Search

Anzahl der Suchergebnisse: 1226
Source
Frontiers Media

04.10.2017 Interview

unspecific unspecific unspecific

Open Access accelerates sustainability

With soon to be 9 billion people on the planet, we need to establish a more sustainable economy, urges Kamila Markram. Scientists are working hard on these issues, but progress is delayed by paywalls in front of new publications.

Read more
Source
Fraunhofer WKI/Peter Meinlschmidt
Myanmar: at the longest teak wood bridge in the world parts of the wooden beams, some of which are more than 150 years old, need to be exchanged. The old wood will be reused as handrails and benches.

05.10.2017 News

Consumables Plants Materials sciences

Old wood useful for more than firewood

Researchers at Fraunhofer WKI developed new technologies to recycle wood without diminishing its quality.

Read more
Source
Oliver Bäumchen, MPIDS, Göttingen / Thomas Braun, Heidelberg
Green algae can switch their ability to adhere to surfaces on and off by means of light. In the presence of blue light, their two fine hairs, called flagella, stick to a surface. Under red light conditions algae don’t attach to surfaces.

11.10.2017 News

Energy Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Biofilms: green algae only stick in blue light

Green algae cause biofilms that wreak havoc for bioreactors and other structures. Göttingen-based researchers found that red light hinders surface adhesions.

Read more
getrocknete Quinoa-Pflanze
Source
Von Michael Hermann - Eigenes Werk, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19389775
Quinoa is a naturally salt-tolerant plant. Special bladder cells on the surface of the leaves absorb salt. The process is controlled by specific gene activity.

12.10.2017 News

Food Plants Agriculture sciences

Quinoa: role model for salt-tolerance

Special bladder cells on quinoa leaves remove salt from the plant metabolism. Researcher at the University Würzburg identified specific gene activities underlying this mechanism.

Read more
Evonik setzt auf die Herstellung pflanzenbasierter Kosmetikwirkstoffe.
Source
Evonik
Evonik opened a new production site in Tours, France. It will be developed into a centre for plant-based cosmetic active ingredients.

12.10.2017 News

Chemistry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

Evonik: new centre for plant-based cosmetics

The speciality chemicals company Evonik is opening a new site in Tours, France. The new production site will focus on plant-based cosmetic active ingredients.

Read more
Mit der Gründung nationaler Infostellen soll weltweit die Nutzung nachhaltiger Kunststoffe vorangetrieben werden.
Source
CC BY-SA 3.0

13.10.2017 Studies and statistics

unspecific unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology

Research and Markets (2017): Global bioplastics market

With an annual growth rate of 20.85%, the global market for bioplastics will grow from today's US$17 billion to nearly US$44 billion in 2022 over the next five years. 

Read more
Schleimige Jagdwaffe: Stummelfüßer fangen ihre Beutetiere mit einem schleimigen Sekret, aus dem sich Polymerfasern bilden, wenn sich die Opfer bewegen.
Source
Alexander Bär / Nature Communications 2017

24.10.2017 News

Chemistry Animals Biotechnology/Systems biology

Slime that turns into deadly fibres

Researcher in Kassel and Potsdam identified shear forces as the mechanism that turns the slimy secretion of velvet worms into stiff polymer fibres, which can even be recycled.

Read more
Auch Mauerbienen wie diese Natternkopf-Mauerbiene (Osmia adunca) sind vom Insektensterben betroffen.
Source
Martin Sorg
Due to their many functions as pollinators or prey, the loss of 75% of insects couls cause "ecological Armageddon".

20.10.2017 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Vanishing insects across Germany

A long-term study by researchers in the Netherlands, the UK and volunteers across Germany found a 75% decrease of flying insects over the last 27 years.

Read more
Der Kauf der BASF umfasst Saatgutschäfte für Nutzpflanzen wie Raps, Baumwolle und Soja. Sie sollen das Pflanzenschutzgeschäft der BASF strategisch ergänzen.
Source
BASF
BASF has since signed an agreement to acquire significant parts of Bayer’s seed and non-selective herbicide businesses for approximately €5.9 billion.

20.10.2017 News

Food Plants Agriculture sciences

BASF signs billion-euro deal with Bayer

BASF has signed an agreement for €5.9 billion to acquire significant parts of Bayer’s seed and non-selective herbicide businesses.  

