30.08.2021 Interview
Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Biodiversity
Jena geoecologist Söhnke Zaehle is researching how nutrients such as nitrogen affect the material cycles of ecosystems.
04.08.2021 News
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
Researchers at the German Institute of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf, together with industrial partners, have processed plant fermentation residues from biogas plants into a composite material, which they used to make a piece of furniture.
29.07.2021 Studies and statistics
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Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year. In 2021, Earth Overshoot Day lands on July 29. This is according to calculations by the Global Footprint Network.
04.08.2021 Success story
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
In the joint project IMPAC3, partners from research and industry have explored which genotypes are suitable for mixed cultivation in fields, grassland and forests.
11.08.2021 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
The meristem tissue in the shoot apex, which is important for growth, develops a memory for heat stress in plants that helps them survive. Researchers from Potsdam have observed this.
17.08.2021 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Forestry
In adverse environmental conditions such as heat or drought, trees put survival processes before growth.
18.08.2021 Product
Consumables Plants
Instead of cotton pads and the like, sustainable makeup removal wipes are equally good for the skin and the environment.
19.08.2021 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
A new method detects wild weeds, thereby reducing the need for herbicides in agriculture.
24.08.2021 News
Chemistry unspecific Chemistry
Nonwovens made from the bioplastic polylactide can remove virus-laden aerosols from rooms equally well as conventional plastic filters.
24.08.2021 Product
Chemistry Plants
Sounds paradoxical, but works brilliantly: Beetroot, often known as the cause of stubborn stains, qualifies as an ecological cleaning agent.
01.10.2021 Success story
Chemistry Plants Chemistry
A special process makes natural fibers more heat-resistant, enabling them to be used in engineering thermoplastics.
31.08.2021 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Forestry
Making satellite data on the forest ecosystem available quickly and seamlessly is the goal of the newly established Copernicus Network Office "Wald" ("Forest").
02.09.2021 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
The U.S. company Kalera acquires shares worth millions in the Munich-based indoor farming specialist &ever to further expand its global market position in the vertical farming sector.
10.09.2021 News
Consumables Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
The Munich-based cleantech start-up NxFoods wants to use biotechnological processes to bring a chocolate to market that does not contain cocoa but is produced in a climate-friendly and fair way.
13.09.2021 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Ceravis AG and Fraunhofer FEP have founded a new company, E-Vita GmbH, to establish the Dresden researchers' innovative seed treatment method on the market.
14.09.2021 News
Automobile unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
Researchers at the Institute for Bioplastics and Biocomposites (IfBB) at Hannover University of Applied Sciences want to develop bioplastics for the automotive industry that can withstand high temperatures and stresses.
20.09.2021 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is once again promoting structural change in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and providing millions for research into artificial intelligence in agriculture.
05.10.2021 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Microbial decomposition of biodegradable PBSA films works well under climate change conditions. However, the plastic can endanger field yields.
28.09.2021 News
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
CleanTech start-up BIO-LUTIONS and Zelfo Technology have been awarded the Brandenburg Innovation Prize for developing a process for producing natural fibers.
22.10.2021 Success story
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Using shallow- and deep-rooted wheat varieties in one field, researchers aim to improve the plants' nutrient and water availability and make them more resilient.
27.09.2021 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
An agri-photovoltaic system was set up on an organic fruit farm in Gelsdorf, Rhineland-Palatinate, to explore its potential for fruit cultivation.
11.10.2021 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
The first high-tech greenhouse of the new Phytotechnikum was officially opened on the campus of the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart.
12.10.2021 News
Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
A team led by Potsdam biochemist Peter Seeberger has succeeded in obtaining BMBF funding for the establishment of two large-scale research centers for the reorientation of chemical production in central Germany.
04.10.2021 Interview
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
The Potsdam molecular biologist Philip Wigge is researching the mechanisms by which plants detect and adapt to ambient temperatures.
04.10.2021 Studies and statistics
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A study recently published in the journal Science by RWTH Aachen University in collaboration with ETH Zurich shows that net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from plastics are possible.
19.10.2021 News
Chemistry Animals Biotechnology/Systems biology
Inspired by fish gills, researchers want to develop a sustainable filter that screens microplastics from washing machines.
27.10.2021 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
The plant's appearance reveals nothing about its roots, according to a study. More attention should be paid to the characteristics of fine roots in future development forecasts.
08.11.2021 News
Machine and plant engineering Waste Plant and process engineering
A large-scale trial identifies key design elements for successful recycling of refrigerators and freezers.
Thu, 10/28/2021 - 12:00 In-depth report
Food Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Vegetarian and vegan alternatives to sausage and meat are booming and have hit the middle of society. This dossier looks at the plant-based alternatives. It presents the most important resources and meat substitute products, market development, economic players and relevant funding projects.
26.10.2021 News
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
The Hamburg-based start-up traceless materials was able to secure a multi-million euro grant from the European Innovation Council (EIC) for the further development of a process with which compostable biomaterials can be produced from agricultural residues.
02.11.2021 News
unspecific Microorganisms Biodiversity
The National Research Data Infrastructure for Microbiota Research has begun to create better data management nationwide.
09.11.2021 News
Chemistry unspecific Chemistry
From base monomers to additives, the important plastics group is to become more bio- and residue-based.
22.11.2021 Interview
Agriculture and forestry unspecific Agriculture sciences
Martina Brockmeier, an agricultural economist from Hohenheim, was elected as the future president of the Leibniz Association in November 2021. She sees bioeconomy research as an important contribution to achieving the global sustainability goals.
16.11.2021 News
unspecific Plants Biodiversity
Seagrass is an important store of carbon dioxide. A bacterium enables the plant to thrive.
17.11.2021 Success story
Agriculture and forestry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Fraunhofer researchers are working on an alternative to the CRISPR-Cas gene scissors. Initial successes have already been achieved.
22.11.2021 News
Pharmaceutical industry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
The Kykeon Biotech team wins the audience award of the Brandenburg Technical University Cottbus-Senftenberg.
18.11.2021 Studies and statistics
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Human impact reshapes ecological communities through the extinction and introduction of species. Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have studied these processes using the example of birds on ocean islands. They were able to show that the loss of species causes a long-term unification of ecosystems and their functions.
23.11.2021 News
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Two bioeconomy experts will head the Leibniz Association in the future: Martina Brockmeier, an agricultural economist from Hohenheim, was elected as the new president and Barbara Sturm, an agricultural engineer from Potsdam, was elected vice-president.
17.01.2022 News
Energy Microorganisms Energy technologies
Using microbial electrochemical cells, the young company produces climate-neutral methane from CO2 and green hydrogen.
18.01.2022 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
Through its investment platform Katjes Greenfood, the confectionery manufacturer will support the start-up UNMILK, which offers milk alternatives made from oat and pea proteins.
