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Der Querschnitt einer wenige Mikrometer dicken Mehrlagenfolie zeigt, dass für Lebensmittelverpackungen meist unterschiedliche Materialien kombiniert werden.
The cross-section of a multilayer film only micrometers thick shows that different materials are usually combined for food packaging.

Food Plants Chemistry

Bio-based food wrappings

Partners from research and industry want to develop multilayer packaging materials based on chitosan and at the same time work out a corresponding method for quality control.

Cream, lipstick or shower gel: The moisturizing active ingredient pentylene glycol is contained in almost all cosmetic products.

Chemistry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

Cosmetic agent from sugar cane residues

With the help of a new process, researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis in Rostock extract pentylene glycol, which is important for cosmetics, from bagasse, residual materials from the sugar cane industry.

Wissenschaftler am LIKAT wollen die künstliche Photosynthese besser verstehen.
Scientists at the LIKAT want to better understand artificial photosynthesis.

Chemistry Waste Chemistry

Turning carbon dioxide into chemicals

Rostock chemists use the concept of artificial photosynthesis to produce high-quality hydrocarbons from carbon dioxide.

Die Ecobites schmecken nach Kakao oder Curry - und sind eine nachhaltige Alternative zum Einwegbesteck.
The Ecobites taste of cocoa or curry - and are a sustainable alternative to disposable cutlery.

Food unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology

Edible cutlery with added flavor

Eat the silverware instead of throwing it away: This idea is being pursued by the start-up Frenvi, which wants to offer an alternative to disposable plastic cutlery with its edible spoons.

Agriculture and forestry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

On the trail of the wheat of the future

Feeding the growing world population is one of the greatest tasks of our time. To meet this challenge, the crop yields of wheat must be increased and the most suitable varieties for changing environmental conditions must be found. This is the goal of the BRIWECS project.

Fermentierter Maisbrei (Akassa) verpackt in Blätter der Pflanze Thalia welwitschii.
Fermented corn porridge (Akassa) packed in leaves of the plant Thalia welwitschii.

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Packaging made from plant leaves

In the search for alternatives to plastic, researchers want to further develop packaging made of banana leaves and water hyacinths to better protect food.

Die richtige Saatgutbehandlung soll Kartoffeln auf dem Feld widerstandsfähiger machen.
The right seed treatment will make potatoes in the field more robust.

Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences

Protecting seeds with fungi coat

In order to make potatoes more resistant, researchers want to coat the seeds of the nightshade plants with beneficial fungi and thus help them grow.

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Austria

In the Alpine Republic, the bioeconomy strategy is based on the food industry, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and the timber industry.

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Great Britain

Modern agricultural technologies, bioenergy and biotechnology are on the agenda for research policy in the United Kingdom.  

DUMMY

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Latvia

The Baltic Latvia is strongly influenced by agriculture and forestry. A bio-economic strategy was adopted in 2017. As a "data-driven nation", Latvia is also a pioneer in digitisation.

Vegetarische Mahlzeit

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PIK (2020): Feeding 10 billion people is possible

This is the result of a study led by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). The study examined solutions that would enable ten billion people to eat healthy food within the limits of our planet.

Keimlinge sprießen aus dem Boden.
Microbial communities reveal a lot about the condition of soils.

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Global atlas of soil microbiomes

At the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, scientists have compiled 15,000 metagenome data sets from soil samples of various origins according to uniform standards.

Handtasche aus Apfelzesten

Chemistry Plants

Handbag

Leather is a material with excellent properties. Nevertheless, the purchase of leather goods is controversial, because leather from conventional animal breeding is not only CO2-intensive, but also needs large amounts of chemicals for tanning.

So sieht Lignin als Rohstoff aus (links) und so daraus erzeugtes Hartplastik (rechts).
Lignin as a raw material (left) and hard plastic produced from it (right) .

Chemistry Plants Materials sciences

Molecular structure of lignin uncovered

Lignin is an attractive raw material for bioplastics. X-ray analyses have shown how the different molecular structures influence the properties of the biopolymer.

