#Medium Equipment Program

New state-of-the-art lab facilities accelerate environmental protection and groundwater management

21 August 2025 - The Tritium Facility via INgrowth (TRIFIN) facility is a groundbreaking analytical capability that will play a critical role in supporting Australia’s water by determining how quickly groundwater is replenished. This will help manage water resources and prevent communities running out of water.

A view of a river in remote outback Australia from above. The view of the river and surrounding bush takes up most of the image, with a the horizon in the top of the picture. The terrain is mostly forested and flat with some small hills in the distance on the top right hand corner. The left of the river has a large expanse of sand flats with trees growing through these sand flats.

Noble Pursuit of Ancient Water Secrets

28 March 2019 - Scientists from CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, can now test ancient groundwater up to a million years old with far greater accuracy thanks to a new facility.

Cubesat to lift veil on our environment’s extremes

8 Dec 2018 - Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, today announced that it would be extending its Earth observation capabilities by acquiring Australia’s first CubeSat designed to detect invisible infrared light.