Want CNET to notify you of price drops and the latest stories?
No, thank you
Accept

CSIRO

Latest News

<p></p>

Move over murder hornets, the Deadpool 'assassin' fly is here

The Marvel universe provides inspiration for some freshly named insect species.

 Articleby
<p>CSIRO research scientist Aaron Thornton poses with the Airthena unit.</p>

Beer bubbles from thin air: Tech pulls carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere

The fizz in your favorite ale might one day come from the air around the brewery.

 Articleby
<p>University of California San Diego Associate Professor Omar S. Akbari holds up genetically-modified mosquitoes resistant to spreading dengue.</p>

Genetically modified mosquitoes resist all dengue viruses, researchers find

This new kind of mosquito can't spread any form of the deadly disease.

 Articleby
<p></p>

How CRISPR could save 6 billion chickens from the meat grinder

Each year billions of day-old male chicks are killed in industrial grinders. CRISPR could change that.

 Articleby
<p>An artist's impression of the final Square Kilometre Array setup in Western Australia, featuring 132,000 low frequency antennas (which CSIRO says resemble "metal Christmas trees.")</p>

The world's biggest radio telescope is preparing to explore the farthest reaches of space

The Square Kilometre Array will uncover the universe at a rate of a million billion bits per second.

 Articleby
Image

'I, for one, welcome our new TPP overlords': Girt by CNET podcast 59

Yeah, yeah. We've got TPP and CSIRO job cuts and even American football. But trust us: It's the Simpsons screenshot search engine that you'll really love.

 Articleby
<p>The CSIRO is set to receive a funding boost under the Government's Innovation & Science Agenda.</p>

'Ideas Boom': Government announces Innovation and Science Agenda

Malcolm Turnbull promised 21st century government and he's delivered more than 20 measures designed to encourage investment in research and better links between science and business.

 Articleby
Image

'Australia's bad boy, Ruslan Kogan': PAX Australia, Kogan Mobile and Back to the Future (Girt by CNET podcast 47)

The Girt team bear down for the start of PAX Australia 2015, check in on the new-look Kogan Mobile and, in honour of Back to the Future week, offer up their visions for the future.

 Articleby
Putting the CSI in CSIRO - an Australian scientist has developed a technique to make fingerprints glow.

Glowing fingerprints leave old forensic techniques in the dust

After a brush with burglars, an Australian scientist has developed a new technique to 'dust' for fingerprints, creating a solution that makes fingerprints glow under blacklight.

 Articleby
Image

​CSIRO faces $111 million in budget cuts

Australia's leading scientific and industry research organisation is facing significant cuts following the Federal Government's 2014 budget announcement.

 Articleby
Image

Bigger than Heartbleed: CSIRO warns of cost of future cyber attacks

The CSIRO has warned that more internet security breaches on the scale of Heartbleed could lie in wait for Australia, and they could bring a billion-dollar bill.

 Articleby
Image

CSIRO warns of a "wireless crunch" as Australians demand more data

The CSIRO has warned that Australia faces a "wireless crunch" as user demand for mobile data outstrips the capacity of the RF spectrum.

 Articleby