Read more
Mit Holzkohle rückt als alternativer Bodendünger zunehmend in den Fokus der Forschung.
Source
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0
Biochar can be used as an eco-fiendly fertiliser, albeit a not very efficient one. Co-composting it with manure, however, creates an organic coating that improves and speeds up its fertiliser qualities.

25.10.2017 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Manure coating improves biochar's fertiliser qualities

Geomicrobiologists from the University of Tübingen demonstrate that co-composting of mixed manure and biochar creates an organic coating, which improves its fertiliser properties.

Read more
Mooszellen in einem Erlenmeyerkolben
Source
Sigrid Gombert (Freiburg)
Moss cells in an Erlenmeyer-flask

26.10.2017 News

Chemistry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

Green chemicals from moss

A new EU project headed by Ralf Reski in Freiburg will promote the environmentally friendly production of specialty chemicals from genetically modified moss.

Read more
Eine wichtige Quelle für Feinstaub: Landwirtschaftliche Ammoniakemissionen aus Düngung und Viehzucht.
Source
Wald1siedel/Creative-Commons Lizenz
A major contribution to air pollution: agricultural ammonia emissions from manure and fertilizers.

30.10.2017 News

Chemistry unspecific Agriculture sciences

Fewer ammonia emissions could save lives

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute in Mainz calculated that reducing agricultural ammonia emissions from manure and fertilizers decreases air pollution and reduces mortality.

Read more
Source
BRAIN AG
The new bioleaching method for metal recovery takes place within the BioXtractor. The system is built to be easily dis- and reassembled and can be explored by enterprises interested in a test phase prior to joint further development.

01.11.2017 News

unspecific Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Microbes isolate precious metals in pilot plant

The German industrial biotech company Brain AG has developed a new bio-leaching method to isolate and retain metals by breaking down waste and ore.

Read more
Source
Fraunhofer IMWS/ Patrick Hirsch
Patrick Hirsch and his colleagues are creating new composite materials made of wood and plastics. The researchers use beech wood as a raw material for their product, which can be used for car interiors or children’s toys, among others.

11.10.2017 Success story

Automobile Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

Bioplastics made with wood fibres

Researchers in Halle and Potsdam are experimenting with compsite-materials made of beech fibres and bioplastics.

Read more
Source
Pixabay
The 2017 Lancet report describes irreversible environmental damages due to man-made climate change, impending famine especially for warmer areas, and spreading diseases due to expanding territories of vermin.

03.11.2017 News

unspecific Plants Agriculture sciences

Report: How climate change affects health

In the "Lancet Countdown" report, international experts from basic research to political scientists analyse the relationship between public health and climate change.

Read more
Clariant plant Fusion mit US-amerikanischen Chemieriesen Huntsman
Source
Clariant/Rötzer
Clariant will invest in a new full-scale commercial biorefinery in Romania for the production of cellulosic ethanol from agricultural residues using its sunliquid® technology.

02.11.2017 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Clariant to build new biorefinery in Romania

The swiss specialty chemicals company Clariant is set to build a sunliquid® cellulosic ethanol plant in Romania.

Read more
Source
TUM
The so-called heat island effect in cities causes warmer temperatures and accelerates tree growth compared to rural trees. However, the faster growth also speeds up the ageing of trees.

16.11.2017 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Forestry

Urban climate speeds up tree growth

According to a new study by Munich researchers, warmer temperatures in cities speed up the growth of urban trees and let them age faster.

Read more
iGEM Team München 2017 wurde Vizeweltmeister in Boston
Source
iGEM Team München via @iGEM_Munich
15 German teams travelled to Boston for the iGEM finals. The result: eight gold medals, three silver, and three bronze medals.

15.11.2017 News

unspecific Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

German iGEM teams big in Boston

The 15 German teams at the finals of the iGEM competition for synthetic biology did very well: no overall win, but they received eight gold, three silver, and three bronze medals.

Read more
Source
TU Berlin/PR/Tobias Rosenberg

16.11.2017 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Intestinal bacteria produce mussel adhesive

Researchers from Berlin managed to reprogram the intestinal bacteria E. coli in such a way that they generate the underwater adhesives as seen in mussels.

Read more
Source
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
The new Green Finance Cluster in Frankfurt is open: it will connect sustainable innovations and funding opportunities.

20.11.2017 News

unspecific unspecific Energy technologies

Frankfurt: opening of new Green Finance Cluster

The new Green Finance Cluster in Frankfurt is open for business. The goal: to pair up sustainable innovations and funding opportunities.

Read more