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

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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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

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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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.

CSIRO and Swinburne invest in green steel and mineral processing to help industry get to net zero

The new partnership will tackle global decarbonisation with innovative green steel and mineral processing research and development.

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/

We say NO to domestic family violence and abuse

Listen. Discuss. Provide. Share. Visit Domestic Family Abuse and Violence on MyCSIRO for more information or contact the EAP Domestic and Family Violence Helpline on 1300 338 465

For more information, go to my.csiro.au/DFVA

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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History

Australia's first digital computer

Back in 1949 two of our pioneering scientists, Trevor Pearcey and Maston Beard, created the first programmable digital computer in Australia at our radiophysics labs in Sydney.