this evolution are the telecommunication standards organisations and vendors. However, the ...Read more
Author:Rajab, AzraDate:Jul 2016There exists a large number of housing delivery programmes being rolled out to impoverished communities across South Africa. These national programmes provide subsidised, serviced housing units with the aim of improving the quality of life ...Read more
Author:Chuene, D; Mtsweni, Jabu SDate:May 2015Crowdsourcing has increasingly become a popular phenomenon where organisations solicit the help of the public to accomplish activities that are usually performed by employees. These activities can range from scientific problems to menial tasks ...Read more
Author:Munga, N; Fogwill, T; Williams, QDate:Oct 2009Free / Libre open source software (FLOSS/OSS) has gained increasing popularity and utilisation in commercial and governmental organisations. Universities like Harvard and Stanford now offer courses on open source as a business and also on how ...Read more
Author:Vhahangwele, M; Mugera, GW; Hlanganani, TDate:2015Fly ash contains the potentially toxic elements As, B, Cr, Mo and Se which upon contact with water may be leached to contaminate surface and subsurface water bodies. This study aims to evaluate the adsorption of these elements from coal fly ...Read more
Author:Tjia, FH; Ramakokovhu, MM; Masindi, VhahangweleDate:Jul 2017To counter for pollution hazards imposed by anthropogenic activities on the environment, government, national and international scientific communities are in a quest to find pragmatic chromium depollution techniques. More prevalently, chromium ...Read more
Author:Van Deventer, Martha J; Pienaar, HDate:Oct 2008In this paper the authors intend to show how they made use of a technology demonstrator strategy to build an integrated, light weight, virtual research environment (VRE) and convince executives that they need to support the initiative. Doing ...Read more
Author:Anochie-Boateng, Joseph; Komba, Julius J; Mvelase, Gculisile MDate:Nov 2011The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is undertaking a research project to investigate the use of laser-based scanning technology to quantify the morphological/shape properties (i.e., form - flatness, elongation and ...Read more
Author:Green, Chéri A; Mans, Gerbrand G; Breetzke, KDate:Jun 2009This paper describes the use of a GIS-based methodology for assessing and planning social facility provision and developing an integrated facility plan which is defensible and impacts meaningfully on resource allocation. A case study of ...Read more
Author:Langmi, Henrietta W; Bessarabov, DDate:Mar 2013This presentation discusses the R&D activities at HySA Infrastructure (CSIR and NWU). The mission of HySA Infrastructure is to deliver technologies for hydrogen production (linked to renewable energy), storage and distribution. The scope ...Read more
Author:Tlale, NSDate:Nov 2008In this paper the manufacturing environment with regards to technology and market is discussed. Both the South African and global view are given, together with technology management strategies. Value added products are described and determined ...Read more
Author:Damm, O; Du Preez, W; Trollip, N; John, Maya JDate:Nov 2008The CSIR conducts research and development (R&D) involving advanced materials with applications in the local automotive and aerospace industries. The relevance of these R&D programmes is illustrated by positioning them in the context of key ...Read more
Author:Tsague, HD; Nelwamondo, Fulufhelo V; Msimang, NDate:Nov 2012One of the most commonly used two-factor user authentication mechanisms nowadays is based on smart card and personal identity number or password. A scheme of this type is usually known as, a smart card based password authentication. The core ...Read more
Author:Pancham, A; Tlale, N; Bright, GDate:Nov 2012Simultaneous Localization And Mapping (SLAM) allows a mobile robot to construct a map of an unknown, static environment and simultaneously localize itself. Real world environments, however, have dynamic objects such as people, doors that open ...Read more
Author:Naidoo, KavendraDate:Oct 2015This presentation includes some highlights of recent advancements in Aeronautics Systems Research which includes the use of Modern Design of Experiment for Aerodynamic Simulations to reduce the time and cost of large programmes, findings on ...Read more
Author:Johannsen, ADate:Nov 1982Principles of the operation of air-heating collectors are discussed. The fundamental differences between the design principles of air-heating as opposed to water-heating collectors are highlighted. The main requirement is the transfer of heat ...Read more
Author:Durrheim, RJ; Vogt, D; Manzi, MDate:Aug 2013Gold is currently mined at depths reaching 4km in the Witwatersrand basin of South Africa. Geophysical techniques have been used to explore for new resources, and to design and operate mines efficiently and safely. The authors report on ...Read more
Author:Maritz, Johan; Le Roux, Alize; Van Huyssteen, Elsona; Coetzee, M; Mans, Gerbrand G; Goss, HDate:Sep 2010Over the last 5 years a set of incremental advances within geospatial analysis platforms and tools developed by the CSIR's Planning Support Systems in collaboration with key stakeholders such as The Presidency, enabled a more nuanced regional ...Read more
Author:Meyer, T (ed); Taylor, K (ed)Date:Dec 2009In 2004, a small team of investigators undertook a prototype development effort to explore how semantics could be inserted in several existing scientific data systems being supported by the High Altitude Observatory at the National Centre for ...Read more
Author:Strydom, JJ; Pienaar, Johan E; Cilliers, Jacques E; Olivier, KDate:Oct 2010The testing and evaluation of a modern radar is becoming increasingly difficult owing to the adaptive nature of such radars. In general there are two approaches to this problem: Firstly the radar development house can design and build specialised ...Read more