07.07.2021 News
Pharmaceutical industry Waste Materials sciences
Biobased wound dressing awarded a prize
A Fraunhofer IMWS research team has been awarded the Halle IQ Innovation Prize for the development of a wound dressing made of natural elastin.
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12.07.2021 News
Chemistry Plants Chemistry
BASF: New biopolymers for skin care products
BASF has developed a new biopolymer from the konjac plant tuber to replace synthetic ingredients in cosmetic products.
19.07.2021 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Smart farming cooperation clears antitrust hurdles
Bosch and BASF develop Smart Spraying solution to automatically detect and control weeds.
22.07.2021 News
Construction Plants Materials sciences
Premiere for pavilion made of flax fibers
Inspired by nature and built with natural fibers: the pavilion in the Botanical Garden of the University of Freiburg shows what sustainable building can look like.
01.07.2021 Studies and statistics
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IINAS | NABU (2021): Sustainable Bioeconomy
In order not to push the earth beyond its carrying capacity, global CO2 emissions and resource consumption must be significantly reduced. A study by the International Institute for Sustainability Analysis and Strategies (IINAS) commissioned by the Naturschutzbund Deutschland e.V. (NABU) shows where the potential for sustainable use of raw materials is greatest.
29.07.2021 News
Chemistry Plants Chemistry
Biobased foams from agricultural residues
In the EU project BIOMAT, researchers from eight EU countries, including Germany, are working on sustainable foam and composite materials, more than half of which are made from renewable raw materials.
02.08.2021 News
Pharmaceutical industry Fungi Biodiversity
Natural products of lichens are site dependent
The genes carried by the fungi of a lichen differ depending on whether they are found at the base and summit of mountains. This is relevant for drug research.
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Anne Schroll
30.08.2021 Interview
Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Biodiversity
"Excessive nutrient inputs can alter ecosystems"
Jena geoecologist Söhnke Zaehle is researching how nutrients such as nitrogen affect the material cycles of ecosystems.
04.08.2021 News
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
Furniture made from fermentation residues
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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Global Footprint Network (2021): Earth Overshoot Day
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 duet with legumes
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
Molecular memory: Plants' reaction to heat stress
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
Spruce trees in a starvation experiment
In adverse environmental conditions such as heat or drought, trees put survival processes before growth.
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nakt
18.08.2021 Product
Consumables Plants
Makeup removal wipes
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
More precise spraying thanks to sensor technology
A new method detects wild weeds, thereby reducing the need for herbicides in agriculture.
24.08.2021 News
Chemistry unspecific Chemistry
PLA plastics suitable for air filters
Nonwovens made from the bioplastic polylactide can remove virus-laden aerosols from rooms equally well as conventional plastic filters.
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Beeta
24.08.2021 Product
Chemistry Plants
Detergent
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
Coated flax fibers for new biocomposites
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
New remote sensing network for forests
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
New merger in the green farming sector
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
Cocoa-free chocolate from microbial production
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
Carefully disinfecting seeds with electrons
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
Durable bioplastics for the automotive industry
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
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania counts on high-tech in agriculture
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
Bioplastic remains readily degradable despite climate change
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
Innovation award for fibers from agricultural residues
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
Combining root systems of different wheat varieties
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
Apple trees under solar panels
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
Phytotechnikum: High-tech research in a glass greenhouse
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
Research factories for sustainable chemistry
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.
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IGZ
04.10.2021 Interview
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
"We want to use temperature sensors to accelerate the breeding of climate-resistant plants"
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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RWTH, ETH (2021) | Achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emission plastics by a circular carbon economy
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
Fish gills as inspiration for microplastic filter
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
Role of fine roots in plant growth recognized
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
Optimizing cooling appliances for recycling
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
Plant-based meat substitutes - products with future potential
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
EU funding for traceless materials
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
Large-scale inventory of microbial knowledge launched
The National Research Data Infrastructure for Microbiota Research has begun to create better data management nationwide.
09.11.2021 News
Chemistry unspecific Chemistry
Sustainable raw materials for elastomers
From base monomers to additives, the important plastics group is to become more bio- and residue-based.
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David Ausserhofer
22.11.2021 Interview
Agriculture and forestry unspecific Agriculture sciences
"There is no easy solution to sustainably improving food systems"
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.