Prize for bacterial plastic factory
Daniel Eggerichs has developed a process at Ruhr University Bochum in which genetically modified bacteria convert waste from the paper industry into plastic precursors. He was honoured by the German Chemical Society for this method.
Reforestation using drones and AI
Drones and robots could carry out planting work in forest areas in the future. Researchers at Kempten University of Applied Sciences want to realise this vision in the AI flagship project ‘DraAuf’.
Joachim Herz Prize for circuit boards made from leaves
This year's Joachim Herz Prize, worth €500,000, goes to physicist Hans Kleemann from TU Dresden for developing a bio-based and recyclable printed circuit board.
Silphium is a convincing sustainable energy crop
A comparative study by the University of Bayreuth shows that the cup plant is a more sustainable alternative to silage maize as an energy crop.
Mutation for late barley flowering identified
An international research team led by the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) has discovered the genetic cause of late flowering in barley, which leads to higher yields.
