30.10.2019 News
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
Production of alcohols from CO2 through electrochemical reduction is the goal of a research consortium that wants to use a new process to reduce the energy required for electrosynthesis.
28.10.2019 News
Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Collagen protein supplier Gelita and the US company Geltor are cooperating in the development of biotechnologically produced collagen proteins for the vegan food market.
30.10.2019 News
Chemistry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Using a bacterial enzyme, Marburg researchers have made it possible for diatoms to degrade plastic waste in salt water.
04.11.2019 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
With two multi-resistant rice varieties and a diagnostic kit, an international team of researchers hopes to eradicate the plant disease bacterial blight.
05.06.2019 News
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Max Planck Researchers are working to develop sustainable alternatives for each component of the ecologically problematic electricity storage systems.
07.06.2019 News
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Using artificial intelligence, researchers at TU Munich have improved protein analysis on the basis of mass spectrometry data.
12.06.2019 News
Pharmaceutical industry Animals Biotechnology/Systems biology
An international team of researchers has obtained a special variant of pluripotent stem cells from pigs. They hold potential for agriculture and medicine.
11.06.2019 Success story
Energy Plants Bioökonomie mitgestalten
Using the bioenergy sector as an example, Jena researchers are investigating the extent to which the transition process towards a bioeconomy is affecting the existing global social inequalities.
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Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
The Göttingen agricultural scientist Andreas von Tiedemann is researching plant diseases in order to eliminate fungal pathogens threatening our crops.
13.06.2019 News
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With a total of 8.4 million euros, the European Union is backing a project coordinated by Hamburg University of Applied Sciences that aims to initiate innovations in bioplastics production.
06.06.2019 Product
Food Plants
Love cheeseburgers, but do not want to harm the environment? Now, you can satisfy your craving without eating meat. Plant-based burgers from the USA and Great Britain match the consistency and taste of their animal-based counterparts.
17.06.2019 News
Food Plants Food technology
Pre-packaged salads and sprouts are often microbially contaminated. This is the result of a recent study by the Max Rubner Institute. Unprocessed products, however, came off well.
19.06.2019 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Researchers in Frankfurt have further optimized the process of producing natural substances. Now, entire peptide libraries can be synthesized.
20.06.2019 News
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The Institute for Innovation and Technology has investigated the opportunities and risks of self-learning algorithms for the environment.
20.06.2019 Studies and statistics
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In 2015, the international community made a joint commitment to contribute to better economic, ecological and social development by 2030. An interim balance is scheduled for September.
21.06.2019 News
Consumables Plants Materials sciences
For ten days, the fast food chain McDonald's is testing sustainable packaging for their burgers. They are served in grass paper from the Swabian start-up Apomore.
25.06.2019 News
Agriculture and forestry Animals Biotechnology/Systems biology
Partners from research and industry want to improve the survival of larvae and thus help protect wild fish populations.
26.06.2019 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Even with less fertilizer and pesticide use, high-performance wheat varieties outperform their ancestors from before the intensification of agriculture.
01.07.2019 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Pharmacists at the University of Jena have discovered highly effective surface-active peptides called malpinins in the secondary natural substances of a soil fungus.
02.07.2019 News
Construction Plants Environmental technology
A student start-up constructs maintenance-free moss facades. With the idea, they won the Rhineland-Palatinate ideas competition.
