CSIRO publishes 2023-24 GenCost report

A few of the outcomes of the report include: Renewables remain the lowest cost range of new build electricity technology, large-scale nuclear technology costs included for the first time and future wind costs revised upwards.

Find out more at csiro.au/gencost

Air samples from Antarctica reveal secrets of Earth’s atmosphere

Air samples collected from a remote station in Antarctica are helping us build a full picture of our atmosphere and how it’s changing.

Boots on the Moon and beyond. Where next after Artemis II mission success?

Artemis II is more than a milestone. It’s an entrée for what’s ahead in space exploration. Already a part of the historic journey, Australia and CSIRO are uniquely placed to help shape the future of space exploration.

More than 110 new species from the Coral Sea revealed

Marine scientists, led by CSIRO and the Nippon Foundation-Nekton Ocean Census, have discovered more than 110 new-to-science fish and invertebrate species in the largely unexplored deep waters of the Coral Sea Marine Park.

National Energy Analysis Centre

We're building the National Energy Analysis Centre to accelerate the energy transformation with a focus on resilience, equity, economic opportunity and innovation.

For more information, go to www.research.csiro.au/neac/

Meet Virga, our new high performance computer

Petrichor has a new neighbour! Virga is an Advanced Scientific Accelerator Cluster which optimises artificial intelligence workflows. It also features energy-efficient liquid cooling technology.

Visit the Resource Management System at https://rms.it.csiro.au/

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Kick-start your research

Funding and support for start-ups and small businesses to get your research project off the ground.

Contact SME Connect: sme@csiro.au

We say NO to domestic family violence and abuse

Visit Domestic Family Abuse and Violence on MyCSIRO for more information or contact the EAP Domestic and Family Violence Helpline on 1300 338 465

my.csiro.au/DFVA

Future Protein

Helping Australia capture high-growth global protein markets.

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Towards net zero

The Towards Net Zero Mission will help Australian industry and communities prosper in a low emissions world through new economic, social and environmental value.

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Atmosphere

Air quality

We’re minimising smoke impact during extreme events such as bushfire by providing up-to-date, accurate air quality forecasts.

Oceans

Coral spawning

We are aiding coral eggs and spawning – both in the lab and reef – to upscale coral restoration efforts for the Great Barrier Reef. Image: Lauren Hardiman

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Oceans

Deep-water fish surveys

Together with The University of Western Australia, we are recording the types and size of fish to inform the management of Ningaloo Marine Park (Commonwealth waters).

Drought resilience

We're working with government, industry, the research sector and the community to lower the impacts of Australian droughts.

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Hydrogen Industry Mission

The CSIRO Hydrogen Industry Mission was formally launched in May 2021 and focuses on leveraging CSIRO's hydrogen research capabilities in partnership with government, industry and the research community.

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Oceans

Monitoring water quality

Our Eye on Water citizen science app can be used by all Australians to help with monitoring water quality. Download it today.

Oceans

Red handfish

We’re helping to save the world’s rarest fish, with eggs successfully hatching as part of a captive breeding program.

Oceans

Shark conservation

We are using an innovative DNA technique to determine population estimates for marine species such as sharks to help with ongoing management and recovery. Image: David Harasti

Oceans

Ocean pollution

Together with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, we have quantified how ocean plastic has changed over the years using the world’s longest data set of floating plastic debris.

Collections

Australian National Insect Collection

The Australian National Insect Collection (ANIC) is recognised both nationally and internationally as a major research collection. It is the world's largest collection of Australian insects and related groups such as mites, spiders, nematodes and centipedes, housing over 12 million specimens.

Space

Explosions in the sky: ASKAP detects 20 new Fast Radio Bursts

It took the world's telescopes 10 years to find approximately 20 Fast Radio Burtsts. Using ASKAP, a team of Aussie scientist have been able to find 20 in one year.

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Energy

Supercritical solar - new frontier for power generation

CSIRO has used solar energy to generate hot and pressurised ‘supercritical’ steam, at the highest temperatures ever achieved in the world outside of fossil fuel sources.

manufacturing

A booster shot for Australian biomedical start ups

Aussie biotech start-ups will soon have access to state of the art, early-stage biologics manufacturing facility making it faster for them to bring new life-saving treatments to clinical trials.

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Environment

Picture this: snap the sea for science

You can help scientists around the world monitor water quality by simply downloading an app and taking a photo of water when you see it.

Download the app at eyeonwater.org

Agriculture

Measuring the worth of rural properties

Our new tech makes it easy to see a whole bunch of information about a farm in the same place at the same time and is set to revolutionise how decisions and investments are made.

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Health

Australia, it’s time for a high tech health kick

We’ve got a 15 year plan to take Australian healthcare from flab to fab, one that could make us happier, healthier, and save lives and billions of dollars along the way.

Check up on our roadmap at csiro.au/futureofhealth

Oceans

Turtle ultrasound aims to uncover nesting sites

To better protect sea turtles, we are using ultrasound and tracking tags to detect where females go to nest, while also finding out what they get up to on the way.

Health

Mozzies get their wings clipped in spreading Zika virus

Working with the University of California San Diego, we’ve engineered Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, the biggest transmitter of Zika, to be resistant to spreading this devastating virus.

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