17.12.2018 Product
Consumables Microorganisms
Decorating finger and toe nails is not a recent trend. The oldest proof for decorated nails is about 5000 years old and comes from China.
12.12.2018 News
Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
Materials researchers from Karlsruhe are using enzymes as a biobased, energy-saving and sustainable alternative to conventional catalysts.
17.12.2018 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
Ecologists from Germany and Switzerland report that maize and wheat use the metabolite benzoxazinoid differently depending on which pest attacks them.
21.12.2018 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
Nuts are traditional winter and Christmas treats. However, they are not only tasty and nutritious, they also have a huge potential as source material for the bioeconomy.
18.12.2018 News
Consumables Plants Chemistry
Are bioplastics really a "green" alternative to petroleum-based plastics? According to researchers in Bonn, bioplastics are only sustainable if crop residues are used for its production.
19.12.2018 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Jasmonic acid is widely known as a defence hormone of plants. Researchers from Würzburg have now identified another function: it also causes the closure of stomata.
Researcher Profile
Chemistry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Andrea Kruse wants to promote the material use of biomass. The chemist from Hohenheim hopes to establish a biorefinery on the farm in order to produce basic chemicals from plant feedstocks.
08.01.2019 News
Pharmaceutical industry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Zoologists in Kiel have discovered highly adhesive cellulose nanofibres in the slimy protective layer of plant seeds, which may be very useful for biomedical applications.
07.01.2019 News
unspecific Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Due to its magnetic properties, the microbial species Magnetospirillum has enormous potential for biotechnological applications and was voted Microbe of the Year 2019.
10.01.2019 News
Pharmaceutical industry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
The European project PANBioRA is investigating and developing tools and methods in order to assess the risks of new biobased medical products in a standardised way.
15.01.2019 News
Food unspecific Bioökonomie mitgestalten
Fraunhofer physicists have developed a pocket-sized food scanner that uses infrared light and intelligent algorithms to determine the shelf life of food.
15.01.2019 News
Machine and plant engineering Plants Materials sciences
Materials scientists at TU Dresden have developed wood fibre-based oil binders that can clean water in the event of an oil spill.
15.01.2019 Studies and statistics
Chemistry Microorganisms unspecific
A new study by the nova-Institut investigates the sustainability of biobased raw materials for the chemical industry, both quantitatively and qualitatively.
15.02.2019 Interview
unspecific Plants Biodiversity
The Berlin biologist Michael Ohl wants to record the diversity of animal species on earth with the help of innovative technologies - at the new Center for Integrative Biodiversity Discovery.
18.01.2019 News
Chemistry unspecific Chemistry
Cosmetics are a growing market but mostly based on petrochemicals. During a trade show in Paris Covestro is now presenting a new sustainable hair gel and sun protect lotion.
22.01.2019 Interview
Chemistry Fungi Biotechnology/Systems biology
Thomas Helle, Managing Director of Tübingen-based Novis GmbH, is developing a biogas plant using mushroom compost as part of the EU project "Smartmushroom".
01.02.2019 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
After a year of growing vegetables in Antarctica, Paul Zabel has returned to Germany. The results are mostly positive - in total, more than 270 kilograms of vegetables were harvested.
29.01.2019 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Forestry
According to researchers from Heidelberg, so-called bifacial stem cells alternate between producing wood and bast cells.
28.01.2019 News
unspecific unspecific Environmental technology
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
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
Partners from research and industry are developing environmentally friendly lubricants based on biopolymers.
30.01.2019 Product
Consumables Microorganisms
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
unspecific unspecific Bioökonomie mitgestalten
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
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
unspecific Microorganisms Biodiversity
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
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
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 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
Software developed by Henkel for the recyclability of packaging has passed the critical practical test by Fraunhofer researchers.
05.03.2019 News
Construction unspecific Energy technologies
The Zuse Research Association develops climate-friendly and comfortable technologies – from the basement to the roof.
01.03.2019 News
unspecific unspecific unspecific
German companies comply with their sustainability reporting obligations, a current ranking shows. The top six were awarded in Berlin.
26.02.2019 Success story
Chemistry Waste Agriculture sciences
A German-Brazilian research association has succeeded in producing fertilizers and biopolymers from residual materials from sugar cane processing.
11.03.2019 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Biodiversity
For the first time, German biodiversity researchers were able to use a statistical model to calculate the diversity of tree species in different regions of the world and produce a complete world map.
01.03.2019 Studies and statistics
Food unspecific Biodiversity
On 22 February 2019, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) published the first report on the State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture.
