Media Releases from 1999

23 December 1999 - Awesome new supercomputer for CSIRO, Bureau of Meteorology - Australian science will have its fastest supercomputer this week. A new NEC SX-5 supercomputer will be installed in Melbourne and used by climate researchers, weather forecasters, drug designers, polymer chemists and atmospheric scientists from CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology.

15 December 1999 - Experts predict our gadgets in 2020 - Spectacles that help you talk to your office computer, smart cards that contain a children's cartoon for TV and microchips that can help you think better or monitor your heartbeat are examples of possible future technologies highlighted at a special seminar in Sydney yesterday.

14 December 1999 - CSIRO brings great graphics to the web - CSIRO has now made it possible to see a new standard of high quality graphics over the Internet. CSIRO scientists have developed an Internet based viewer for a new form of graphic, called Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG). SVGs give better results than the more familiar graphics such as JPEG or GIF in that they remain clear no matter how much you zoom in to the image.

25 November 1999 - Medals: Minerals, Pure Water, Road Maintenance - CSIRO Medals for 1999 have been awarded to teams involved in new thickener technology for minerals processing, purifying water, and detecting cracks in roads.

5 October 1999 - CSIRO unveils new healthcare technology - Some patients in the future may be able to stay at home rather than go to hospital or a nursing home due to a range of technologies being developed by CSIRO as part of its "Hospital Without Walls" initiative.

28 September 1999 - New system to help plan the perfect trip - CSIRO has teamed with innovative Sydney Internet company Viator Systems to develop an on-line travel planner that will make it easier for agents and travellers to research and plan holidays.

21 September 1999 - Satellites map the burning continents - CSIRO is taking part in an international study that is monitoring the contribution that fires make to global warming.

16 August 1999 - Good vibrations make Aussie piano great - Mathematics will feature at a music festival this week to explain how instrument maker Wayne Stuart built a world-class piano that may become the basis of a new industry in Australia.

22 July 1999 - A new way to streamline financial dealings - Technology used to understand the aerodynamics of cars is poised to streamline the ability of financial institutions to trade in financial options.

5 July 1999 Melanoma cancer probe debut in London - The Australian-developed Skin Polarprobe system for detecting melanoma will be in the world spotlight in London this week.

3rd June 1999 - Measuring up business for success - A performance measurement system that helps companies achieve success not only in their own eyes but in the eyes of all the people they deal with was launched today.

6th May 1999 - Science takes an artistic bent - The distinction between art and science is blurred through a unique residency jointly funded by the Australia Council and CSIRO.

6th May 1999 - Making electronic records last forever - CSIRO has helped the Victorian Government to ensure that its electronic records will be readable for future generations.

20 April 1999 - New computer software to smarten up traffic - Cranky commuters, $5 billion in excess costs and needless air pollution could all be eased by improving traffic control networks in congested urban areas.

14 April 1999 - Content blocking on the Internet - Blocking access to certain Internet material by Internet service providers or 'backbone' providers will be largely ineffective, a recent CSIRO report has concluded.

13 April 1999 - Meeting magic brings order out of chaos - New software from CSIRO can schedule up to 50,000 meetings at a single big event. The software, called SATE, can create meeting schedules which allow for the preferences of participants, and satisfies constraints of venue floor plan, session times, facilities available, and so on.

26 March 1999 - CSIRO and ACSys join TV/Internet trial - The future of home entertainment - a combination of television and the Internet - comes one step closer today as residents of a Canberra suburb begin taking part in a new trial. [99/55]

18 February 1999 - Caught in the Web: the not-so-lucky country - Key business analysts say that Australia risks becoming an electronic commerce "straggler", and is falling behind leading Asian and European countries in use of the new technology, a National Science Briefing in the Federal parliament heard today. [99/36]

9 February 1999 - CSIRO "kick starting" science careers - ABC's Adam Spencer has teamed up with the CSIRO to help a group of university students "kick start" their science careers. [99/27]

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