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Fraunhofer ICT

A high-performance lightweight pallet made of biopolymer foam could be an alternative to the wooden Euro pallet.

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.

Rest- und Abfallstoffe aus der Verarbeitung von Hanffasern

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DBFZ

Residual and waste materials from the processing of hemp fibers

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.

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Franz W./Pixabay; CC0

Many barley varieties are still resistant to barley mosaic virus. Thanks to a new discovery, that could remain the case.

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.

Gewächshaus mit vielen jungen grünen Pflanzen

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Dario Galanti

Plants were grown from seeds of Europe-wide populations of field penny-cress (Thlaspi arvense) in the greenhouse under standardized conditions.

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.

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Bayer

Bayer's acquisition of Targenomix aims to accelerate the discovery and use of promising molecules for crop protection (center: Targenomix CEO Dr. Sebastian Klie).

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.

Chromatographische Systeme zur Analyse und Aufreinigung enzymatisch produzierter Präbiotika.

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Marcel Hövels

Chromatographic systems for the analysis and purification of enzymatically produced prebiotics

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.

Zu Rundballen zusammengepresstes Weizenstroh

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Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

The pulp yield from one kilogram of straw is about 40%.

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.

Feuchte tropische Bergwälder wie hier auf La Réunion sind durch eine reiche Epiphytenflora gekennzeichnet.

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Patrick Weigelt

Humid tropical montane forests, such as here in La Réunion, are characterized by a rich epiphyte flora.

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.

Rot melierte Fläche mit Vergrößerung von Salzkörnern in schwarzweiß

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Institut für Biologische Grenzflächen-1, KIT

The sponge-like structure of the chip (in gray) was created with salt crystals. The red microorganisms colonize it in the laboratory within a few days.

23.11.2022 News

unspecific Microorganisms Biodiversity

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.

Das Enzym MHETase zerlegt PET-Flaschen in ihre chemischen Bausteine

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M. Künsting/ Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin

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.

Innovationspreis Gregor Mendel Stiftung für IPK-Forscher Martin Mascher (links) und Nils Stein (mitte)

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Raum-11, Jan Zappner

Awards ceremony for the Gregor Mendel Innovation Prize (from left): IPK researchers Martin Mascher and Nils Stein, Maria von Korff Schmising (Vice Chairwoman of the Gregor Mendel Foundation).

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.

Modellform der Theaterdekoration aus dem mycelbasierten Verbundstoff

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biotopa gGmbH/Marlen Zschätzsch

Model of the theater decoration made of the mycelium-based composite material

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.

Die vertikalen Begrünungssysteme sind flexibel und modular einsetzbar.

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Biolit Green Systems GmbH

The vertical greening systems are flexible and modular.

02.12.2022 News

Food Plants Agriculture sciences

Vertical greening for climate-friendly cities

A flexible vertical greening system developed by Fraunhofer researchers has reached market maturity after years of research.

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Uwe E. Nimmrichter/CC BY-SA 4.0

28.04.2023 Interview

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

“Carbon management measures must have a long-term impact”

Carsten Paul has investigated how effective carbon farming measures are and what role so-called humus certificates play in this.

Kücken werden mit hochwertigen Proteinen gefüttert

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Universität Hohenheim / Angelika Emmerling

The chickens seem to like it - the high-protein feed from grassland waste.

05.12.2022 News

Chemistry Plants Agriculture sciences

Protein feed from on-farm biorefinery

Researchers at the University of Hohenheim want to make proteins from plants from meadows and pastures usable for the bioeconomy. A protein extract for animal feed has already been obtained.

Zwei Männer in Laborkittel und Laborumgebung

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J.F. Saba, Universitätsklinikum Bonn

Gregor Hagelueken, group leader at the Institute of Structural Biology of the UK Bonn, and Niels Schneberger, PhD student at the Institute of Structural Biology of the UK Bonn, freeze protein crystals.

08.12.2022 News

unspecific Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Better understanding of the natural function of CRISPR

Gene scissors are an important tool in genome editing, but they originated in the battle between bacteria and phages.

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B. Pollmann, bioökonomie.de

Soil and plants depend on the interaction of and with microbes.

07.12.2022 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences

DFG funds microbial and plant research

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is funding 13 new collaborative research centers at universities with a total of 166 million euros - including two on the bioeconomy.

Agrarwissenschaftler Prof. Hans W. Griepentrog,

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Privat

17.04.2023 Interview

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

“Digital systems will optimize agricultural production”

Agricultural scientist Hans W. Griepentrog wants to replace synthetic chemical pesticides with the help of state-of-the-art technology.