Forscher untersuchen, unter welchen Bedingungen Erbsen Soja als Futtermittel ersetzen können.
Researchers are investigating the conditions under which peas can replace soya as animal feed.

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Replacing soya with toasted peas

Animal feed must be high in protein, which is why soya is very well suited for this purpose. For ecological reasons, researchers are looking for domestic alternatives.

Cas9-3D-Model

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More precision for gene scissors

Biotechnologists from Halle and Berlin have produced an improved version of the genome editing tool CRISPR-Cas9. The gene scissors make fewer mistakes in cutting.

Selbst an raue oder stark strukturierte Oberflächen legt sich seine flexible Hülle so passgenau an, dass sich das Silikonkissen auch bei starkem Druck nicht verschieben lässt.
The flexible cover conforms to even rough surfaces so that the silicone pad cannot be moved, even under heavy pressure.

Chemistry Waste Biodiversity

Firm grip, grasshopper style

Following the example of grasshopper feet, bionics researchers from Kiel have created an adaptive frictional system that adheres even to rough and uneven surfaces.

Jörg Overmann

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Smart analysis of microbial data treasures

Microbiologist Jörg Overmann wants to investigate the diversity of bacteria and relies on artificial intelligence.

Pflanztopf aus Hanf

Consumables Plants

Plant pot

Finally, the time has come. The days are getting longer, the sunbeams warmer. Spring has arrived and the garden season begins. However, only a few plants are sown directly into the open field.

Im Sinne der verbraucher wird der Selstar in einer umweltfreudlichen Verpackung aus Karton verkauft.
The Selstar is sold in environmentally friendly cardboard packaging.

Food Plants Agriculture sciences

From Elstar to Selstar

Researchers have developed a selenium-rich apple that can replace dietary supplements.

Sehr reines Chitin findet sich in den Deckflügeln des Maikäfers.
High purity chitin is found in the cockchafer's mating wings.

Chemistry Animals Biotechnology/Systems biology

Cracking the natural code of chitin

How is chitin produced by nature? Researchers want to uncover this in order to make the biopolymer useful for medicine.

Flüssige Lotion
BASF's new biosurfactant is suitable for numerous products - including washing lotions.

Chemistry Plants Chemistry

BASF: New biosurfactant for natural cosmetics

BASF's Care Chemicals is expanding its portfolio of sustainable cosmetic products with a bio-based surfactant made from soy protein.

Früchte der allergikerfreundlichen Apfelsorte 'ZIN 168'.
The allergy-friendly apple variety ZIN 168.

Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research

New apple varieties for allergy sufferers

Researchers from Osnabrück, Munich and Berlin have developed ZIN 168 and ZIN 186, the first apple varieties in Europe to be officially certified as allergy-friendly.  

Zwei Forscher in einem Miscanthus-Feld
Bioethanol from the Giant Miscanthus combined with carbon storage in depleted petroleum reservoirs can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Energy Plants Agriculture sciences

Chinese reed as a climate-friendly bioethanol source

The Giant Miscanthus is intended to become a feedstock for sustainable fuel alternatives on marginal lands.

Windräder auf dem Feld
The majority of the approximately 30,000 wind turbines are located on land.

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Better recycling of rotor blades

Researchers want to optimize existing recycling concepts for the efficient reuse of raw materials from rotor blades of old wind turbines.

Cookie in Folie von traceless materials

Consumables Waste

Packaging film

Instead of producing polymers synthetically, take what nature has already produced: A special technology can be used to extract biopolymers from agricultural residues - making them not only naturally degradable, but even edible.

Flyer für Nachwuchswettbewerb Green Talents Award 2022
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research is once again looking for the best "green talents".

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Green Talents competition: Call for innovative ideas

This year, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research is once again calling on young researchers from all over the world to apply for the Green Talents Award with innovative ideas for a sustainable future.

Alpenwälder
Alpine forests are also suffering from the climate crisis, which is why they need new forms of management.

