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Helping older people live at home for longer is the goal of a technology-based approach being developed by CSIRO.

CSIRO's social media monitoring tool Vizie is transforming the way The Department of Human Services listens, understands and responds to customer feedback from social media.

CSIRO is using web-based technology to improve our knowledge of the current and future state of our fresh water resources.

CSIRO is developing an automated system to make electricity use by small consumers as efficient and cost-effective as it is for large industry players.

Maintenance workers in remote mining locations now have access to a virtual pair of expert eyes and hands to guide them through difficult tasks thanks to smart technology built into their helmets.

Connecting people to the benefits of broadband through innovative services.

Maia was developed to produce high-definition, quantitative elemental images with microscopic or nanoscopic detail in real-time.

CSIRO invented and patented wireless LAN technology in the 1990s – a technology that has given us the freedom to work wirelessly in our homes and offices, using devices such as laptops and smart phones.

On CSIRO’s Marsfield site are the headquarters of the CSIRO ICT Centre and CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science (formerly the Australia Telescope National Facility, ATNF).

The campus of The Australian National University is home to the Canberra-based staff of CSIRO Mathematical and Information Sciences and CSIRO ICT Centre.

A network of independent wireless sensors has reached its first anniversary of continuous operation at the CSIRO ICT Centre in Brisbane.

CSIRO is developing a virtual fencing system which will allow cattle to be confined without the need for fixed fences. In this four-minute podcast, Dr Andrew Fisher explains how cattle could be controlled via satellite. (4:17)

CSIRO is working towards the 'Smart Farm' of the future with research focussing on Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) and their potential to transform the Australian agriculture industry.

CSIRO is developing technologies to make the most of large, complex data sets and to better share them around the world.

At CSIRO’s ICT Centre, Dr Paulo de Souza is the Research Director for Sensors and Sensor Networks.

A virtual fence for livestock that allows better use of pasture, protects the environment and reduces labour, is being developed by the CSIRO Food Futures Flagship using satellite technology.

CSIRO technologies are helping Australians prepare for, detect, respond to and recover from natural disasters and emergency situations.

Dr Jay Guo discusses a new wireless six gigabit connection which uses millimetre waves technology in this three-minute podcast. (3:03)

Find out how CSIRO could help save the lives of trapped miners, with a new two way radio system. In this five minute podcast, Dr Jay Guo of CSIRO’s ICT Centre describes the new radio system and how it will help make mines safer. (4:47)

A unique trial of groundbreaking CSIRO technology is taking place at the North West Regional Hospital in Burnie, Tasmania, and it has the potential to help solve Australia’s rural health crisis. (5:38)

Imagine being able to find out if you’re vulnerable to getting Alzheimers disease in your 20’s or 30’s, in time to take preventative measures against this increasingly prevalent disease. In this podcast, CSIRO’s Dr Phil Thomas explains that simple testing, employing a small toothbrush, has indicated that such early detection is within the realms of possibility (5.21)

A new wireless localisation system developed by the CSIRO has the capacity to monitor the location, movement and health of athletes, emergency workers in dangerous locations, and even entertainers on stage. The ICT Centre’s Dr Mark Hedley explains that the system even extends to horse racing. (5:09)

Patients who have been treated in hospital for cardiac health problems, such as a heart attack, are being given a powerful new option to help set them on the path to good health. (5:01)

One of the major sources of drinking water for south-east Queensland is now under the watchful eye of Australia's largest integrated intelligent wireless sensor network. (4:43)