Vier Plasmaquellen wurden hintereinander geschaltet und das Schüttgut nimmt einen vorher eingestellten Weg über das Förderband.

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Paulina Druse

Four plasma sources were connected in series and the bulk material takes a predetermined path along the conveyor belt.

12.12.2022 News

Energy Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

Control grain weevil with plasma

With the help of an innovative plasma technology, researchers have paved the way to protect grain from pests and thus make it last longer.

Eine Forscherin im Laborkittel vor einem Messgerät

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UBT / Chr. Wißler

First author Chengzhang Xu from the University of Bayreuth is studying the heat resistance of enzymes.

14.12.2022 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Precise measurement of heat resistance of enzymes

Heat-resistant enzymes could be incorporated into biodegradable plastics to accelerate their decomposition.

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traceless materials

The compostable sock hooks made from the traceless biomaterial could replace conventional plastic hooks in the future.

20.12.2022 News

Chemistry Waste Chemistry

Traceless: Test run for plant-based sock hooks

Traceless has developed a pilot product from its innovative biomaterial, which is currently being used in a Hamburg store of the C&A fashion chain.

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HardyS auf Pixabay

Euglenoids are diverse unicellular organisms found primarily in freshwater and are visible in large quantities as algal blooms.

19.12.2022 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Tapping euglenoids as a new source of raw materials

A worldwide consortium with the participation of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg aims to advance the genome sequencing of eukaryotic unicellular organisms and make it available as a resource for the bioeconomy.

Ein Mann im Pkw und ein Mann vor dem Pkw auf einem Rollenprüfstand

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Anja Singer/Hochschule Coburg

At Coburg University of Applied Sciences, automotive technician Florian Knoch and automotive engineer Steffen Krajewski conduct tests on the chassis dynamometer.

15.12.2022 News

Energy Waste Chemistry

Biodiesel from sewage sludge

A new reforming process generates another source of fuel from biogenic waste.

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MPIKG

16.05.2023 Interview

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

“Nature has always been an impetus for technical developments”

As director of the newly established Department of „Sustainable and Bio-inspired Materials“ at the MPIKG, Silvia Vignolini aims to research and develop materials with predominantly optical functions, following Nature`s example.

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Robin auf Pixabay

Amorphous silicate leads to improved nutrient and water availability in wheat and higher yields.

24.05.2023 News

Chemistry Plants Agriculture sciences

Higher wheat yields with silicon fertilizers

One-time fertilization with amorphous silicate could be enough to significantly improve nutrient and water availability and thus yields in wheat. This is shown by a recent study by ZALF.

roh (rechts) und torrefizierte Hackschnitzel

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Fraunhofer IGB

Beechwood chips torrefied by superheated steam (left) have an increased calorific value compared to untreated chips (right) and are also water-repellent.

22.05.2023 Success story

Chemistry Plants Chemistry

Producing basic chemicals with wood and hot steam

Researchers have further developed the process of torrefaction to improve the material and energy recovery of plant biomass.

Preisträgerin des Nachwuchspreises des Berliner Wissenschaftspreises an Dr. Anja Maria Wagemans (Mitte) durch Berlins Regierenden Bürgermeister Kai Wegner (links)

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Landesarchiv Berlin, Wunstorf

Young Scientists Award of the Berlin Science Prize to Dr. Anja Maria Wagemans (center) by Berlin's Governing Mayor Kai Wegner (left)

01.06.2023 News

Food Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

Award for research on meat substitutes

Food technologist Anja Maria Wagemans from TU Berlin has been awarded the Young Scientist Award of the Berlin Science Award for her research into novel biomaterials.

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Max-Planck-Institut für terrestrische Mikrobiologie/Geisel

Wed, 07/26/2023 - 12:00 In-depth report

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Cell-free biotech production

Cell-free systems dispense with the use of living cells in biotechnological production. Instead, all biochemical components necessary for the biosynthesis of molecules are combined in one reaction vessel. This dossier highlights different cell-free approaches and presents important applications.

Seyma Celik, Anja Armstrong und Jennifer Boronowska mit Lutz Oelsner, Bundespatenbeauftragter 2023 und Präsident der Unternehmensverbände im Lande Bremen e. V.

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Stiftung Jugend forscht e. V.

The award winners Seyma Celik, Anja Armstrong and Jennifer Boronowska with Lutz Oelsner, Federal Funding Officer 2023 and President of Unternehmensverbände im Land Bremen e.V.