Agriculture and forestry Plants Forestry

Climate-smart management of European forests

An international research project is developing sustainable forestry concepts for Mediterranean, continental, alpine and boreal forests.

Weizenfeld
Wheat served as a raw material for phytic acid in the NPBioPhos project.

Chemistry Waste Chemistry

Phytic acid is biobased and surprisingly versatile

Originally, a research team was looking for a bio-based flame retardant - but they found much more.

Thorsten Glaser im Chemielabor
Prof. Dr. Thorsten Glaser from Bielefeld University heads the new research group "Bioinspired oxidation catalysis with iron complexes".

Chemistry unspecific Chemistry

Catalysts modeled on nature

A research alliance is developing iron-containing molecules that will save energy and raw materials in important chemical processes.

Kultiviertes Fleisch aus Muskelzellen in der Petrischale

Food unspecific Nutritional sciences

Osnabrück University (2022): Acceptance of cultured meat in Germany

According to a study by the University of Osnabrück on the acceptance of in vitro meat, 47% of consumers surveyed said they would eat a lab-grown burger more often instead of conventional meat.

Um die Klimaziele zu erreichen, - muss der hohe Fleischkonsum vor allem in den Industrieländern reduziert werden. Dagegen ist im Globalen Süden (hier in Äthiopien) für viele Menschen der Besitz von Vieh existenzsichernd.
In order to achieve the climate targets, the high meat consumption, especially in the industrialized countries, must be reduced. In the global south (here in Ethiopia), by contrast, the ownership of farm animals provides a livelihood for many people.

Food Plants Agriculture sciences

How sustainable meat consumption can succeed

To secure the world's food supply, industrialised countries would not have to give up meat completely, but drastically reduce their consumption - according to an overview study by researchers at the University of Bonn.  

Reisterrassen
The rice terraces of the Philippines owe their existence to a continuous supply of water from the forests above.

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Protecting species often equals protecting the climate

Two-thirds of the biodiversity targets the United Nations plans to adopt this fall also slow global warming.

Nadin Mengis

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"The ecological footprint must incorporate all climate factors"

In the FOOTPRINTS project, a team led by researcher Nadine Mengis is investigating how CO2 emissions must develop in order to stabilize global temperatures and thus achieve the Paris climate goals.

KI-basierter Roboter unterstützt beim Zuckerrübenanbau – Erster Testlauf auf der Lehr- und Forschungsstation Gut Wilmersdorf (Brandenburg)
An AI-based robot assists in sugar beet cultivation - first test run at the Gut Wilmersdorf teaching and research station (Brandenburg)

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Remove weeds from sugar beets

A field robot that independently detects and removes weeds has successfully passed an initial test run in the Uckermark region.

Ein Taucher vor einer Seegraswiese
Measuring metabolites, such as sucrose and phenols, in seawater is difficult. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen had to develop a special method.

unspecific Plants Biodiversity

Seagrass meadows store more CO2 than thought

The plants secrete large amounts of sugar into their root zone, but only a few species of bacteria feed on it.

Pappelblatt mit Flecken durch Pilzbefall
This black poplar is affected by rust fungus.

Agriculture and forestry Plants Forestry

Poplars show more effective defence than expected

Two important plant hormones intensify each other's effect. The opposite is the case with annual plant species.

The PlanB start-up competition has been held every two years since 2014.

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Looking for startups with green business ideas

The start-up competition "PlanB - Biobased.Business.Bayern" is entering its fifth round. As of now, start-ups with their innovative bioeconomy business ideas can again apply for funding.

Hochmoor
Bog in Arkhangelsk region

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Wetland ecosystems are important carbon stores

A new study underscores the importance of protecting peatlands and similar areas for climate protection.

Produktionsanlage der Südzucker AG in Offstein
Produktionsanlage der Südzucker AG in Offstein

Food Plants Agriculture sciences

Südzucker subsidiary plans new protein factory

To expand its portfolio of vegetable proteins, Südzucker subsidiary Beneo plans to build a production facility for protein concentrate from field beans.