Media Releases from 2002
18 November 2002 -
Great
Expectations for international Maths Congress - The world's premier
meeting of applied mathematicians - the 5th International Congress on
Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM) - is being held in Sydney
next year and promises to be one of the biggest scientific events ever
held in the city.
ICIAM Director, Dr Noel Barton of CSIRO Mathematics, Informatics and Statistics , says the July 2003 event will cover the full spectrum of
international research topics in applied mathematics and their
industrial applications. images
13 November 2002 -
Virtual
Surgery Across the World - CSIRO scientists today 'reached' across
the globe to demonstrate real-time virtual surgical training.
In a link between Parliament House in Canberra and the head office of
Reachin Technologies AB in Stockholm, a 'surgeon' in Australia guided a
'trainee' in Sweden to perform a simulated cholecystectomy - an
operation to remove the gall bladder. Images
7 November 2002 -
Dial
P for Parking - No coins required - CSIRO has developed my-T-phone -
a new way of paying for parking which has the potential to do away with
parking meters, boom gates and lost parking slips for ever.
CSIRO computer scientist, Ken Taylor, says the system is unique because
- unlike similar services which require parking meters - it is
"completely virtual". Images
1 September 2002 -
Australia's
research at your fingertips - Information from over 2.5 million web
pages of over 200 different Australian research organisations is at
everyone's fingertips, thanks to CSIRO's Research Finder.
The Research Finder website (rf.panopticsearch.com)
uses a specialised Internet search tool that allows users to access
information specific to Australia's research activities - whether it be
climate change, new drug approvals, whale migration patterns or the
effects of GST on tourism. Images
5 August 2002 -
Helping
Business Realise Net Potential - The CSIRO-Macquarie Internet
Innovation Centre, a one-stop shop for solutions in Internet-related
services, was officially opened by NSW IT Minister, the Hon Kim Yeadon
MP today.
"This new Internet Innovation Centre is a place where the research
and business communities can meet to explore opportunities and
commercialise innovations," Mr Yeadon said. Images
17 July 2002 -
Many
maths minds to meet in Sydney - In just under one year, Sydney will
become a temporary home for 2000 of the world's leading mathematicians.
The 5th International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM)
will begin on 7th July 2003 at Darling Harbour. Images
18 June 2002 -
Enterprise
Java Beans jumping into the mainstream - Application server
technology is maturing quickly and real differences are emerging between
competing products according to a CSIRO report released today.
The report contains the latest findings from CSIRO's ongoing program of
evaluating and comparing application server technologies and the results
challenge some current industry perceptions. Images
10 June 2002 -
Honour
for mathematical scientist - The power of mathematics has been
recognised in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours.
Dr Noel Barton from CSIRO Mathematics, Informatics and Statistics (CMIS)
has been appointed a Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of
Australia for service to the mathematical sciences. Images
7 May 2002 -
SolarScan
for Earlier Skin Cancer detection - A new Australian device stands
to save thousands of lives by helping GPs diagnose melanoma. Minister
for Science, Peter McGauran launched SolarScanTM at Bondi
Beach today. Images
29 April 2002 -
New
database to manage pests better - CSIRO technology is at the heart
of a new database that will enable researchers to better manage damaging
exotic and local pests. CSIRO's Internet Marketplaces technology has
been used to integrate a collection of plant pest records from databases
across Australia, providing comprehensive query access to these records
via the Internet. Images
12 April 2002 -
Putting
Wagga on the waterfront - Australia's country towns could become the
export ports of the future, powered by CSIRO technology. As the
information economy gathers speed, CSIRO says that Australia is well
placed to be a leader in a rapidly growing industry - expert business
services. Images
4 April 2002 -
CSIRO
unravels the secrets of sound - A CSIRO team is expanding our ideas
about how we define and analyse sound. A digital sound file is full of
information. As well as the content that you hear there are layers of
structure and texture within the digital signal itself. It is the
features that you may not be conscious of like silences, loudness
changes, and the entry and exit points for voices and instruments that
interest Dr Silvia Pfeiffer and her team at CSIRO. Images
3 April 2002 -
Science
senses art in the third dimension - CSIRO's new artist-in-residence
is helping scientists explore the human senses in 3D.
Artist-in-residence Meredith Walsh will work with CSIRO's virtual
reality research group, in a special environment where users wear 3D
glasses and operate tracking devices to see and manipulate virtual
objects in 3D. Images
14 March 2002 -
CSIRO
Report aids application server selection - Businesses migrating to
Internet delivery of their services may find the path a little smoother
thanks to a new report from Australia's CSIRO.
28 February 2002 -
New
Graphics Toolkit for Pocket PCs - Great graphics for electronic
books, interactive electronic street directories for tourists, and a new
way to deliver detailed engineering drawings in the field are just three
applications that are now a step closer to the market place.
CSIRO has released the commercial version of PocketSVG - a developers'
toolkit for using Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) on Pocket PCs. Images
24 January 2002 -
Aussie
super-net puts people in 'touch' - Australia's super network
has had its first successful demonstration, proving it can carry an
enormous amount of data between two locations. Images
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