Bioeconomy News

Researchers from Zittau provide proof that hemp fibers can be a real alternative to glass fibers in composite materials.

In a position paper, the industry association BIO Deutschland calls for measures to accelerate the implementation of bioeconomic activities in the industry. Market entry for bio-based products must also be made easier.

In the run-up to the meeting of the G20 countries in Brazil in September, the G20 science academies, including Lepoldina, defined measures for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals - also for the bioeconomy.

Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have changed the sensitivity of bacterial systems for controlling gene activity to red light, opening up new possibilities in the biotechnological application of bacteria.

Jena-based natural product researcher Christian Hertweck has been awarded the ERC Advanced Grant by the European Research Council for his pioneering research into new active substances from anaerobic bacteria.

Fraunhofer researchers want to use biogenic carbon from biomass as a carbon sink for the production of sustainable concrete and bricks.

As part of a newly launched EU project, researchers at the University of Hanover want to tap into the benefits of pulses in order to promote the acceptance and cultivation of beans, lentils and the like in European agriculture.

An international research team involving the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research is calling for new sustainable cultivation practices to improve nitrogen uptake in wheat cultivation instead of applying more fertilizer.

With the help of a newly developed algorithm, Leipzig researchers can use data from the plant identification app Flora Incognita to determine the effects of climate change on the plant world.

Permaculture has the potential to combine agriculture, environmental protection and nature conservation. This is the conclusion of a study involving the Technical University of Kaiserslautern-Landau.

A research team from the Jena Cluster of Excellence ‘Balance of the Microverse’ has decoded the mechanism that enables some bacterial strains to reflect light and form colours in a similar way to butterfly wings.

The state capital of Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart, is the first city in Germany to present a municipal bioeconomy strategy with 22 specific measures to drive forward the transition to a bio-based future.

Using bacteria from bovine rumen, researchers led by the chemical company BASF want to produce the platform chemical fumaric acid from industrial emissions from chemical production.

Fraunhofer researchers have developed a flexible film material from the bioplastic PLA that does not require plasticisers and is recyclable.

An optimal redistribution of global nitrogen quantities in fertilisation would also ensure food security and sustainability in countries of the Global South. This is the conclusion of an international study involving researchers from Göttingen.

Researchers at Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences have developed a biological process in which worms and microbes help to break down microplastics in wastewater.

Researchers in Bonn have developed software that can be used to visualise the future growth of arable crops and predict important parameters such as yield.

As part of the European "Green ERA-Hub" initiative, the BMBF is funding innovative approaches for a sustainable bioeconomy. A new round of calls for proposals is focussing on the breeding of resistant crops.

Of the 20 innovation communities selected as part of DATIpilot, two are focussing on innovations in biotechnology and one on textile recycling. The consortia are being funded by the BMBF with up to 5 million euros.

Researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum have been able to clarify how the algal enzyme HydF is structured and what role a so-called cofactor plays in the production of hydrogen.