29.01.2019 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Forestry
Stem cells produce wood and bast
According to researchers from Heidelberg, so-called bifacial stem cells alternate between producing wood and bast cells.
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28.01.2019 News
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Delayed climate impact on groundwater
The influence of climate change on groundwater is insidious. The slow reaction time could prove to be an ecological time bomb, as an international team of researchers discovered.
05.02.2019 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Clear advantage for organic farming
A recent study by the Thünen Institute shows: Organic agriculture scores significantly better than conventional agriculture in terms of resource conservation, soil fertility and biodiversity.
01.02.2019 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Smooth running with biobased lubricants
Partners from research and industry are developing environmentally friendly lubricants based on biopolymers.
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30.01.2019 Product
Consumables Microorganisms
Detergent
At the beginning of the 20th century, the "first automatic detergent" went on sale. It promised clean laundry after only 30 minutes at 95°C. Before that, the laundry had to be soaked, laboriously kneaded, rubbed, rinsed and wrung.
06.02.2019 News
Chemistry Animals Materials sciences
How spiders cling to the ceiling
Using modern X-ray technology, researchers have determined the adhesive structure of spider legs. The parallel fiber structure could serve as a model for new materials.
07.02.2019 News
Agriculture and forestry Animals Agriculture sciences
Bee protection with DNA chip
The most important bee species are still partially present in Europe. The EU project SmartBees ends with this good news and leaves beekeepers with tools for bee protection.
08.02.2019 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
Weed killer from sugar molecule
In cyanobacteria, researchers at the University of Tübingen have discovered a molecule that is harmless to humans and that has the potential to replace the controversial glyphosate.
12.02.2019 News
Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Healthy baby food for China
Jennewein, a biotech company specializing in human milk sugar, is researching milk products in cooperation with the Chinese market leader for dairy goods.
13.02.2019 Success story
Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Better sausage skins with enzymes
Enzymes are designed to modernize processes. A German team of researchers has now succeeded in doing the same in the production of sausage skins.
13.02.2019 News
Food Plants Food technology
Breakfast cereals from unsold foods
Students of the University of Hohenheim have won a European competition against food waste with their alternative breakfast cereals called "Banaboom".
20.02.2019 News
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Designer wooden eyewear win PlanB award
With its solid wood glasses, the start-up freisicht has won the Bavarian start-up competition PlanB. For the third time, the event awarded business ideas for the bio-based economy.
21.02.2019 News
Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
Making use of the plant's defences
A new research consortium plans to investigate the natural defences of wheat in order to protect the plant against diseases and pests.
22.02.2019 News
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Bog bacteria curb methane emission
A rare bacterial species competes with methane-forming archaea and thus slows down global warming, a study by researchers from Braunschweig and Vienna shows.
26.02.2019 News
Energy Waste Energy technologies
Electrodes from eggshells
The energy stores of tomorrow could be made from eggshells: An international team of researchers is showing for the first time how powdered shell waste can act as electrodes.
22.02.2019 News
Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
Making use of the plant's defences
A new research consortium plans to investigate the natural defences of wheat in order to protect the plant against diseases and pests.
27.02.2019 News
Chemistry unspecific Chemistry
Evonik doubles venture capital
Evonik has increased its venture capital fund by €150 million. This time, the specialty chemicals group is targeting start-ups with market-ready innovations - not excluding later takeovers.
28.02.2019 News
Chemistry Waste Environmental technology
Making packaging recyclable
Software developed by Henkel for the recyclability of packaging has passed the critical practical test by Fraunhofer researchers.
17.08.2018 News
Energy Waste Biotechnology/Systems biology
Biocoal from fermentation waste
Biogas contains too much carbon dioxide compared to natural gas. Researchers have now produced a new type of active carbon from the fermentation residues of the biogas plant, which removes carbon dioxide from the biogas.
23.08.2018 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Forestry
Climate change reduces weight of wood
Domestic trees are growing faster and faster, but the wood is also losing weight, according to Munich forest researchers.
20.08.2018 News
Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
War of the soil microbes
An international research team analysed the soil microbiome. Bacteria and fungi are constantly fighting for resources and fungi even produce antibiotics to gain an advantage.
