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We are CSIRO
Your national science agency
As Australia's national science agency and innovation catalyst, we solve the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology.
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Science and technology can help your business
Spanning a range of scientific disciplines across the various stages of the innovation lifecycle, we apply our research to inform policy, develop new industries and evolve existing sectors.
Unlock successInnovation
Innovation for impact
Our suite of innovation, funding and entrepreneurship programs give researchers and industry the opportunity to collaborate on projects that help solve Australia’s greatest challenges.
Discover how we can helpWe recognise that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples make extraordinary contributions to Australian life including in cultural, economic and scientific domains.
Acknowledgement of Country
CSIRO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands, seas and waters, of the area that we live and work on across Australia and pays its respect to Elders past and present.
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Our greatest inventions
Fast Wifi
Our wireless invention lies at the heart of what is now the most popular way to connect computers without wires. It is used in offices, public buildings, homes and coffee shops - often called 'WiFi Hotspots'. The invention came out of our pioneering work in radioastronomy.
Where did wifi come from?
Aerogard
Aerogard has been keeping flying pests at bay since the 1960s, helping prevent diseases that infect animals and humans. In 1938, Doug Waterhouse was working on a repellent for sheep blowfly. With the arrival of World War II, he turned to protecting allied troops from mosquitoes.
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World's first Hendra vaccine
In 1994, a deadly new virus threatened to stop Australia's premier horse race – the Melbourne Cup. Over 16 years, 18 outbreaks of Hendra virus were recorded. In May 2011, we announced the development of a prototype vaccine for horses. By March 2013, our scientists confirmed that horses were immune to Hendra virus six months post vaccination.
How it happened
Plastic banknotes
Australia's introduction of plastic bank notes with optically variable devices (OVDs), developed by CSIRO, was a world's first and represented a paradigm shift towards a currency secure against forgery. This was one of our longest and most successful research initiatives.
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RAFT polymerisation
RAFT polymerisation is a new technique for creating plastics that allows a higher degree of control over the way molecules link together. Plastics are essential elements of modern life, created through the process of polymerisation to give them a range of different attributes.
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