12.10.2022 Success story
Chemistry unspecific Chemistry
Recycling rare earths with peptides
In the PepTight project, researchers want to identify peptides that are able to filter special rare earths, known as lanthanides, from industrial water.
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18.10.2022 News
Chemistry unspecific Chemistry
Ring shaped mosquito repellent
Researchers from Halle have used a 3D printer to encapsulate an insect repellent in a biopolymer and molded it into a finger ring that protects against mosquitoes.
19.10.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
How plant leaves tolerate high salt concentrations
The salt protection mechanism now demonstrated in plant leaves is superior to that in roots and opens up potential for plant breeding.
14.10.2022 Studies and statistics
unspecific unspecific Biodiversity
WWF (2022): Living Planet Report
According to the World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) 14th Living Planet Report, declines in all observed populations of mammals, birds, fish, amphibians, and reptiles averaged 69% between 1970 and 2018.
25.10.2022 News
Pharmaceutical industry Plants Chemistry
Xylan and lignin from beech wood
A pilot plant for the production of two biobased pharmaceutical raw materials has performed well in test operation.
27.10.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Fungus-resistant cereal varieties contribute to climate protection
A new study concludes that breeding new wheat and rye varieties can significantly reduce agriculture's carbon footprint.
26.10.2022 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
AMSilk relocates headquarters and plans further growth
The biotech company AMSilk has moved into new laboratory and office space on the Neuried campus southwest of Munich - partly in order to continue growing outside Europe.
01.11.2022 News
Chemistry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Bio-based plastics from safflower oil
Cologne-based researchers have tapped safflower oil as a resource for the production of biobased polyamides.
02.11.2022 News
Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
Innovation award for lightweight pallets made of biopolymer foam
In the sustainability category of the FSK industry association's innovation award, this year's prize went to Fraunhofer researchers from Pfinztal.
07.11.2022 News
Construction Plants Agriculture sciences
Improve cascade use of the hemp plant
A new research project aims to tap the potential of residual and waste materials from hemp processing - especially their use for energy.
09.11.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
Winter barley: Old landraces reveal path to virus resistance
Genetic analyses of old landraces of winter barley have led plant researchers from Gatersleben to discover a molecular mechanism that can be used to produce virus-resistant barley varieties.
10.11.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
Microclimate influences epigenetics of field penny-cress
Plant researchers from Tübingen have investigated epigenetic marks in a crop plant - the field penny-cress. These adapt to the climatic conditions of a site.
14.11.2022 News
Chemistry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Bayer acquires Max Planck spin-off Targenomix
The Potsdam-based start-up Targenomix uses systems biology and bioinformatics to develop new crop protection products.
15.11.2022 Success story
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Towards microbial prebiotic production
Researchers have developed a novel microbiological manufacturing process that can produce prebiotics and sweeteners sustainably and efficiently.
21.11.2022 News
Chemistry Waste Biotechnology/Systems biology
From wheat straw to textile fiber
Researchers in Hamburg want to tap new sources of raw materials - straw, to be precise - in order to obtain cellulose fibers for the textile industry.
25.11.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Biodiversity
Global plant diversity at a glance
Researchers reconstructed the distribution of global plant diversity and used it to create a world map showing where and how many plant species exist.
23.11.2022 News
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Cultivate bacteria in their habitat
A silicone sponge can be used to detect bacteria that cannot be cultured in the laboratory and to analyze their DNA.
Thu, 11/24/2022 - 12:00 In-depth report
unspecific Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Biological plastics recycling: Of enzymes and cycles
Producing new, high-quality plastics from plastic waste - not only chemistry but also biotechnology offers promising recycling approaches for this. This dossier explores how enzymes help degrade polymers and how bio-based plastics can be optimized for the circular economy.
22.11.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Leibniz scientists honored for cereal genome research
The Gregor Mendel Foundation has awarded the Innovation Prize to researchers Nils Stein and Martin Mascher from the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) in Gatersleben for their contributions to decoding the complex genomes of wheat, barley and rye.
30.11.2022 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Premiere for stage design from mushroom mycelium
Researchers at TU Dresden work on sustainable stage design made of a composite material with fungal mycelium. The corresponding premiere is at the beginning of December in Munich.