Media Releases from 2004
9 November 2004 -
Top CSIRO award for new approach to environmental monitoring -
Research that is making it possible to use satellite remote sensing as a
key technology for addressing national environmental issues has won this
year's CSIRO Chairman's Medal.
1 October 2004 -
Medal win brings music to mathematician's ears
- Renowned mathematician Dr Bob Anderssen has been awarded the prestigious
George Szekeres Medal for his outstanding research achievements.
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7 June 2004 -
Smart
statistics for cancer diagnosis - CSIRO statisticians have developed a new
way to subtype paediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL), the most
common form of cancer in children under 12. CSIRO's new molecular classifier
is being validated on clinical samples by the Children's Cancer Institute
Australia for Medical Research (CCIA). Images
27 April 2004 -
Public Transport of the Future -
Public transport systems of the future will feature high-tech vehicles
supported, behind the scenes, by revolutionary control and scheduling
systems that will make timetables redundant say CSIRO scientists.
CSIRO has developed software that simulates the movement of passengers and
vehicles around track-based public transport networks that are designed to
carry large numbers of people. Images
6 April 2004 -
Northern
prawn fishery monitors its future - Scientists are analysing the
abundance and distribution of thousands of prawns caught at 300 sites across
the Gulf of Carpentaria to help fine-tune the largest monitoring program
designed for an Australian fishery.
5 April 2004 -
The
Risky Business of Environmental Contaminants - Science can save industry
tens of millions of dollars by preventing pollution and directing resources
to areas that need it most, according to CSIRO.
But Australia still has a lot to learn from Europe and the USA about the use
of ecological risk assessment (ERA); a valuable tool in decision-making for
environmental management.
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