26.05.2023 News

Chemistry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

Organic disposable bag made from hemp fibers impresses at the Jugend forscht competition

In the 58th national Jugend forscht competition, three students from Hesse won first prize in the "world of work" category with their development of a compostable disposable bag.

Die Parlamentarische Staatssekretärin Dr. Bettina Hoffmann übergibt den beiden Gründerinnen Anne Lamp und Johanna Baare den Förderscheck des BUM

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traceless materials

Parliamentary State Secretary Dr. Bettina Hoffmann hands over the BMU funding check to the two founders Anne Lamp and Johanna Baare.

30.05.2023 News

Chemistry Waste Biotechnology/Systems biology

Million euro funding for traceless

Bioeconomy start-up traceless materials receives 5 million euros from the German Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU) to build a demonstration plant.

Arbeitshose aus Bananenfasern, Biobaumwolle und Bambus

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Engelbert Strauss GmbH und Co. KG

03.06.2023 Product

Textiles Waste

Work trousers

A large proportion of all items of clothing produced world-wide is made of synthetic fibres such as polyester – and the amount is rising. A German textile company is looking for alternative solutions and presents biodegradable workwear from plant based raw materials.

weiße kleine Hohlzylinder aus geschäumtem Material

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Foamed plastics for packaging materials have so far mostly been based on petroleum.

31.05.2023 News

Chemistry Plants Materials sciences

Starch based foam film

A research project aims to create an alternative to packaging materials made from fossil plastic.

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Fraunhofer IGB

Dried chrysolaminarin was obtained from processed algal biomass.

30.05.2023 Success story

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Algae biotechnology: creating profitable processes

Fraunhofer researchers from Stuttgart and Leuna have investigated how valuable ingredients can be obtained in high yield from diatoms.

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LEAF FAMILY - Elke Zettl und Gerhard Jacke GbR

08.08.2023 Product

Textiles Plants

Wallet

Concerns about animal welfare, the climate and the environment are increasingly prompting consumers to buy vegan imitation leather. Leave-based leather alternatives impress with their unique look and are biodegradable.

Blasslila Bogen mit kleinen leuchtenden Punkten, aus dem zwei kräftig lila gefärbte Hörnchen herauswachsen

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Michael Stitz, Universität Heidelberg

Two lateral root primordia develop from the main root of Arabidopsis thaliana. Images (with false colors) were taken with a confocal microscope.

13.06.2023 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research

How the TOR protein regulates root growth

The signaling molecule TOR detects whether there is enough sugar to form new roots.

Ethanolanlage von Südzucker-Tochter CropEnergies in Zeitz

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Martin Jehnichen

Südzucker subsidiary CropEnergies' site in Zeitz has been producing up to 400,000 cubic meters of ethanol per year since 2005.

08.06.2023 News

Chemistry Waste Chemistry

CropEnergies focuses on biobased chemicals

The first production plant for manufacturing renewable ethyl acetate from sustainable ethanol is to be built at the site of Südzucker subsidiary CropEnergies in Zeitz by 2025.

Gänseblümchen, Erbsen, Raps & Co.: Bei diesen Mini-Testbroten verleihen alternative Proteine dem Teig eine locker-luftige Struktur, wie sie sonst nur mit Gluten erreicht werden kann.

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Oliver Reuther / Universität Hohenheim

Daisies, peas, rapeseed & co.: In these mini test loaves, alternative proteins give the dough a fluffy, airy structure that can otherwise only be achieved with gluten.

09.06.2023 News

Chemistry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

Alternative proteins for gluten-free baked goods

Using proteins from pea, rapeseed, quinoa and daisies, Hohenheim researchers want to replace gluten protein in baked goods and thus make pasta both fluffy and nutritious.

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Pixabay

Green facades improve the urban climate, but require a lot of maintenance.

14.06.2023 News

Construction Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Protect house facades with algae biofilms

Researchers in Berlin want to use a novel biofilm made of algae to protect buildings from overheating and thus ensure a better urban climate.

Nicole van Damm, Wissenschaftliche Direktorin des Leibniz-Instituts für Gemüse- und Zierpflanzenbau (IGZ) in Großbeeren

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IGZ

08.06.2023 Interview

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

“Environmental stress causes plants to lose the ability to defend themselves”

Nicole van Dam is an expert in chemical plant ecology and researches how plants use natural chemistry to communicate with friend and foe.

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Pixabay

Soils are important carbon reservoirs.

16.06.2023 News

Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences

Microbial carbon utilization in the soil surprisingly efficient

Microorganisms play a crucial role in carbon storage in soils. This is confirmed by an international study with the participation of researchers in Jena.