27.08.2018 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
Complex wheat genome decoded
An international research team managed to decipher the gigantic and complex wheat genome. The new information is hoped to help in breeding more yield-efficient wheat varities.
31.08.2018 News
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Bioeconomy Council calls for new GMO laws
Following the EU's decision to classify crops created by genome editing technologies as GMOs, the German Bioeconomy Council urges politicians to modernize genetic engineering laws.
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03.09.2018 Product
Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms
Fertilizer
Along with nitrogen, phosphorus is one of the most important components in fertilizers. As the world's population grows, so does the demand for food and therefore for phosphorus. However, the resources are finite.
01.04.2019 Studies and statistics
unspecific unspecific Environmental technology
Fraunhofer-UMSICHT (2018): Plastics in the environment
According to a study by the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology (UMSICHT), around 330,000 tons of microplastics are released into the environment every year in Germany alone - a good four kilograms per capita.
12.09.2018 News
Food Plants Chemistry
Dandelion inulin crystallizes in foods
Researchers from Mainz have found out why the addition of inulin from dandelion changes the texture of food: The colder the mixture, the more it crystallizes.
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BAM
Researcher Profile
Construction Plants Materials sciences
The concrete mixer
Civil engineer Wolfram Schmidt aims to make concrete a more sustainable building material. Together with African partners, he has developed a bio-concrete based on manioc shells and other agricultural residues. For this achievement, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research has awarded him an innovation prize.
12.09.2018 News
Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
New iron transporter discovered
Iron is essential for plant growth and harvest yields. Now, researchers in Jena discovered a new iron transporter that significantly improves the productivity of plants.
13.09.2018 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Mycorrhizal markers in leaves
For the first time, researchers identified metabolites in above-ground parts of a plant that reveal its symbiosis with mycorrhizal fungi. This will advance targeted breeding endeavors.
13.09.2018 News
Machine and plant engineering Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Airplanes made of biopolymers
The German biotechnology company AMSilk is partnering with Airbus to develop novel biocomposite fibers for lightweight, high-performance planes that will require less fuel.
18.09.2018 News
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Focus on sustainability research
How far has the implementation of the UN sustainability goals come? This and other questions were at the core of a Leibniz Association conference in Berlin in mid-September.
28.09.2018 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Forestry
Funding for sustainable use of wood
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research launched its first funding measure towards the sustainable use of forest wood. This is part of the "Bioeconomy in the North" initiative.
Researcher Profile
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Deciphering complex relationships
In Kiel, Ruth Delzeit uses models that depict complex economic and environmental relationships to lay the foundations for important political decisions.
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IPR
11.10.2018 Interview
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Utilizing jellyfish
Scientific assistant at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Kiel, and coordinator of the EU project "GoJelly".
04.10.2018 News
Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
TU Berlin fosters green chemistry
The Technical University Berlin set up a start-up center for innovative ideas for a more sustainable economy. The advisory board includes high-ranking members from research and industry.
08.10.2018 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
Better tomatoes via genome editing
For the first time, plant researchers have succeeded in using the CRISPR-Cas genome editing tool to breed a new crop from a wild tomato plant within just one generation.
10.10.2018 News
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Focus on stored product protection
About 500 experts from 70 countries met in Berlin at the beginning of October for the 12th International Working Conference on Stored Product Protection - IWCSPP2018.
18.01.2018 News
Chemistry unspecific Agriculture sciences
Promising new weapon against bee parasite
Researchers at Hohenheim University found a possible new remedy against the Varroa mite: the chemical lithium chloride. It seems highly effective and is would be easy to dispense.
17.01.2018 News
Chemistry Plants Chemistry
Face scrub with wood instead of plastic
Fraunhofer researchers are developing bio-based and biodegradable alternatives to microplastics. They use cellulose particles derived from wood or crops.
19.01.2018 News
Chemistry unspecific Chemistry
Cosmetics based on bio-isobutene
Clariant and Global Bioenergies have developed a new polymer from renewable resources for cosmetic creams and lotions.